LOS ANGELES, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Several Hollywood
celebrities are on California's new annual list of hundreds of tax evaders who
collectively owe the state 143 million dollars in unpaid taxes, while O. J.
Simpson is off the list, a report said Friday.
Singer Dionne Warwick, actor Burt Reynolds and
actor-comedian Sinbad still make this year's roll of California taxpayers with
the largest delinquent income tax bills, but Simpson, who was on last year's
list, was taken off the list because he is in prison, the Los Angeles Times
reported.
This year's ranking includes 250 names, among them a
few are famous or local notables, but most are low-profile individuals and
businesses, according to the report citing the state's Franchise Tax Board.
John Chiang, California's state controller and
chairman of the Franchise Tax Board, said the annual list, intended to pressure
those with large bills to pay up before the April 15 tax deadline, represents
only a fraction of the 6.5 billion dollars in personal income taxes that go
unpaid each year.
With a unpaid bill of 1.5 million dollars, former
football star and actor Simpson was on last year's list, but he was taken off
this year's list after being sentenced into prison in Las Vegas for his role in
robbing two sports memorabilia dealers.
In addition to paying the taxes, people can be
removed from the list when they file bankruptcy and arrange installment
payments, or officials deem the debt uncollectable.