The Beatles Special Feb 9, 2014
Interesting that this TMZ article was posted today and remember there was one posted by TMZ yesterday -
The Michael Jackson Estate is insane for trying to value MJ's Beatles collection at ZERO for tax purposes ... so says one of the most prominent Beatles experts in the world ... who also happens to be a tax attorney.
The Estate is in a dogfight with the IRS ... which claims MJs people stiffed the government on more than a half a BILLION dollars in taxes by undervaluing assets ... including MJs interest in songs by MJ and the Beatles. The Estates says the asset is worth NOTHING. The IRS says the Estate should have declared a value of $469 million.
Beatles guru and attorney Bruce Spizer tells TMZ, "No one could value that collection at zero with a straight face." Spizer, who has written 8 books about the group that changed the world 50 years ago tonight on "The Ed Sullivan Show," says the IRS may have "slightly inflated" the value of the catalog, but believes it's definitely worth minimum $300 million and could be as much as $400 million.
Spizer says, "For the Estate to list the value at zero, they lose all credibility."
Reps for the MJ Estate tell TMZ, they dispute the entire IRS analysis of MJs assets. The reps say they used nationally-recognized experts to determine value while the IRS wallows in speculation.
The reps say the Estate paid more than $100 mil in taxes and fully complied with the law.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2sqS6huWG
NOTICE BELOW THE COLORS>>> RED PURPLE YELLOW BLUE AND GREEN
Beatles Guru
Taxman Was Right
MJ Collection Worth a Fortune!
2/9/2014 12:55 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
The Michael Jackson Estate is insane for trying to value MJ's Beatles collection at ZERO for tax purposes ... so says one of the most prominent Beatles experts in the world ... who also happens to be a tax attorney.
The Estate is in a dogfight with the IRS ... which claims MJs people stiffed the government on more than a half a BILLION dollars in taxes by undervaluing assets ... including MJs interest in songs by MJ and the Beatles. The Estates says the asset is worth NOTHING. The IRS says the Estate should have declared a value of $469 million.
Beatles guru and attorney Bruce Spizer tells TMZ, "No one could value that collection at zero with a straight face." Spizer, who has written 8 books about the group that changed the world 50 years ago tonight on "The Ed Sullivan Show," says the IRS may have "slightly inflated" the value of the catalog, but believes it's definitely worth minimum $300 million and could be as much as $400 million.
Spizer says, "For the Estate to list the value at zero, they lose all credibility."
Reps for the MJ Estate tell TMZ, they dispute the entire IRS analysis of MJs assets. The reps say they used nationally-recognized experts to determine value while the IRS wallows in speculation.
The reps say the Estate paid more than $100 mil in taxes and fully complied with the law.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com#ixzz2sqS6huWG
NOTICE BELOW THE COLORS>>> RED PURPLE YELLOW BLUE AND GREEN
The Beatles in America
On Sunday February 9th, 1964, at 8pm, the course of the music history changed forever after The Beatles stepped on The Ed Sullivan Show stage for their first appearance on American television. That night, history was made as these British sensations with long hair performed scorching versions of some of their greatest songs at the time, including “She Loves You,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and their latest hit, “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” On Sunday February 9th 2014 the world will celebrate The Beatles 50th anniversary of this unforgettable night that changed America.
Between The Fab Four’s charm, talent, charisma and a nation craving something fresh and exciting in the wake of a shocking tragedy, The Beatles were the perfect storm. They had taken a music that was uniquely American, processed it through a British palette and came back with a sound that was at once familiar yet highly original.
Between The Fab Four’s charm, talent, charisma and a nation craving something fresh and exciting in the wake of a shocking tragedy, The Beatles were the perfect storm. They had taken a music that was uniquely American, processed it through a British palette and came back with a sound that was at once familiar yet highly original.
The Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show two more times in the following weeks and would make their fourth and final appearance a year later. Each one was an event in and of itself, but nothing could equal the power, the inspiration, and the success of their live, U.S. television debut.
For those who somehow missed the seemingly inescapable airplay of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and for those who dismissed their mobbed landing at JFK Airport, The Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show would announce to the non-believers that The Beatles had arrived, and were here to stay. Over 20 gold records and a dozen albums later, The Beatles legacy has endured better than any rock group, before or since.
Infographic Embed Code: For those who somehow missed the seemingly inescapable airplay of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and for those who dismissed their mobbed landing at JFK Airport, The Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show would announce to the non-believers that The Beatles had arrived, and were here to stay. Over 20 gold records and a dozen albums later, The Beatles legacy has endured better than any rock group, before or since.
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