Aretha Franklin estate says $7.8 million IRS bill is paid; could spell windfall for son

Aretha Franklin’s long-standing $7.Eight million debt to the Internal Revenue Service has been paid in complete,

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her estate says in a new courtroom submitting. It may want to open the door for Franklin’s 4 sons to sooner or later

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take the driver’s seat in her put up-demise affairs and completely advantage from revenues flowing into her property

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which could mean thousands and thousands of greenbacks at closing getting into their palms.

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The past due Queen of Soul’s tax burden had been an immovable hurdle as her heirs taken care of out other estate topics —

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every so often combatively — in Oakland County Probate Court following her 2018 loss of life.

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As the mightiest creditor in the photo, the IRS held sway, and its debt needs avoided the sons from receiving money,

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even at the same time as the past due celebrity’s track and film initiatives generated large sales in her call.

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The IRS stated Monday it can not touch upon individual tax topics, bringing up federal privacy laws.

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