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Taxability of Oscar "Swag Bags" - Taxation News

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Posted on: Apr 18, 2022

Certainly, a lot happened during the Oscars last month, but one issue that might have flown under the radar is the taxability of the famous "swag bags." Check out this article from Forbes, which explains why celebs have to report the value of what they receive to the IRS as income.

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