Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Vera Wang Owes $350,000 in Back Taxes, Report Says

By DNAinfo Staff on September 16, 2010 5:01pm  | Updated on September 17, 2010 6:15am

By Gabriela Resto-Montero

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

UPPER EAST SIDE — Fashion designer Vera Wang was hit with a $350,000 tax bill by the Internal Revenue Service, the Smoking Gun reported Thursday.

Wang, 61, who lives at 740 Park Ave., perhaps the most exclusive address in Manhattan, was hit with the lien for unpaid taxes on her 2008 individual return last week.

The gloomy news matches the collection Wang showed at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Tuesday, which was dominated by black and other dark colors.

The lien for $349,781.38 was assessed Sept. 7, the Smoking Gun reported.

Designer Vera Wang on the runway at the Vera Wang Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center.
Designer Vera Wang on the runway at the Vera Wang Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center.
View Full Caption
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for IMG