By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com
A federal judge has dismissed an Internal Revenue Service filing against Grammy-winning gospel superstar Yolanda Adams.
The Houston-based singer turned over financial records requested by the agency.
BV Buzz spoke exclusively with the 46-year-old singer, who is happy that everything is progressing smoothly with the IRS probe.
"The court date has been dismissed and we are working to find the true liability, if any, as a result of bad accounting on the part of former representation," she said.
This column reported on March 6 (see: Money Matters: IRS Investigates Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams) that the IRS had issued a summons that required
A report in the Houston Chronicle claimed that when the multi-platinum singer failed to show up for a February appointment, the IRS asked U.S. District Judge David Hittner to order
Her attorney, Chris Brown of Brown & Rosen LLC in
"There was a subpoena for documents, not for her personal presence," he clarified.
The news about the IRS investigation broke while the singer, who currently hosts the nationally syndicated 'Yolanda Adams Morning Show' on radio, was at sea on Radio One's 'One Love Gospel Cruise.'
Upon her return,
"I don't know anyone in America
He also dismissed the allegations that irregularities with two of
Brown assured me that by the time news of the investigation broke in the Houston Chronicle, the probe was already nearing completion.
"This issue had been going on for some time when it was reported. But the matter is already coming to conclusion," he said.
"You know God would never let us deal with more than we can bear," she closed.
1. Hang is their, Yolanda, their just trying to find dirt of any Black person that they can. Yolanda is a chid of God.
Black and Pride at 10:55AM on Apr 10th 2008