Even a Pet has to pay taxes, or go to jail if they don't.

[fortinbras]

Some photos of Janine James in her work clothes:
http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com/t6 ... james.html

Perhaps she thought that if she didn't wear any pockets, there was nothing for the IRS to pick.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Some photos of Janine James in her work clothes:
http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com/t6 ... james.html

Perhaps she thought that if she didn't wear any pockets, there was nothing for the IRS to pick.

WARNING: THAT LINK IS NOT WORK-SAFE.

[absdes96]

Every now and then I have wondered: At what age is a person no longer "employable" in a profession such as this and could there be grounds for an age discrimination suit against one of those production companies should someone like James want to work in that context again? Also, these companies that produce these films - what are their policies on diversity and inclusion? It seems that all their "featured employees" or "contract workers" are always white and female.

Concerning taxes, do individuals like this receive their wages via W-9 or would a Schedule C (revenue minus expenses) be used because they are independent contractors? Also, do they have to purchase and provide their own equipment and outfits and write them off as deductions or, like McDonald's, is the equipment and uniform(s) provided?

[webhick]

Every now and then I have wondered: At what age is a person no longer "employable" in a profession such as this and could there be grounds for an age discrimination suit against one of those production companies should someone like James want to work in that context again?

Modeling is based on appearances. Hiring and firing models based on normally unacceptable reasons such as age, weight, their walk, body type, and the way the clothes fit is acceptable without fear of discrimination. The whole industry is about appearances and obviously gets a "pass" in that department.

[grixit]

Is she going to real prison or just pornstar prison, where the male guards all look like Erik Estrada?

[absdes96]

Every now and then I have wondered: At what age is a person no longer "employable" in a profession such as this and could there be grounds for an age discrimination suit against one of those production companies should someone like James want to work in that context again?

Modeling is based on appearances. Hiring and firing models based on normally unacceptable reasons such as age, weight, their walk, body type, and the way the clothes fit is acceptable without fear of discrimination. The whole industry is about appearances and obviously gets a "pass" in that department.

(Please know that I was half-serious/half-facetious in raising these questions.) I figured that there were ways they got around the age, weight, sex discrimination matters.

This article does raise interesting questions about where pornography and prostitution might intersect (being paid to perform). Prostitutes have to pay taxes in Netherlands and Germany. While I am NOT an advocate of legalizing prostitution, I am forced to examine the fundamemtal differences (if there are any) between what is done for money in a studio and what is sold in the street. Then again, there are unemployed women from IT jobs in Germany who have been denied unemployment benefits by the Government because they turned down jobs from agencies employing prostitutes.

[LOBO]

Every now and then I have wondered: At what age is a person no longer "employable" in a profession such as this and could there be grounds for an age discrimination suit against

I take it you've never heard of the term "MILF" before.

... It seems that all their "featured employees" or "contract workers" are always white and female.

Anything outside of that criteria is considered "fetish." If you browsed outside of the lesbian section you would know that.

(Five minutes before LostHeads links to this thread "If she was %#$@inf people, she must work for the government, therefore, her wages are priveledged and taxable.)

[Nikki]

Some photos of Janine James in her work clothes:
http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com/t6 ... james.html

Perhaps she thought that if she didn't wear any pockets, there was nothing for the IRS to pick.

Fake blonds -- feh

Natural redheads --

[RyanMcC]

Feh - You didn't even cite the article with the juicy celebrity gossip and the mention of Wesley Snipes:

An adult film actress who once lived in Scotts Valley was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for tax evasion.

U.S. Magistrate Thomas Coffin also ordered Janine M. James, 40, to live in a residential community corrections center for up to six months after her release from prison and to serve one year of supervised release.

James, who now resides in Huntington Beach, Calif., had faced up to a year in prison.

Known in the adult film world as Janine Lindemulder, James pleaded guilty last summer to intentionally failing to pay her income taxes. During her sentencing in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Cardani said James currently owes $294,000 in back taxes.

James, who first appeared in Penthouse magazine as the Pet of the Month in 1987 and later appeared in more than 50 adult films, was given until March 10 to report to prison.

James was arrested following an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. Between 2000 and 2006, during a period in which she owed $200,000 in federal income taxes, James spent more than $750,000, investigators alleged.

She paid $648,000 to buy a home in Eugene in October 2005. She used nearly $182,500 from her divorce settlement from her former husband, Jesse James, owner of the West Coast Choppers motorcycle fabricator shop and host of the Monster Garage television show on the Discovery Channel, for the purchase.

In a letter to the court, Jesse James said he agreed to the settlement to help his ex-wife take care of her tax problems. None of the money went to the IRS, according to his letter and other court documents.

Janine James claimed her ex-husband alerted the IRS and pushed for her criminal prosecution to gain leverage in a bitter custody fight over their young daughter, who turns 5 next month. Jesse James left his then-wife while she was pregnant and later married film actress Sandra Bullock.

In her own letter to the court, Janine James said she moved to Scotts Valley in June 2004, nearly six months after her daughter, Sunny, was born.

“At this low point in my life, I tried to create the lifestyle I thought was taken from Sunny when her father left me for Sandra Bullock. That was a big mistake,” she wrote. “I was hurt and confused and made bad decisions about how I spent my money, ignoring my back taxes. I was threatened and intimidated by Jesse’s wealth, afraid I might lose my daughter to that wealth someday, and tried to ‘keep up.’”

A family court judge in Orange County, Calif., awarded Jesse James temporary custody of Sunny James while Janine James is in prison. The parents currently share custody.

The Scotts Valley property, which included a home with 2,300 square feet and 5 acres of land, sold for $610,000 in early 2006, according to records from the Douglas County Assessor’s Office.

The government alleged Janine James, who earned $350,101 in 2004 alone, had failed to pay on a tax bill stemming from 1996 to 2002.

She signed a $300,000 contract in 2004 with Vivid Video, a leading producer of pornographic movies, after retiring from the business five years earlier. She also earned money from an online fan club and from appearances across the country as an exotic dancer.

When she pleaded guilty, James also admitted buying a new Jeep for $31,000 and paying $20,000 down on a new recreational vehicle in June 2005. She also bought $25,000 of furniture and a $6,200 piano, while making no payments to the IRS.

Cardani claimed that James was paid in cash for many of her activities and that her actual income was much higher than the government alleged.

Defense attorney Ronald Hoevet, a Portland attorney with 35 years of experience as a tax fraud prosecutor and defense attorney, said James was prosecuted more for her celebrity than for her tax obligation.

“This is and should have remained a civil collection case,” Hoevet wrote.

Earlier this year, actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence in his case, for failing to pay his taxes.

“While Snipes failed to report far more income than defendant James, her tax defiant conduct is similarly offensive. She has demonstrated an attitude of greed and privilege, and has taken advantage of her status as a high profile figure, while at the same time wantonly ignoring her obligation to pay taxes,” Cardani wrote in a pre-sentencing memo. “A meaningful sentence is necessary to get the message to her and others that no one is beyond the law and they must pay their taxes just like everyone else.”

http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20081230 ... o%20prison

[webhick]

men are just interchangeable figures.

So...the porn industry is a lot like life.

[LOBO]

So who else clicked without realizing what "work clothes" means when someone works in porn films?

[grixit]

The number of well known men in the industry can be counted on one hand

When that hand isn't busy.

[webhick]

So who else clicked without realizing what "work clothes" means when someone works in porn films?

The appearance of "vintage-erotica" in the URL kind of gave it away.

[Famspear]

Some photos of Janine James in her work clothes:
http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com/t6 ... james.html

All my tax clients look a lot like her.*

*Help me, help me, I'm delusional!

[fortinbras]

Gee gang, I'm sorry I didn't warn you. I'm retired now and those thoughts (and many others) don't occur to me anymore.

Anyway, as you can see, the IRS won't get much from her even if it takes the clothes off her back.

[absdes96]

Every now and then I have wondered: At what age is a person no longer "employable" in a profession such as this and could there be grounds for an age discrimination suit against

I take it you've never heard of the term "MILF" before.

... It seems that all their "featured employees" or "contract workers" are always white and female.

Anything outside of that criteria is considered "fetish." If you browsed outside of the lesbian section you would know that.

(Five minutes before LostHeads links to this thread "If she was %#$@inf people, she must work for the government, therefore, her wages are priveledged and taxable.)

No, I cannot say I am well-acquainted or well-versed in this "genre" of film-making. (Not that I didn't drink some of that kool-aid in my younger days.) I did punch in the above acronym you reference above and I got out of there lightning fast.

[Doktor Avalanche]

It should be noted that in the porn industry, women get paid far, far more than the men. It is usually the women who have the high marquee value and the men are just interchangeable figures. The number of well known men in the industry can be counted on one hand, but the women are legion.

Porn: the same five guys doing the same ten women.

[fortinbras]

After this she can probably get a movie job as an expert consultant to those Nubile-Girls-in-Prison movies. It's a living.

[Mr. Mephistopheles]

Trying to drag this back to point, Janine falls into the category of non-payer, not "protestor." in that she did not pay taxes as a way to maintain a life style.

The lady does have issues. When her marriage to Jesse James was falling apart, the police were called to their place, because she had pulled a large kitchen knife on Jesse and had threatened him with it.

He was probably asking for it.

My opinion of Sandra Bullock decreased greatly when she married Jesse James. Janine is/was a porn star, and Sandra wouldn't even flash a lowly nipple in any of her flicks. It just doesn't seem like a "match".

[fortinbras]

Umm, Sandra Bullock did flash some skin in "Fire on the Amazon". Just to set the record straight.