Jerry Lee Lewis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Debt=== [[File:Jerry Lee Lewis Ranch DeSoto County MS 006.jpg|thumb|The gate to Lewis's ranch in [[Nesbit, Mississippi]]]] In 1979, the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] seized property from Lewis to compensate a $274,000 tax debt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 9, 1988 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis Files Bankruptcy Petition |url=https://www.apnews.com/14622642563978a1739790fcb13843cf |website=Apnews.com |access-date=August 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818111948/https://www.apnews.com/14622642563978a1739790fcb13843cf |url-status=live }}</ref> The property included several automobiles, a tractor, five motorcycles, jewelry, musical instruments, home entertainment equipment, and firearms. In 1980, an auction was held, but only 150 potential bidders showed up. The auction amassed $91,382, a third of the debt.<ref name=":0" /> In 1984, Lewis was found innocent of evading taxes, but he still owed the IRS money. The next year, the IRS seized property from his Nesbit, Mississippi ranch.<ref name=":0" /> In 1988, Lewis filed for bankruptcy, petitioning that he was more than $3 million in debt, including $2 million he owed to the IRS.<ref name=":0" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page