Two days before Germany faces Argentina in the World Cup, Argentina tax officials confiscated a man's plasma tv because of tax evasion. According to press reports, it was the latest move in a shock campaign by Santiago Montoya, the top tax man in Buenos Aires province, to stop tax evasion in Argentina.

Italian authorities seize soccer legend Diego Maradona's Rolex watches because he owes $40 million in back taxes. Reuters reports two of his Rolex watches will be auctioned off this week to help pay off his debts.

Proving that even the oldest professional occupation in the world can get some equality in today's world, those in the world of prostitution and the like will be able to deduct taxes on items used in the sex industry. Prostitutes, strippers, and lap dances can now claim tax deductions on condoms, lubricants, gels and other items, according to a fact sheet issued on the Australian Taxation Office's official Web site.

Kevin Green assures he won't quit his job as a forklift driver, despite the fact he took home a $1 million lottery jackpot. While on the job last week, he heard about the North Dakota convenience store that sold the winning Powerball ticket, he then realized it's the same place he buys his tickets and decided to check his numbers.

A house mistakenly valued on the assessment records at $400 million dollars is causing big problems in northwest Indiana. The house in Valparaiso had been valued at just under 122-thousand dollars before the glitch, and usually was assessed a 15-hundred-dollar property tax bill. County Treasurer Jim Murphy said the home usually carried about $1,500 in property taxes; this year, it was billed $8 million.