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Nicolas Cage targeted by IRS for alleged unpaid gift taxes

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Cage is in trouble with the IRS once again for failing to pay more than $600,000 in taxes for financial gifts he made over the past five years, TMZ reported Friday.

The federal tax lien, filed in late March, showed gifts estimated at $1.8 million made by the “National Treasure” star to undisclosed parties from 2004 to 2009.

Cage’s latest tax trouble comes nearly two years after he was nailed with a tax debt of $14 million — though the 47-year-old actor claimed his business manager, Sam Levin, was responsible for making reckless investments that incurred the massive debt.

He filed a lawsuit in 2009, claiming Levin led him “down a path toward financial ruin” and demanding $20 million.

The Oscar-winner, who earned an estimated $24 million in 2010 according to Vanity Fair’s Top Hollywood Earners list, said he had to sell off major assets to pay his tax bill.

Levin countersued, alleging Cage squandered his wealth via an extravagant lifestyle that included $33 million worth of real estate and 22 cars, including nine Rolls-Royces.

The two eventually reached an agreement in September but the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.