Kanye West Reportedly Faces $365K Bill After Failing To Pay Property Taxes

Kanye West allegedly accrued a significant property tax debt, totaling $365,000, due to unpaid taxes on his residences and Yeezy headquarters.

The rapper recently purchased an expensive $35 million mansion in Beverly Hills for him and his wife. Bianca Censori.

However, Kanye West has apparently chosen to stay out of the country as he continues to travel the world with her.

West incurred a massive property tax debt on at least six of his properties, totaling approximately $365,000 in unpaid taxes.

While the exact timeline of the unpaid taxes remains unclear, reports suggest West’s tax bill was compounded by monthly penalties totaling $3,272.

According to the American Sunthe “Donda” rapper will also have to pay up to $82,662 by April 10 on some of his Los Angeles properties. Otherwise, he will be hit with even greater financial penalties from the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector.

It remains unclear whether he intends to settle the debt or contest the charges due to his prolonged absence from the country.

West racked up the biggest tax bill on his $6.7 million Yeezy headquarters in West Hollywood, which remains empty after the roof was torn off for reconstruction.

The total arrears on the abandoned property stand at $161,071, with the rapper additionally ordered to pay penalties of $1,435 per month.

He also owes about $39,500 and $358 in penalties per month on a church building he purchased for $1.5 million in Northridge. According to the American SunWest has never paid taxes on the property since its acquisition in January 2023.

His six-bedroom, six-bathroom ranch in Calabasas also has debts, as “Vultures 1” owes $94,364 with penalties of $1,103 per month.

West’s second Calabasas home, a three-bedroom, four-bathroom property, has a tax debt of $51,179 since 2023 and penalties of $1,013 per month. The rapper obtained both properties following his divorce from ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

A three-bedroom Westlake townhouse he owns is also $6,240 in arrears since December, alongside his $14.5 million Wyoming ranch, which owes $13,215 in taxes with penalties unknown.

This comes as the rapper recently acquired a sprawling mansion in Beverly Hills for $35 million.

The 20,000 square foot property boasts stunning features including an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, entertainment pavilion connected to the main house, pool house and gazebo.

Reports suggest that he and his wife Bianca Censori are yet to move into the stunning property due to his prolonged absence from the country, allegedly for fear of facing several mounting legal cases against him.

A source told Daily Mail that they purchased the 11-bedroom, 18-bathroom property as their “last ditch effort” to save their marriage as they try to create a “grounded” life together.

West and Censori were rumored to be on the verge of divorce because the Australian beauty wanted “stability” in their marriage.

However, those rumors were squashed after the couple purchased their new home together.

“Bianca has been wanting stability for over a year now,” the source told the outlet. “This house was a last-ditch effort to save their marriage because Kanye knows what she wants, which is to have a family and to be grounded. But her family doesn’t know if Kanye is going to give her that.”

They continued: “Kanye changes his mind daily about what he wants to do and this house was purchased with the intention of living in it.”

West has apparently pitched his tents in Tokyo, Japan, while continuing to stay away from the United States.

Sources had earlier suggested he was doing so because he was “terrified” of being drawn into the sex crimes controversy plaguing his former friend Sean “Diddy” Combs.

He was also seen last week buying snacks at a 7-Eleven convenience store with three of his children: Saint, Psalm and Chicago, all of whom clutched the bag of snacks they purchased.

Meanwhile, the insider who spoke to the Daily Mail said Censori was “tired of hopping from hotel to hotel and city to city” and that she had “had no stability since marrying Kanye,” adding that with the sexual assault trial they are both facing from her former employee, “she’s stressed.”

They added: “One day they move into their dream house. The next day they build a community on it and level it. Then the next day they flip it.”