J.Crew Store in Philly Owes a Lot of Money

So this bit of J.Crew news from Philebrity caught my eye (click here to read in its entirety)...

The Philly J. Crew Store Owes Over $1M In State Taxes, And Other Fun Facts Revealed By The PA Tax Delinquent Report
August 17, 2010

The state of PA released its tax delinquent report yesterday, and it contains a lot of the usual: Big companies not paying their taxes, often in league with big mahoffs doing the same. This time around, the state also released a list sorted by lien amounts, a whopping 1,483-page affair that you can download as a PDF here. Among the fun finds:

· The Philly outpost of J. Crew owes $1,251,538.42! That is a lot of argyle socks.

I am shocked that a J.Crew store owes that much in back taxes. Especially since J.Crew (overall) is doing so well. Maybe it's time to rethink those big bonuses (wink wink at you Mickey & Jenna), and start helping out your stores.