Late singer Aaron Carter’s estate faces a reported Internal Revenue Service claim for about $461,000 in unpaid federal taxes, penalties and interest, news outlets report.
The claim covers tax obligations from multiple years before his death, with more than $172,000 attributed to 2021 alone.
The filing does not establish how much the agency will recover, which will depend on the estate’s assets, its other obligations and the outcome of probate.
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The Blast reported in December 2024 that court documents showed creditor claims had exceeded the estate’s available funds.
In April 2026, his mother, Jane Carter, lost a court battle involving the administration of the estate.
Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013, with reports at the time detailing substantial debts, including unpaid taxes.
He died Nov. 5, 2022, at age 34. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled his death an accidental drowning in a bathtub due to alprazolam (generic Xanax) and inhaled difluoroethane.
It remains unclear whether the estate can satisfy the tax debt or what his son, Prince, will receive.
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