Tyler Perry Is Moving to Puerto Rico. The IRS Isn't.

Tyler Perry says he is moving to Puerto Rico at the top of the year. But the IRS rule that follows him there is the part nobody explains. We read the law. Want the blueprint behind celebrity wealth? Subscribe for weekly investigative money documentaries: 👉 Celebrity Investments: https://www.youtube.com/@Celebrity-Investments?sub_confirmation=1 On NBC's TODAY, Tyler Perry said he is "pulling back a whole lot." Two weeks later his Beverly Hills estate was listed at $57 million, on land he bought in 2004 for $4.3 million. His Wyoming ranch was already listed at $39.5 million, and in March Paramount bought his stake in BET+. We follow the paper trail: the Forbes breakdown of his billion, the $800 million studio expansion he put on hold, the Allstate case where he paid an 81-year-old's lien, the two lawsuits he denies, and what Puerto Rico's Act 38-2026 and Section 933 of the tax code really mean for money made in Atlanta. Related: ▶️ Jessica Simpson Built a $1 Billion Brand. Then She Bet Her House to Buy It Back. https://youtu.be/axi_BilJrqE ▶️ Diddy Was a Billionaire. Now He Sells Mansions From a Prison Cell. https://youtu.be/eVW68Ly3zrk ▶️ Forbes Says Lil Wayne Is Worth $170 Million. He Says That's a Lie. https://youtu.be/Mv5SLMXaLlQ 📌 CHAPTERS 00:00 The Listings and the Move 02:52 What Forbes Says He Owns 05:55 The Studio Freeze and the BET+ Sale 08:44 The Allstate Lien 09:43 Two Lawsuits, Both Denied 14:01 What Puerto Rico Can and Can't Do 17:37 So, Is Perry Cashing Out? SOURCES TheGrio: Tyler Perry announces Puerto Rico relocation (TODAY interview) https://thegrio.com/2026/09/14/tyler-perry-puerto-rico-relocation/ The Real Deal: Tyler Perry lists Beverly Hills home for $57 million https://therealdeal.com/la/2026/10/01/tyler-perry-lists-beverly-hills-home-for-57-million/ IBTimes: Tyler Perry lists Beverly Hills estate (incl. Wyoming listing) https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tyler-perry-lists-beverly-hills-estate-sale-1822862 WSB-TV: Tyler Perry becomes billionaire according to Forbes (2020 breakdown) https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlantas-tyler-perry-becomes-billionaire-according-forbes/QGJ73XTGUBCO5MTZRVBHNGIINY/ AJC: Forbes says Tyler Perry is still a billionaire, now up to $1.4 billion https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/forbes-says-tyler-perry-is-still-a-billionaire-now-up-to-14-billion/HQL3FWEBBBFBRDS6I4GZ74IK5I/ The Numbers: Diary of a Mad Black Woman box office https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Diary-of-a-Mad-Black-Woman The Hollywood Reporter: Tyler Perry halts $800M studio expansion over AI https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tyler-perry-ai-alarm-1235833276/ Variety: Paramount Skydance acquires Tyler Perry's BET+ stake https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bet-plus-shutting-down-paramount-skydance-acquires-tyler-perry-stake-1236687482/ Deadline: BET+ folded into Paramount+ https://deadline.com/2026/03/bet-plus-folded-paramount-plus-tyler-perry-1236752222/ FOX 32 Chicago: Tyler Perry and Brenda Daurham https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tyler-perry-allstate-brenda-daurham Dixon v. Perry, N.D. Ga. docket (CourtListener) https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72030013/dixon-v-perry/ Rodriguez v. Perry, remand order docket (Justia) https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/2:2026cv02152/1008856 MyNewsLA: Judge denies actor's bid to depose Tyler Perry https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2026/07/28/judge-denies-actors-bid-to-depose-tyler-perry/ Puerto Rico Act 38-2026, full text (LexJuris) https://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2026/lexl2026038.htm DLA Piper: Puerto Rico resident investor benefits extended through 2055 https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/insights/publications/2026/03/puerto-rico-individual-resident-investor-tax-benefits-extended-through-2055 eCFR: 26 CFR 1.937-2, Puerto Rico source rules https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-26/part-1/section-1.937-2 Essence: Tyler Perry on the history of his Atlanta studio (BET Awards 2019 speech) https://www.essence.com/celebrity/tyler-perry-reveals-racist-history-atlanta-studio/ #celebrity #networth #investing #wealth #business #money #hollywood #entrepreneur #finance #tylerperry #puertorico #irs