Nicolas Cage IRS, Nic Cage has paid off $6 million of his massive tax bill.

TMZ obtained a copy of the document showing the federal government released a lien against Cage after he paid the IRS $6,257,005 on Feb. 15. That was the balance of what he owed for the 2007 tax year. In late 2008, the federal government placed a tax lien on Cage's real-estate holdings.

"Everybody makes mistakes. It's part of being human," Cage said on "Good Morning America" last year. "Some people say you have to be a sinner before you can be a saint."

Cage is only half way to solvency. The "Ghost Rider" actor has admitted to owing the IRS a total of $14 million and has said that he is taking steps to repay it, starting with switching business managers.

Despite being one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, Cage has had an avalanche of financial problems in the last few years.


After reportedly purchasing castles, islands, homes, a dinosaur skull, cars and boats, the actor hit the skids.

His finances aren't his only troubles, however. More about Cage's wild world:

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