IRS says late Roy Rogers, widow owe back taxes

The estate of the late Roy Rogers and his widow owe more than $700,000 in back taxes and penalties for shares in real-estate partnerships given to their children, the Internal Revenue Service says.

Rogers, who died this month of heart failure, and his wife, Dale Evans, listed the value of the partnerships at around $600,000. But the IRS said they were worth more than $1.4 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.The partnerships' main asset is a 50-acre Victorville property that houses the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum.