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2008 Emmy Guests' Swag Bag and Perks

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This Sunday, 9/21, at 8 p.m., get ready to park yourself on the couch to watch ABC and gawk at all the celebs who are famous-for-being famous and oh yes, the real actors, as they parade up and down the red carpet at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. I'm always interested in the gifts and perks they get, though, because I know that manufacturers know that there's no better advertising than that which (whom) is unpaid: a celeb wearing or using your item.

Let's take a peek at some of the items inside this year's swag bag, according to the New York Post: "Everyone from Gossip Girls to Desperate Housewives will have the chance to be 'gifted' with Valentino and Jimmy Choo sunglasses ($300-$400), Rock & Republic jeans ($200-$300), Klipsch Image headphones ($350) and even drugstore finds like Dove chocolates ($2.50) and 5 Gum ($1.50)."

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Emmy Swag for Pets

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Since dogs don't have to pay taxes on their Emmy swag, they probably constitute the only group of gift recipients from this year's awards that didn't have to think twice before playing with their new goodies. And they had a lot to play with because the value of the celebrity pet gift bags from the EXTRA Awards Lounge was about $1,200. The bags included an embroidered Brody Bag, Sushi Pups dog toys and an exclusive Year of Your Dog Tag from Bark Avenue Jewelers, in addition to loads more stuff. It may be a cliche to say it's a dog's life - but it's clearly true for the celebrity pets.

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Emmy Swag and a Tax Reminder to Celebs

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Filed under: Events, Celebrity Shopping

With the Emmy Awards approaching in just a few weeks, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) took the time to remind celebrities that their swag bags are considered taxable income and need to be reported as such when tax season rolls around. This is no small thing, either. The value of this year's Emmy gifts is estimated to be between $27,000 and $33,000. The ATAS even sent out letters to the presenters asking for compliance with the various tax codes with a waiver to sign, proving that they read it.

One of the reasons that the ATAS is being rather strict is that the IRS reportedly stands to collect over $1million from Oscar bags alone, which were worth over $100,000 each last year, and the ATAS doesn't want to be held responsible for any tax problems stemming from the Emmy Awards.

For a full list of the goodies that the Emmy presenters will be getting, click past the jump.

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