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"&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/oprah-winfrey\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oprah Winfrey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; doesn't want her all-expenses-paid &lt;strong&gt;Australian &lt;/strong&gt;trip giveaway to turn into the &lt;strong&gt;tax trap &lt;/strong&gt;that soured her \"Everybody gets a car!\" show ... in fact, O is making sure none of her new \"guests\" pay an extra cent to the IRS. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0916_oprah_TMZ_EX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/09/16/0916-oprah-tmz-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ spoke with &lt;strong&gt;Larry Edema&lt;/strong&gt; from Michigan -- who was selected to be in the audience on Monday for Oprah's big giveaway -- and dude tells us Winfrey had a certified public accountant on hand to address the tax issue right after the taping. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edema says the CPA informed the group that all taxes associated with the trip would be \"handled by the Oprah show,\" so the trip would truly be 100% free. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The CPA also explained that O would cover all sightseeing costs and travel-related expenses -- including passport costs for people who can't afford them.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_0}}It's a big change from Oprah's 2004 controversy -- when she famously gave away brand new cars, but saddled audience members with as much as $7,000 in gift taxes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not pictured above -- Oprah's halo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;\n&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.toofab.com/2010/09/15/oprah-winfrey-final-season-time-warp/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0917_oprah_Launch-Footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/09/17/0917-oprah-launch-footer-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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