Tax Adventurer Gifts

You're living in the past, sir. We closed that loophole years ago.

My motto was 'Boldly going where no accountant has gone before."

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

"The Capt'n maintains a balanced portfolio should include a number of off-shore accounts."

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

Lots of famous art may have been inspired by taxes. Jackson Pollack's "Number 5" could be a visual representation of global regulations. And perhaps Rodin's "The Thinker" is a man trying to understand those rules. Maybe Roy Lichtenstein's "Ohhh ... Alright ..." shows a woman being told to continue holding to get her tax question answered. And they there's Edvard Munch's "The Scream" ... Nothing makes you feel like that more than preparing a tax return!

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

'We've gone to profit-sharing. But it's with the IRS.'

"Thank you, and may the I.R.S. accept all your deductions."

"You may think the government is a big 'Giveaway' program, but you can't deduct your tax as a charitable contribution."

'Do you, John, accept a married tax allowance with Sandra ?'

'How's daddy's little deductions doing?'

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

"It's no use, Super Rich! Your labyrinthine, yet entirely legal tax structures are too powerful for me!"

"Carpe De Revenue!"

"Don't you think we should wait to see the effects of the new tax code?"

'Oh great, now I have to render unto Caesar, too.'

"You inherited an extra toe from your father and didn't pay the inheritance tax on it."

'So, they weren't interested in your Robin Hood tax then.'

Footing The Bill

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

You want an extension? Good heavens, man, we haven't even paid for Reagans boondoggles yet!

'Okay... now everyone smile and say: 'that;s not deductible'.'

"These are all my financial papers - with the exception of the codes to my secret Swiss bank accounts, of course."

'Aluminum siding will be used to cut costs in restoration at the U.S. Capitol.'

Osborne's Tax Cuts

New Improved I.R.S.

"There's no business deductions like show business deductions."

'Wouldn't it be easier if the banks simply merged with the Inland Revenue?'

"I realize how helpless and needy they are, but I'm afraid you still can't claim a human as a dependent."

"Our accountant is great. We were a C corp, but now we're a B- corp."

'I sent my mother to jail. I work for the IRS.'

"I now represent both death and taxes."

'We learned today that the world is a huge ball, which revolves on it's taxes.'

Stimulus bust