Tax Bracket Detective Mugs

"Let's eat lunch in the park and play 'Guess that Stranger's Tax Bracket.'"

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

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

"I'm as progressive as they come, except for my money. No one touches my money."

Flat tax - equal burden?

'Would you do me the honour of becoming tax advantaged with me?'

"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."

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

"Carpe De Revenue!"

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

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

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

IRS agent to professor scrutinizing tax return under microscope: 'Still looking for that tax loophole, professor?'

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

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

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

Osborne's Tax Cuts

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

New Improved I.R.S.

'We're all wearing them - they were a gift from Warren Buffett.'

'I'd like to think they contribute because it's the right thing to do, but I'm not above a short sermon on tax deductibility.'

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

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

Basic Tax Law/Loopholes.

'Right you've got 30 minutes...start squeezing.'

'Of course, we could drop the enquiry and agree to henceforth leave each other alone.'

Ever sensitive about its image, the IRS tries a more service-oriented approach.

"Tell the press direct EU-taxation is necessary..."

"Found meat is income."

'Is it true that you people give tax breaks for minority-owned businesses?'

'Only one thing could be worse than paying income tax...' '..Not having to pay it.'

'Stick a few upper-class tax cuts to it and it'll pass like a bran muffin dipped in vaseline.'

'Grible is a fiscal conservative. You know — 'if it ain't broke, don't subsidize it.''

"Nice try, Mr. Willis, but it won't make any difference."