Tax Code Navigator Mugs

'You've done this before.'

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

'I think we'd be more confident about meeting our targets if we could work out what they were!'

The transparent safe box of Panama

Fiscal Compass for the Global Investor.

'...and at this point I'm afraid the tax laws become totally theoretical.'

"These are just the guidelines, the forms are in the truck outside!"

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!

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'Check with legal and find out -- maybe we're a non-profit.'

IRS Audits. Do you have tax records? No, I pay about the same as most people.

"This pesky decimal point seems to give you quite a bit of trouble."

"Says, property of the I.R.S."

"No, it's no mistake. There is no out."

Fortune cookies based on various business magazines.

How Many It Takes

'I was just ringing to see if you'd got the email about my letter.'

"I still have my loophole, but I can't drive a truck through it."

"International trade"

'You think he overheard my last lecture on tax code revision?'

"Ah, you'll be wanting our red tape department, third door on the left!"

"Taxation, meet Representation."

Bureaucraze...

"I see you've arranged your life and business so that you can deduct everything. Do you know the penalty for 'trying to beat the system'?"

'I've begun spreading my wealth to offshore accounts.'

Man sees Creative License Bureau

'I'm very sorry, sir. Even for stressed out bankers, whiskey and gin aren't tax-deductible expenses.'

Bureau of the Budget. If we serve alphabet soup, we can count it as a lunch program and a literacy program!

'Before I grant you your wish you have to fill out an environmental statement.'

I think I can...

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

You may go free, to worry about tax and the economy like the rest of us.

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Industrial Injuries Benefit.

The Meaning of Life/Tax Avoidance Advice.