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'No it's not ?150 PLUS VAT - the ?150 is JUST the VAT!'

"By all means, don't limit yourself to only one Tuesday a year..."

Contrary to popular belief, the road to Hell is paved with a comprehensive, lifetime tax return.

Tariff Wars

'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.'

IRS, 'It might make you feel better if you just think of it as a negative entitlement.'

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

Where tax money goes...

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

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

'You realize, of course, Death is the ultimate tax shelter?'

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

'Ah, I see you made £2,000 more for me this year.'

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

"I now represent both death and taxes."

"Sure they love us, but once we turn 18 and are no longer a tax deduction, they'll tell us to move out!"

Romney: 'Corporations are people! We just pay a lot less taxes than you!'

'You Americans call it 'Illegal Tax Evasion'? Well, here in Europe, we call it 'Monaco Effect Investments''!

'I was all ready to deal with the military, but I never expected an IRS coup!'

Budget reaction.

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

Stimulus bust

'There's not much of an incentive after taxes.'

'You can't sit like that all the way through the Budget.'

'Maybe we can't fool all the people all the time, but we sure can tax all the people all the time.'

'If the meek inherit the earth, imagine the capital gains tax.'

'This is the part of my paycheck that goes to taxes.'

PAYMASTER, 'Just to be on the safe side, we withheld EVERYTHING this week.'

"It's not fair that we have to pay taxes on something we don't have - last year's income."

irs, 'You were wrong -- they WEREN'T more afraid of me than I was of them.'

Inside Jim Flaherty's office.

'This rebate check isn't big enough for both of us.'

'I feel sure I'm paying too little tax, who do I see about it?'

You want my support for your reform bill, eh? — what's it worth to you?