Tax Deduction Detective Mugs

"I have a home office. Can I deduct trips to the kitchen and bathroom?"

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

"I'm curious about your dependent children, Scamp, Flop, and Spunky."

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Excess Baggage: Fans of 'Deregulation' and the 'Free Market' probably have not had to buy a plane ticket recently.

Flat tax - equal burden?

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

'Crisis'

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

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

Eurobonds Explained.

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

IRS Audit Section

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

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

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

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

Jean, bring me everything we've got on gravity.

"We ran the numbers on how climate change will affect economic growth, but the numbers got so spooked they just kept running."

'Nothing this week †between your pay and your deductions, you broke even.'

'When we come back we'll talk to a man who made a fortune on Wall Street and almost got away with it.'

Financial Corruption

'I FEEL YOUR PAIN!'