Tax Season Preparation Gifts

'Be afraid... Be very afraid.'

Man posting letter to the IRS.

"We can try, but I don't think you can take a Mulligan on your taxes."

'What do you want first - The bad news or the even badder news?'

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

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

"Unfortunately Daddy already owes the government about 500,000 Pokemon cards."

'Forget the DaVinci Code! I'm still trying to crack the tax code!'

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'He's refusing to die as a protest against Inheritance Tax.'

"It's the new simplified tax demand from HMRC. . . Three Questions - How much did you earn last year? How much have you got left? And how soon can you send it. . .?"

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

'Honestly Bob, it's not that bad. If you can make as much next year as you did this year you'll be able to pay off your outstanding taxes for last year. That'll just leave the interest, the tax for this year and... my fees.'

'Brilliant, Prof.Brainstorm. Any fool can come up with a new product, you've come up with a new tax break.'

"Of course, I'm perfectly willing to pay my income tax, but I stayed home all day on the fifteenth, and nobody came."

'Are you ready for your FISCAL examination?'

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

Updated Fairy Tales. Having all of them around sure sweetened my stimulus check!

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!

I've found a loophole in your loophole

'Congratulations! You're the proud father of three healthy, bouncing tax deductions!'

"Seriously, do you expect us to believe you put on 143 feet a day in business travel?"

I'm afraid neatness doesn't count, Mrs Wilson

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

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

Dr. Kapuchnik, I feel like there are powerful, sinister, unseen forces conspiring to do me harm, even though I haven't done anything wrong. Does this condition have a name? It's called April 15th, Al. Tax day.

"For this job, we require someone with excellent multi-taxing skills."

"It only made sense for us to finally merge."

The IRS emptied my pouch.

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

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

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

"Which tax bracket are you looking to avoid?"

"So, you want your owners to write you off and treat you more like their kid?"

"Saving Lois Lane a dozen times doesn't mean you can claim her as a dependent on your taxes."