Tax Skeptic Mugs

"Don't worry son, there are no such things as vampires, wish I could say the same about Gordon Brown..."

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

The Current Separation of Church and State Explained.

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

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

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

'Do you, John, accept a married tax allowance with Sandra ?'

"You may think the government is a big 'Giveaway' program, but you can't deduct your tax as a charitable contribution."

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

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

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

Footing The Bill

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

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

'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.'

New Improved I.R.S.

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

Osborne's Tax Cuts

'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.'

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

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

Budget reaction.

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

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

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

'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.'

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

'This is just a thought, but is there any way we could tax OTHER countries?'

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

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