Tax Talkers Pillows

NHS Tax Bill

'I propose we extend the Bush tax cuts for all who earn up to 250,000 dollars. . .'

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

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

"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."

'We do spend a lot and tax a lot, but it's the price you pay for living in a money-based economy.'

Footing The Bill

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

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

'The only certainties in life are birth, death, taxes, and stock market uncertainty.'

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

'Not only can I not find the middle class tax cut, I can't find the middle class.'

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

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

'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.'

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

Osborne's Tax Cuts

New Improved I.R.S.

'We're all wearing them - they were a gift from Warren Buffett.'

'They'll tax it less than my 4X4.'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Is it true that you people give tax breaks for minority-owned businesses?'