Tax Tension Hobbyist Pillows

"Obviously we'd have loved to help, but there were so MANY other calls on the public purse!"

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

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

"You really clean up on these mileage deductions, don't you."

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

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

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

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

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

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

"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.'

New Improved I.R.S.

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

Osborne's Tax Cuts

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

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

I.R.S.: 'All's fair in love & taxes'.

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

Budget reaction.

IRS, 'You filed your tax return two days late -- Why do you hate America?'

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

'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.'

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

See the house whose property taxes were raised

'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.'

'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..."