Tax Trailblazers Gifts

...would you like to settle this out of jail?

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

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

"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. . .?"

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

"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."

Footing The Bill

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

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

"Carpe De Revenue!"

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

'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.

Osborne's Tax Cuts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Stick a few upper-class tax cuts to it and it'll pass like a bran muffin dipped in vaseline.'

"Here's a new one, intellectual property tax."

'Grible is a fiscal conservative. You know — 'if it ain't broke, don't subsidize it.''

'I'm afraid, Mr.Siimkins, that you have been badly advised - Birmingham is NOT a tax haven. . .'

Fiscal Cliff Dwellers.

"Remember, report itemized deductions on Schedule A on your federal form 1040."

King Lear and his Accoutant