Taxation Detective Prints

Obama Tax Hike For Wealthy

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

Flat tax - equal burden?

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!

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

IRS agent to professor scrutinizing tax return under microscope: 'Still looking for that tax loophole, professor?'

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

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

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

"I see you've arranged your life and business so that you can deduct everything. Do you know the penalty for 'trying to beat the system'?"

'We're seeking a safe tax haven for our investments.'

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Budget reaction.

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

'Don't panic, folks! It's red ink, not blood!

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.

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

The High-Tension Drama of "The Fiscal Cliff"

Basic Tax Law/Loopholes.

Wishing Well: Tax reciept available for business related wishes.

'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.'

PAYMASTER, 'Just to be on the safe side, we withheld EVERYTHING this week.'

'Only one thing could be worse than paying income tax...' '..Not having to pay it.'

"Actually we're one of the few businesses that enjoy VAT visits."

"Nice try, Mr. Willis, but it won't make any difference."

'If this warning label on cigarettes packets doesn't stop people smoking, nothing will.'

Inside Jim Flaherty's office.

'What's wrong, people? You wanna be sooper-dooper safe, don't you?'

'I'm being audited! Quick, everyone into the tax shelter!'

'I may feel like a million bucks, but after taxes I look like two dollars and fifteen cents.'

'Thank God I don't live in a Jimmy Choo!'

'Maybe we can rob Peter AND Paul.'

Tax Reform 'Our only hope is gridlock among the special interest groups.'

"This isn't regular Hell. This is Tax hell, where you'll be audited for all eternity."