Taxation Explorer Gifts

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!

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

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

"The Capt'n maintains a balanced portfolio should include a number of off-shore accounts."

The transparent safe box of Panama

'...and at this point I'm afraid the tax laws become totally theoretical.'

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'Check with legal and find out -- maybe we're a non-profit.'

"This pesky decimal point seems to give you quite a bit of trouble."

"Says, property of the I.R.S."

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

IRS Audits. Do you have tax records? No, I pay about the same as most people.

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

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

"I still have my loophole, but I can't drive a truck through it."

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

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

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

"Carpe De Revenue!"

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

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

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

'You think he overheard my last lecture on tax code revision?'

"Look at that – they’re retreating!"

'Okay... now everyone smile and say: 'that;s not deductible'.'

"Taxation, meet Representation."

'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?'

"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'?"

"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.'

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

'I've begun spreading my wealth to offshore accounts.'