Taxing Mugs

'Schedule A, line 16 G: Do you wish to make a charitable donation to help pay off the national debt?'

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

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

'What do you want first - The bad news or the even badder news?'

'...And here we have the 'Laugher Curve.''

"Just because I can deliver toys around the world in one night, doesn't mean I understand the tax code."

Contrary to popular belief, the road to Hell is paved with a comprehensive, lifetime tax return.

'Due to government surveillance, is my allowance taxable?'

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

"Unfortunately Daddy already owes the government about 500,000 Pokemon cards."

'There's more to life than winning. There's also losing - to offset taxable capital gains.'

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

The Current Separation of Church and State Explained.

"Just remember if we don't enjoy it we can claim it as a tax-deductible business meeting..."

"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. . .?"

"I'm as progressive as they come, except for my money. No one touches my money."

Flat tax - equal burden?

'Honestly Bob, it's not that bad. If you can make as much next year as you did this year you'll be able to pay off your outstanding taxes for last year. That'll just leave the interest, the tax for this year and... my fees.'

'I hope you ain't got no tax up here!'

'Brilliant, Prof.Brainstorm. Any fool can come up with a new product, you've come up with a new tax break.'

"My accountant is brilliant - he has just had a loophole names after him!"

I don't think we can survive here. There's little chance we can afford the taxes.

European Union: Entering a prohibitive tax zone.

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

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!

'Are you ready for your FISCAL examination?'

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

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

IRS Audits. That's your fourth "honest" mistake in a row!

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

'In this class you will learn to apply the talents of creative writing to accounting.'

I'm afraid neatness doesn't count, Mrs Wilson

"I rob from the poor and give to the rich."

"Taxation with representation hasn't worked out so well." (two men at the US capital talking taxes and politics)

Counting dollars