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Humorous Thoughts on the IRS and Taxes

by Barry Waxller

Mention the IRS and taxes. What happens? Most people will get a guilty look on their face and whimper. Well, how about a bit of laughter as well? The following humorous thoughts ought to get you laughing.

The IRS! They’re like the Mafia, they can take anything they want! - Jerry Seinfeld

Do you realize that some tax forms ask you to check a box if you are BLIND?

When You Do a Good Deed, Get a Receipt, in Case Heaven Is Like the IRS.

Earlier today, the White House released President Bush’s tax return. Not surprisingly, under dependents, the president listed Iraq. - Conan O’Brien

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. — they’ll find something. - Doug Horton

There may be liberty and justice for all, but there are tax breaks only for some. - Martin A. Sullivan

I can give you 1040 good reasons why I hate the government. - Terri Guillemets

Called in for an audit, Mr. Briggs was confronted by a surly IRS agent. “It says here, Mr. Briggs, that you are a bachelor; yet you claim a dependent son. Surely this must be a mistake.” Looking him straight in the eye, Mr. Briggs replied, “Yup, it surely was.”

Why can’t Americans do their own taxes? Because the federal Tax Code is out of control, that’s why. It’s gigantic and insanely complex, and it gets worse all the time. Nobody has ever read the whole thing. IRS workers are afraid to go into the same ROOM with it. - Dave Barry

The trick is to stop thinking it as ‘your’ money. - IRS Agent

When there’s a single thief, it’s robbery. When there are a thousand thieves, it’s taxation. - Vanya Cohen

I love America, but I can’t spend the whole year here. I can’t afford the taxes. - Mick Jagger

Taxes are important. President Bush’s tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of. - Andy Rooney

Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf. - Will Rogers

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. - Albert Einstein

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