humor

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two little tools to make your life a lot easier

by beth ziesenis

do you get a little hungry when you hear december 30 is national bacon day (not to be confused with international bacon day, the saturday before labor day #becausebacon)? fun, interesting, and downright weird holidays provide opportunities for great conversations and heightened awareness.

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for example, did you know august 5 was work like a dog day and that august 10 was national lazy day?

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tax season funnies: making sense of tax forms

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first, a couple of covid-19 jokes courtesy of a client. (too soon?)

as collected by robert e. mckenzie

i need to practice social distancing from the refrigerator.

homeschooling is going well. two students suspended for fighting and one teacher fired for drinking on the job.

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the more you earn, the less you keep,

and now i lay me down to sleep.

i pray the lord my soul to take,

if the tax collector hasn’t got it before i wake.

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tax season funnies (plus some covid humor, too soon?)

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page of calendar showing date of 15ththe 15th still means something.

as collected by robert e. mckenzie

covid-19 humor courtesy of clients and friends:

  • i don’t think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks we’d go from standard time to the twilight zone.
  • my body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when i pee it cleans the toilet.

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i know we have until july 15 this year, but april 15 is still a reference point in tax humor:

“the u.s. tax code was written by “a” students. every april 15, we have to pay somebody who got an a in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail.” – p.j. o’rourke
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tax season funnies: the poetic versions

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portrait of a young laughing businessman with tablet computer in officeplus a vision of hell.
as collected by robert e. mckenzie
the only effective way to eliminate tax loopholes is to eliminate politicians.
 

more: tax season funnies: a rabbi’s advice | the next political party symbol | gabriel and saint peter confer | a tax lawyer at the pearly gates | gargoyles in the irs? | the ‘service’ in irs
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“we have from time to time complained about the complexity of our revenue laws and the almost impossible challenge they present to taxpayers or their representatives … our complaints have obviously fallen upon deaf ears.” – arnold raum (former senior u.s. tax court judge)

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tax season funnies: the next political party symbol

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illustration of gates of heavenand yet another tax lawyer tries to get into heaven.

as collected by robert e. mckenzie

paying your taxes goes for a good cause … it keeps you out of prison.

the difference between cheating the irs and crossing the street in new york city: one is tax evasion and the other is taxi evasion.

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the elephant and the donkey were probably chosen as political party emblems because they are beasts of burden. if a new political party is started, a taxpayer might suitably be used as an emblem.
 

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