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Tax Quotes

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Quotes Regarding Income Taxes


Might as well start with my favorite: Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying as an income tax refund. - F.J. Raymond

Here is one from my favorite comic strip "Frank & Ernest": I don't know if I can live on my income or not. The government won't let me try it. - Bob Thaves

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector?
The taxidermist takes only your skin. - Mark Twain

I can give you 1040 reasons why I hate the government. - Unknown

It's (the Internal Revenue Code) about ten times the size of the Bible - and unlike the Bible, contains no good news. - Don Rickles

Our tax code is so long it makes War and Peace seem breezy. - Steven LaTourette

The wages of sin are death, but after they take taxes out, it's more like a tired feeling, really. - Paula Poundstone

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related. - J.C. Watts Jr.

The best things in life are free, but sooner or later the government will find a way to tax them. - Anonymous

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

Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought to have their tax bills fresh on their minds as they go to vote. - Steven G. Calabresi

Hating the (New York) Yankees is as American as apple pie...and cheating on your income tax. - Mike Royko