For the average business owner, wrestling with tax compliance can seem like a real grind. But did you know you’re missing abundant opportunities to have some fun with our crazy tax code?
One taxpayer used the experience of an audit to recreate some very convincing audit notices as a joke. (What taxpayer doesn’t appreciate the opportunity to see the funny side to taxes, especially for those who find it hard to believe there is a funny side to taxation?)
And here’s another truism: What taxpayer hasn’t dreamed of staging a mock funeral for the IRS? Admit it: You’ve dreamed of this day!
Of course, nothing proves to evoke laughter more than when the joke is at the expense of the IRS. But, those pokes at our beloved IRS may pale in comparison to the heat being poured upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some have opined that the EPA actually stands for “Endless Pranksters Abound.”
If you’ve got a beef with the IRS, just consider for a moment the tension-relief they provide the nation with their headline-inducing, crazy escapades that included training line-dancing IRS agents on the taxpayer’s dime. We’re still sharing the laughter over the agency’s chorus line. After all, poking fun at taxes goes back to the original Tea Party.