Top Ten Tax Jokes

I’m here to help you laugh all the way to your Form 1040.  The best way to start working on your income tax return is with a smile on your face.

Here’s my Top Ten Favorite Tax Jokes & Quotes, courtesy of the rich and famous:

#10 — Mark Twain
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

#9 — Arthur Godfrey
I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is I could be just as proud for half of the money.

#8 — John S. Coleman
The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away.

#7 — Herman Wouk
Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.

#6 — Winston Churchill
There is no such thing as a good tax.

#5 — Albert Einstein
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

#4 — Robert A. Heinlein
Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors . . . and miss.

#3 — Barry Goldwater
The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

#2 — Rush Limbaugh
If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

#1 — Dave Barry
It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.