Tax Joke of the Month
A taxpayer received a strongly worded “second notice†that his taxes were overdue. Hastening to the collector’s office, he paid his bill, saying apologetically that he had overlooked the first notice. “Ohâ€, confided the collector with a smile, “we don’t send out first notices. We have found that the second notices are more effective.â€
Top Four Frivolous Reasons for Not Paying Taxes
Filing taxes is voluntary, and I don’t care to volunteer These people think because they see the word “voluntary†in the instructions for form 1040 they are allowed to decide to pay or not. But in this case, “voluntary†means you can figure your own taxes, rather than having the government figure it for you. […]
Dentist Gets Drilled by the IRS
A dentist from La Crosse, WI, Frederick Kriemelmeyer, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of tax evasion, but not for the first time. In 2007, Kriemelmeyer was found guilty for failing to pay federal income taxes and was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $135,337 to the IRS […]