The IRS has posted its series of instructional PowerPoint presentations at their site. It's a Small Business Tax Workshop...and it scares me.

Tax time....ewww. Tax time slide shows....double ewwww.

It's not my thing. I don't like "doing taxes" because it's so tedious and detail-oriented. But if you're an accountant, you just may love these slides. Lots of bullets and clipart.

A much better page at the IRS site is its list of Tax Quotes. Here's a sampling of three of my favorites from the page:

• “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” — Albert Einstein, physicist
• “Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.” — Gerald Barzan, humorist
• "The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.'' — Arthur C. Clarke, author

Now, two of my favorite tax quotes didn't make the IRS pages. Here they are:

• "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." -- Benjamin Franklin
• "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." -- Leona Helmsley

Well, Leona: I'm one of those 'lil people that's going to pay my fair share this year. Sigh.

On the bright side, I get to stay out of prison!

¶ 4/14/2005 08:06:00 AM