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♦ IRS MOTTO: “We’re not happy until you’re not happy!”

♦ Q: How many IRS agents does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Only one, but the light bulb really gets screwed.

From Garrison Keillor’s ‘Pretty Good Joke Book’. Sent to me by R. Scott Shifley.

♦ “Ignore them and they’ll go away” is great advice for some of life’s annoyances. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to taxes. Martha C. White, Time.com April 17, 2012.

♦ Cutting its (IRS) budget is like killing the goose that lays golden eggs — or at least putting her in a smaller pen and feeding her less. By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool 2-1-12

♦ A white business envelope with your name in the cellophane window and the return address of the IRS. Attention from the Internal Revenue Service can mean only one thing: They want your money. Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel, 5-6-12

♦ Over the years and out of literally thousands of tax protestors who have been criminally prosecuted, a very small handful have won acquittals in their criminal trials, by convincing the jury that they were too stupid to understand that they had to pay taxes. Financial & Tax Fraud Education Associates, Inc.

♦ Here’s a funny story relayed by Internal Revenue Service call center agents: Taxpayers sometimes call in to complain they have mistakenly received letters intended for someone named “Levy.” Gadi Dechter, Government Executive, May 16, 2011.

Robert McKenzie

Robert E. McKenzie is a partner of the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating his practice in representation before the Internal Revenue Service and state agencies. He has lectured extensively on the subject of taxation. He has presented courses before thousands of CPA’s, attorneys and enrolled agents nationwide. He has made numerous media appearances including Dateline NBC and The ABC Nightly News. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McKenzie was employed by the Internal Revenue Service, Collection Division, in Chicago, Illinois. Since entering private practice, he has dedicated a major portion of his time to representation before the IRS. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. McKenzie was a member of the IRS Advisory Council, which advises IRS management. Mr. McKenzie serves on Arnstein & Lehr’s Executive Committee.