♦ Nothing makes a person more modest about his income than to fill out a tax form. Courtesy of Barbara D’Amato
♦ Cutting the IRS budget by more than 5 percent in real terms makes as much sense as a hospital firing surgeons or a car dealer laying off salespeople when customers fill the showroom. David Cay Johnston, Reuters .1-17-12
♦ Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. — H. L. Mencken
♦ The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall. –Denis Healey
♦ Sixty-four percent of women attorneys think that tax lawyers make undesirable dates.–Daniel Dolan
♦ I think that I shall never see a tax form plain enough for me. A form that I can understand without a lawyer near at hand to guide this poor benighted me so I will not owe a penalty. A form that I will not detest or take as more than awful jest. A form with pages I can read and fill out easily with speed. Such forms were not made for fools like me nor even God, who made a tree.
In accordance with Circular 230 Disclosure
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.
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