The funniest taxes jokes, ranked.

4 comedians, one topic. Quoted from the source, funniest first by our laugh score: surprise of the turn (40), economy (30) and specificity (30).

1. 1

   

   The Illiterate Digest (book), 1924 · on Taxes

   82

   “The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.”

   The golf comparison is unexpected and still true a century later.

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2. 2

   

   E=MO², 1985 · on Taxes

   74

   “The IRS sent back my tax return saying I owed $800. I said, "If you'll remember, I fastened my return with a paper clip... which, according to your own very latest government Pentagon spending figures, will more than make up the difference."”

   Pentagon-paper-clip satire wrapped in a sly tax dodge.

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3. 3

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   Ranting Again (book), 1998 · on Taxes

   72

   “The current tax code is harder to understand than Bob Dylan reading Finnegans Wake in a wind tunnel.”

   Miller-style stacked reference simile; vivid, if a bit constructed.

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4. 4

   

   Taxed Beyond Belief, 2002 · on Taxes

   70

   On tax evaders who argued in court that they weren't legally persons.

   “"Excuse me, sir, why haven't you paid your taxes." "Well, as you can clearly see, I am not a person." "Well, you look like a person." "No it's all done with mirrors, trust me!"”

   Real tax-protester logic, played out to a deadpan magician's excuse.

   Wikiquote: Lewis Black ↗All Taxes jokes →