James Lankford Quotes

Fear is the key element for the IRS in achieving its mission. Without fear, the IRS would have a difficult time maintaining our so-called system of ‘voluntary compliance’ .... Given the opportunity, the IRS will take the easy way out and grab whatever it can... the IRS does not really care about you and what your future... may be

Obama's IRS is not the IRS I've ever known for over seventy years as an American citizen.

April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the same advice that they've given hundreds of corporations - taxes are for douche bags.

I just filled out my income tax forms. Who says you can't get killed by a blank?

I'm still one who says that we can get rid of the Internal Revenue Service if we would pass the fair tax, which is a tax on consumption rather than a tax on people's income, and move power back where the founders believed it should have been all along.

A common man, even like myself, I don't know how to pay my taxes.

'Tax Collector' was optioned for a series with F/X, but it never happened. I guess they ran into a problem trying to figure out why someone would tune in to watch a show about a guy who works for the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service is more ruthless than the Gestapo. Abolish the IRS! Stamp out organized crime!

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

I have no evidence of any relationship between IRS and NSA.

What am I afraid of? The IRS. That's it. I don't want those people knockin' on my door, man.

The media's worried about whether I've paid my taxes; they're worried about any number of silly things that have nothing to do with America.

We now have so many regulations that everyone is guilty of some [tax] violation

Bashing the Internal Revenue Service is popular ... An impotent agency would allow the would allow the dishonest to avoid paying what they owe, and encourage honest taxpayers to cut corners.

It’s very clear. It’s in our platform. Taxation is theft.

Tax Day is often a source of frustration for taxpayers, so anything that can make the process less painful is appreciated.

I didn't pay my taxes for years.

If I have to do my tax online, the government should pay for my Internet hook-up, darling.

I voted in support of H.R. 5192, which seeks to curb identity fraud by requiring the Social Security Administration (SSA) to develop a database that financial institutions can use to compare their consumer data against SSA records.

'Tax' is a bad word for politicians.

At tax time, people are going to say, 'Gee, if the IRS asks for documents from me, and I destroy them, I wouldn't get away with that.' But that's effectively what Commissioner Koskinen has been able to get away with.

Let's talk about how to fill out your 1984 tax return. Here's an often overlooked accounting technique that can save you thousands of dollars: For several days before you put it in the mail, carry your tax return around under your armpit. No IRS agent is going to want to spend hours poring over a sweat-stained document. So even if you owe money, you can put in for an enormous refund and the agent will probably give it to you, just to avoid an audit. What does he care? It's not his money.

I think the terror most people are concerned with is the IRS.

If you make one word out of 'The IRS' it spells 'theirs.'