Tony Ferguson Quotes

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.

My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man.

I am not going to fiddle taxes. I pay my accountant a fortune to look after me.

My taxes alone keep eight lawyers busy, and when I finally get my money, it's only one-third of what I earn. With the kids in school and my other responsibilities, I get no change back from the first million dollars. The money flows out like water.

I'm always workin', man. I gotta pay the light bills.

If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don't just say, 'I'm not going to file.' There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it's a credit card company or tax department.

As artists, we are blessed to be able to make money but, on the same note, are held accountable for our federal tax obligations just like everyone else.

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

I do my taxes. I do my own bookkeeping. I pay rent.

I mean I imagine I could have done a better job with keeping my paperwork and paying my taxes. For the most part, everything happened exactly the way it should.

You grow up, no one really teaches you about taxes, especially as an athlete.

Wrestling is a lot like any other workplace. You don't really talk religion or politics. But we are all independent contractors, so we pay our taxes quarterly. And we talk about taxes.

I used to do my own taxes. You know how you buy that gigantic sheet at Staples, add up the restaurants, clothes, and taxis and glue your receipts into the book month by month? The more money I made, the more complicated things got.

If businesses don't know from state to state what the requirements are for taxes, they have to waste a lot of money on accountants and lawyers before deciding to expand their business into the state next door.

Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records.

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

Use an accountant the first time you file your taxes after becoming a freelancer. It will be worth it.

Getting a tax refund is nice, but having more money year-round is better. If you get a chunk of change from the IRS, you're giving the government an interest-free loan - not something they, or any bank, would ever give you. Instead, change your withholding so you get a little extra in each paycheck.

You should keep a copy of your tax return indefinitely, but you need to save supporting documents for only three years.

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.

Simplicity just isn't a word synonymous with taxes.

The bottom line is, I've got a wife and three kids. I've got bills I have to pay.

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

Most people don't realize the amount of tax forms the small business guy has to go through.

I had no clue about taxes at all. I didn't know they hit your paycheck. There's something that you've always got to put money away for. I didn't know you've got to put money away for it, even though it's coming out your own money. It's like, 'What the heck?'