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Last week I finally got the one where the guy calls from "Microsoft" to tell me that my computer is infected with viruses, and wishes to help me to "clean" my system. I started up a Windows XP virtual machine, and let him walk me through everything he wanted me to do so at the very least the phone call would at least cost them some money.

Here's one I need on occasion, plus a second for general usage:

I always say there is a real need for a sarcasm font.

"A major victory for independent tax preparers". It depends on the lens you use to see it.

This is especially for all the cat lovers out there. http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_jemp5ei1

HOW BIG IS THEIR BUSINESS CARD? or how small is the font?

Or we could just agree to declare the "Comic sans MS" font to be 'our' sarcasm font. What do you think?

Only the IRS could construe a Dead Horse statute enacted in 1884 to pay for deceased livestock as a justification to regulate some 700,000 or so tax practitioners in the 21st century.

A dear friend, Bremen born and 84 this year, is an avid Scrabble player - in English. I am printing this to show her - she will love it!

Hmmm. Good thing I don't do payroll...or I guess if I did I would have known that. Thanks for getting me up to date. I appreciate it.

Explain that when the unit goes bad, she can claim the additional depreciation which will lower the basis in the home. Then explain that the new unit installed at that point, will start the process all over. Use lots of numbers, percentages, number of years the average homeowner stays, etc.... Ask her several times if she understands, and if she says yes, ask her to explain it to you so you can be sure that she does. This conversation will last 10 minutes max... A tried and proven method. Also, bill her for the time.

ATX offers the deferred payment in the fall, where you pay a processing fee, and balance of the payment is deferred to December with no discount. The last two years, i've waited to the last minute and paid about a third in January and the balance mid February.