From the folks at Hallmark.com and their creation, Maxine the Queen of Crabbiness, here are 10 ways to ensure getting audited by the IRS:
- Pay in pennies (delivered by sling slot).
- Deduct calls made to the Psychic Network in an attempt to get winning PowerBall numbers.
- Claim your cat as a dependent.
- Claim charitable deductions that equal more than your income.
- On the line that asks what you made this year, answer “Trouble.”
- Deduct adoption costs associated with adopting a new personality.
- Claim a home office deduction based on all the in-home counseling you give to friends and family.
- Wait till the last minute and copy the numbers from the guy standing next to you in line at the post office.
- Fill out your forms in yellow crayon.
- Detail 11,215 Internet stock trades — and claim you came out exactly even.