I. R. S. phone calls
The following are actual phone calls made to I. R. S. offices across the United States.
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Caller: I want to know if I should file married or single.
IRS: Are you married?
Caller: Well, sort of…
IRS: What?
Caller: Well, we did get married, but we’re not counting on it.
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Caller: I got a letter from you guys and I want to know what you want.
IRS: What does it say?
Caller: Just a minute, I’ll open it.
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Caller: I’m a bookkeeper and I need to know if ten $100 bills make a thousand dollars or only ten hundred dollars.
IRS: Both. It’s the same amount.
Caller: So why do I get a different answer every time I move the decimal point?
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Caller: What does the law say about people who are renting to relatives and taking a loss on the property?
IRS: You are required to charge them fair market value.
Caller: It’s very fair. If we rented to someone else we could get a lot more.





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