Archive for the ‘Humor’ category

Tax Season Joke of the Week

February 8th, 2012

City boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey died.”

Kenny replied, “Well then, just give me my money back.”

The farmer said, “Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”

Kenny said, “OK then, at least give me the donkey.”

The farmer asked, “What are you going to do with him?”

Kenny replied, “I’m going to raffle him off.”

Farmer exclaimed, “You can’t raffle off a dead donkey!”

Kenny replied, “Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he is dead.”

A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, “What happened with that dead donkey?”

Kenny said, “I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at $2 apiece and made a profit of $898.”

Farmer asked, “Didn’t anyone complain?”

Kenny replied, “Just the guy who won. So I gave him his money back.”

Kenny grew up and eventually became a partner in a large international accounting firm. Allegedly.

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A Lighter Look at Outsourcing

November 23rd, 2011

We’ve had a few requests to share this video that takes a lighter look at outsourcing from the folks at Onion News.


More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs Overseas

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Tax Season Joke of the Week

April 11th, 2011

Why did the auditor cross the street?

Because that’s what the work papers said they did last year.

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Tax Season Joke of the Week

March 30th, 2011

Two accountants were returning home from a client meeting. As accountants they took the cheapest seats on the plane, so they were each occupying the center seat opposite sides of the aisle. They continued their discussion of a tax problem. Finally, one of the passengers in an aisle seat offered to trade places so they could talk and he could sleep. After switching seats, one accountant remarked to the other that it was the first time a discussion about taxes ever kept anyone awake.

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Tax Season Joke of the Week

March 23rd, 2011

An accountant is lying on the beach next to a lawyer. The lawyer comments that a fire has destroyed his office and as soon as he collects the insurance he will rebuild.

The account responds, “What a remarkable coincidence. A flood destroyed my office and I am waiting for the insurance proceeds, so I too can rebuild.”

After a few moments the lawyer asks: “So how do you start a flood?”

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Tax Season Joke of the Week

March 2nd, 2011

A businessmen on his death bed called for his wife and said, “Jill, I want you to promise me that when I die, you will have my remains cremated.”

“And what,” Jill asked, “do you want me to do with your ashes?”

The businessman replied, “Put them in an envelope and mail them to the IRS. And write on the envelope, ‘Now you have everything.’”

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Tax Season Joke of the Week

February 25th, 2011

Tax Season Joke of the Week

A graduate of a well-known university joins a major accounting firm. On his first day he dials a clerk and shouts into the phone, “Get me a box of pens, now!”

The person at the other end responds with, “You fool, do you know who you are talking to?”

“No,” replies the newly hired account.

“Well, I’m the Managing Partner!” the voice shouts the back.

With some quick thinking the new hire fires back with, “And do you know who YOU’RE talking to?”

To which the Managing Partner Replies, “No.”

“Good,” says the accountant as he promptly hangs up the phone.

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Have you ever been left 404′D?

January 28th, 2011

Do you have any idea what I’m talking about?

I was on my way back from another great North Carolina Focus Group meeting and flicking through the Southwest Airlines magazine and this came up in their Spirit Lexicon – their business dictionary.

In addition to it being the Atlanta area code, it’s also a HTTP standard response code meaning that the requested web page could not be located ERROR 404-URL could not be located. The term 404 describes someone in the office who is easily confused, and seemingly oblivious. Sometimes it’s best to avoid the 404 when it comes to team projects.

For example – The new paperless system must be a doozie – Joe came out of the training sessions looking completely 404.

Maybe some of your clients will be completely 404 this tax season.

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