Our next tax trivia question is:
In January 2012, which celebrity told Piers Morgan that the most difficult check she has to write each year is to the IRS, and has employees bring her tequila when it’s time to do it?
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The Internal Revenue Service will shutter its doors for the third time this summer as part of a series of furlough days. The next day for closure is coming up quickly: Friday, July 5, 2013. The furloughs are a reaction to the current budget situation, which includes the sequester. On furlough days, the IRS will…
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