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This Letter Is Ironclad Proof That the IRS Has a Sense of Humor

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Caleb Newquist

Just don't tell Doug Shulman.

Posted in IRSTagged IRS, JELLO, Letters, Parenthood, waived penalties

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