Taxpayer Threatens Suicide

“Nooo don’t kill yourself you need to pay your taxes haha” IRS SEARCH | HELP | MENU 13.1.10.4.1 (12-19-2019) What to Do When the Taxpayer Threatens Suicide (1) When the taxpayer threatens suicide over the phone: • Stay calm and remain on the phone with the taxpayer;

A screenshot of an IRS guidance page titled “What to Do When the Taxpayer Threatens Suicide” is posted with the caption “Nooo don’t kill yourself you need to pay your taxes haha.” The joke treats paying taxes as a reason to keep someone alive, creating an absurdly dark reaction to an official crisis-response document.

• @eternalclassic / 29065 2023-03-09