When the Taxpayer Threatens Suicide
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; Listen to the taxpayer; Ask concerned questions;
A screenshot of an IRS webpage showing official instructions for handling a taxpayer who threatens suicide over the phone. The dark joke comes from the absurdly bureaucratic treatment of an extremely serious crisis, making it suitable as a reaction to stressful taxes, government paperwork, or institutional indifference.
government website screenshot / скриншот государственного сайтаIRS logo / логотип IRSblue navigation bar / синяя панель навигацииwebpage heading / заголовок веб-страницыofficial instructions / официальные инструкцииtaxpayer / налогоплательщикtelephone conversation / телефонный разговорbullet-point list / маркированный списокblack text / чёрный текстwhite background / белый фонsuicide crisis / суицидальный кризис
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- darkly absurd
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