Wrath. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Who among us hasn’t fallen victim to temptation? After all, no one is perfect. Of course, there’s a moral penalty to pay. But when you exhibit one of these vices in the tax arena, you also have to answer to another higher authority…the IRS. As these real-life battles with the IRS illustrate, the results of these seven sins generally are not favorable, to say the least. Take a look.

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Images are from Hieronymus Bosch's "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things."

Peter Blank
Editor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter
Peter Blank passed away in November 2017. He had worked on the staff of The Kiplinger Tax Letter since 1981 and had edited the publication since 1999. He earned a BSE in civil engineering from Princeton University, a JD from Widener University School of Law and an LLM in taxation from Georgetown University.