21 Tax Day Memes That'll Almost Make You Forget the Pains of Tax Season

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Apr. 17 2023, Updated 2:59 p.m. ET

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Despite wishing it into oblivion and attempting to ignore it, Tax Day is still happening, and it's just around the corner.

April 18 will decide the fate of many hard-working Americans who will either receive a generous return for overpaying the government — and decide which of the many incredible ways to spend it — or instead owe a bunch of money to the dreaded Uncle Sam.

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And whether you're laughing or crying at your taxes this year, there's no better way to cope with the end of tax season (or anything really) than with some relatable memes. Send these to your friends, coworkers, or boss so everyone can commiserate and laugh together in an incessant cycle of schadenfreude. Fun, don't you think?

The only time of the year we wish we had dependents. Does my gerbil count?

A tax day meme featuring a scene from 'Titantic'
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.

A tax day meme about a person claiming their pet as their child
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Even when you've been diligent about tracking your expenses throughout the year, something new always comes up in April.

A tax day meme featuring Ned Stark from 'Game of Thrones'
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But when you get a return in the mail, it can feel like the hysteria paid off.

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If you're an accountant, we can't even imagine what you're going through.

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We work better under immense pressure.

Well, now that you put it that way, it no longer sounds like free money :(

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We all have that friend who's going to post their massive haul come April 19.

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But because you're so good at adulting, you're going to make your refund work for you.

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Oof, the government doesn't take out taxes? That seems grossly unfair.

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We'd much rather be like the guy in the orange.

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Honestly, if you have a family, you might want to take a page out of Homer's book.

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If this isn't every single freelancer in America...

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This just single-handedly exposed Tax Day.

TFW you're suddenly regretting taking the whole office out to lunch.

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Once again, paging freelancers everywhere. Except it's more like, 'What's the damage this time around?'

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This refund would change our life.

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Um, make it make sense please!

Despite aging a few years in a month, we'd say you've done an excellent job in making it through to the end.

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Why put yourself through another conference call when you know your bank account is POPPING?!

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Put this one in your pipe and smoke it...

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Don't forget to do your taxes before April 18! Because we all know filing for an extension just means you're going to hate yourself when they're actually due, so just get in on the annoyance right now with the rest of us.

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