IRS Official Apologizes for Lavish Conference, Parody Videos
Pretend Spock realizes expenses were illogical
The tax official responsible for a lavish, $4.1 million conference in Anaheim apologized to Congress for spending at the conference — and for his performance as Mr. Spock in a Star Trek parody video.
"The fact of the matter is, Mr. chairman, it's embarrassing, I apologize," Faris Fink said of the two videos produced for the conference at a cost of $50,187.
Fink, the commissioner of the IRS's Small Business and Self-Employment Division, donned pointy ears for his role as the Vulcan commander on a mission to bring effective tax practices to a faraway planet. That video opened the division's conference in 2010 — the most expensive of the 225 conferences audited by the IRS's inspector general in a report this week.
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Well, in that case, all’s forgiven!
/s/ taxpayer WHO GOT AUDITED LAST YEAR, ASSHOLE!