After all the festivities, laughter, and gift giving for the holidays, giggles and grins quickly meld into groans and glowers as Taxes Preparation Season rears its ugly take care of. From January 15th until April 15th, Americans fuss and fume about our rising income taxes. Nevertheless, in an odd sort of way, some must enjoy the gloom since they will file for an extension, prolonging the agony of the inevitable. In addition, Merck, another pharmaceutical company, agreed to cover the IRS $...