“What is the definition of Death?”/“When you stop paying taxes suddenly.”

“Death and taxes” are often said to be the only certainties in life. There’s a joke:
 
Q: What is the definition of Death?
A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly.
   
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007.
 
   
Joke.co.com
Category: Dead and dying jokes
Date Added: 11/10/2007
Joke: Q: What is the definition of Death?A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly.
 
Twitter
Daily Joker
‏@DailyJokePost
Q: What is the
definition of
Death?
A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly. http://dailyjokepost.com/505
6:59 PM - 24 Aug 2009
 
Twitter
Morten Stenbaek
‏@mobitwix
Q: What is the definition of Death?A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly.
3:00 AM - 17 Jan 2010
 
Twitter
Bob Kostic
‏@causticbob
#taxes Q:  What is the definition of Death? A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly.
6:35 PM - 12 Apr 2010
 
Facebook
Jh tax
January 30, 2011 ·
Q: What is the definition of Death?
A: When you stop paying taxes suddenly.
 
Twitter
AA Labour Day
‏@guzmant20
Q What is the definition of Death? A When you stop paying taxes suddenly. :-o
7:33 PM - 3 Sep 2016