Parakeet demands tax refund
Jo-Jo Kay the parakeet was paid $615 a year by the Kay Jewelry chain to go around to their stores and say the phrase "It's Okay to owe Kay." Of this money, $20.50 went to income tax and $12.30 to Social Security. However, Jo-Jo claimed $25 in deductible travel expenses and $1 in charitable contributions (given to the zoo). This dropped his total income to $589, which was less than the $600 personal exemption. So Jo-Jo asked for a refund.
The IRS responded by pointing out that Kay Jewelry wasn't paying Jo-Jo the minimum wage, which meant they were liable to have their property (including Jo-Jo) seized as a penalty.
The picture shows Jo-Jo standing on the head of Internal Revenue Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews. [Milwaukee Sentinel — Jun 24, 1955]
Comments
Jo-jo would be getting food stamps, medicare, housing subsistence, ADC for, at least, 26 eggs in a clutch, and signed up two or three times on the Chicago voter roles by Acorn.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/10/13 at 09:46 AM
From what I gather minimum wage for 1955 was $0.75 an hour. For a full time employee that would make an annual income of some $1500.00. Perhaps Jo-Jo was classed as a part time employee. I think the IRS was trying to weasel out of coughing up a refund.
If it was my parrot in the same situation, she would bite off the commissioner's ear within ten seconds for not giving up the refund.
If it was my parrot in the same situation, she would bite off the commissioner's ear within ten seconds for not giving up the refund.
Posted by KDP on 04/10/13 at 12:54 PM
If they can subpena my pet for jury duty I can claim her as a tax deduction right ? :zip:
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 04/10/13 at 05:46 PM
Sure, he's smiling now, but Jo Jo is about to poop in his hair!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/10/13 at 10:33 PM
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Category: Animals | Government | Money | 1950s