CPR 4-17-2012 ANOTHER TIMELY JAY CATSBY AND PHAROAH THE CAT JOINT VENTURE
Today was the last day for the Pets to file their tax returns, so Catsby put his Empire planning on hold to attend to his latest business venture, the Jay Catsby and Pharoah the Cat Tax Preparation and Accounting Firm, LLC, d/b/a "Fur"bo Tax. As with many of these ventures, Catsby merely serves as the front man, or cat, for the enterprise; it's Pharoah who does all the work. What with the tendency of many of the 540 Paddock felines to pros"cat"inate, Pharoah had so much last minute work to do that he had to have a working breakfast. (Photo 1, Pharoah reading the tax code while he eats). Part of preparing tax returns of course includes advising as to what deductions are properly claimed: when Lady tried to claim that she should be able to deduct her betting losses (see "Cat Boys Face Off in Eating Competition, CPR 9-28-2011), Pharoah reacted skeptically. (Photo 2, Pharoah reacting skeptically). But part of being a tax preparation professional is also taking your client's concerns seriously. (Photo 3, Pharoah listening to Darnell complain about having to pay New York state taxes in addition to Connecticut and Federal taxes, although, since Darnell had no income, really all he has to pay are Pharoah's fees for pretending to take his concerns seriously). Nor was Darnell's situation unique; none of the Cats or Lady Emma actually had any income.(The only pet who really has any income was Catsby, who receives tribute in the form of mice from various realms of his empire. But Catsby refuses to pay taxes to himself ("What's the point" says Catsby, in Napoleonic French, "L'etat c'est mice!"). The lack of any actual pet earnings makes the actual tax form preparation fairly simple, if not totally unnecessary, but of course it is important for "Fur-bo
Tax" to provide a justification for its fairly steep filing fees, otherwise, as Catsby the Enterpreneurial Mogul might say, "What's the point".
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