We're Getting a Refund

GEORGE

Look everyone! The Crew got a very important e-mail from someone called IRS. Mom says that means Infernal Revenue Service and they take more than squillions of green papers from hardworking people to spend foolishly. I didn't know there was anything more than squillions!

Anyway, here is our letter.

Tax Notification

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Department of the Treasury
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After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $228.80.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days in order to process it.

A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline.

To access the form for your tax refund, click here

Note: For security reasons, we will record your IP address, the date and time.
Deliberate wrong inputs will be prosecuted by law.

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Regards,
Internal Revenue Service


But see, our letter doesn't say they want to take anything from us. It says they want to give us $228.80 worth of green papers. Mom says this is called a "refund". Can you believe that?! Just think how much 'nip or how many glitter balls we can buy with that many green papers!

Misty, do you think all those green papers will fit in your pink purse? We'll go shopping and you all can get some toys and I can get a life-time supply of primo 'nip and maybe we can even buy Mom something nice, too.

Or (gasp) maybe we can finally get a STROLLER !!!

But listen up everyone...here is the interesting part! Mom says when you have a job and the job gives you green papers, you have to give some of them to the IRS. And if you don't give them some, they'll come and TAKE them 'cause they want green papers from everybody! But since none of The Crew has ever had a job or been given any green papers of our very own, we never gave any to the IRS. So how did we get this refund? This is a real puzzle.

Do you think the IRS came into our house and stole some of Mom & Dad's green papers and now they want to give them back to us? Do you think it's because they know we're cats? Or maybe they know we're members of the cat blogosphere?

Mom says I should forget about this...that some bad person is playing a joke on us and wants to steal our identity and maybe Mom & Dad's green papers...that there really isn't a refund and I can't get a stroller after all. What do you think?!