Sonic Evades his Taxes

[@TurboJehtt]

Thanks to @izziibel for voicing tails! kzbin.info/door/HyTBRUNVsF-bhM8pnHtZfQ I planned to publish this on tax day but, you know, taxes.

[@cerealisme]

hi

[@Duhman2]

​@@p-__ bot no life no num

[@VMB01996]

Yeah, it adds up lol

[@pyroonbusinesschannel118]

preeeety sure sonic would squeeze himself out from there

[@Pownchao]

She did great as always!

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

“You die tonight.” I love how blunt Sonic is with that line.

[@JaredSucksAtEverything]

Funni

[@A_OBC]

How did he get into his cell??

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

@@A_OBC When you’re mad enough, you can do almost anything.

[@tigerbat1262]

​@@A_OBC tax evasion.

[@DarkspinedZim]

Best line from the video

[@theimprovedbore550]

i like how THIS was sonic's breaking point after all those years of leaving eggman alive

[@yocapo32]

To be fair, I don't think it's for a lack of trying, Eggman is *really* good at not dying.

[@kemix1006]

@@yocapo32 Lets be honest. If this were the comics, he'd have about half a dozen robot clones. Since this is the GAMES...intervention from god is really all I got.

[@Birdhouseart]

Tax evasion is no joke and if the one dude was also in jail who could helped you get out of that situation was there. Yeah, all bets are off. Taxation is still theft.

[@rodrickgoldberg2324]

“You die TONIGHT.”

[@TheUltraDinoboy]

​@@Birdhousearttax invasion!?

[@yededeuzzi7375]

I like how Sonic actually took into consideration how flawed the Speed Highway is for other people.

[@mycycleminorities]

Seriously, I'd hate to pay taxes for stuff I can't use

[@guineagames1048]

@@mycycleminoritiesDon’t we all.

[@bobtehdinosaur]

I was 7 years old, and I remember saying: "Why the heck are there loopty loops on the highway? How are people supposed to drive on this? Aren't people paying taxes or something for this?" Lmao

[@RandomRon005]

The real question is how does anyone get around on these highways? - Speed Highway - Radical Highway - Bingo Highway - The entirety of Empire City

[@MegaGeek-gr6ts]

​@@RandomRon005 good question, I mean we know flying cars and hoverboards exist so maybe that's how?

[@PR-ot7qd]

A friend from the mob once said "If you're hiding a body, make sure he paid his taxes first, or else the IRS will find him"

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Hol’ up

[@magentamonster]

"You die tonight." Sonic had better make sure Eggman pays his taxes before killing him.

[@LordTyph]

@@magentamonster I don't think he plans to hide the body. Plus, I think they already made him pay.

[@bolognivm]

Then that means, if someone's marked me for death and I want justice after i die, I should leave my taxes unpaid so that the IRS will come looking for my dead ass 😲

[@michaelreece3937]

Fuck getting private investigators to find your wife's body after she was kidnapped and murdered and now the trail is cold. Just make sure her taxes haven't been paid and she'll be found in a week. Nothing gets bureaucrats moving like unpaid taxes.

[@TexMeta]

"You die tonight." The delivery is so on point. These videos will never get old.

[@CalebWave]

Yay we die ton-

[@HassleHoffer372]

@@CalebWave damn you’re already dead?

[@jessnaramolete3023]

​@@HassleHoffer372I guess he already-

[@mikeymadness3074]

@@jessnaramolete3023 you good? doesnt sound like you're oka-

[@zaktheripper3455]

@@mikeymadness3074why is everyone dyi-

[@DuneGamer22]

“Your job is picking up money from the ground?” “Well sometimes they’re in the air” Made me laugh

[@reala7140]

And sometimes they’re in like item boxes and suddenly materialize in my dimensional pocket

[@hehe-IgoBRRRR]

It's unlimited money Makes you wonder how a person can be poor in this universe

[@davidthecommenter]

@@hehe-IgoBRRRR well, someone could easily hurt you and steal all the money you just dropped.

[@DLN_0.5]

@@hehe-IgoBRRRR Inflation

[@10RexTheWolf01]

I mean all he does is run around and find money and since no one pays him and still has no employer what is he filing for? Dude is literally homeless I mean he does sleep outside.

[@thatverseguy]

I love how Sonic doing his taxes made him question the very thing he's been doing for over 30 years now. Man that must be tough.

[@TouhouEXPolaros]

Sonic? Imagine Eggman that always loses to the damn thing and the IRS just catches it for good *ALONG WITH HIM*

[@randomnobody5074]

NPC tries to start a comment without "I love how" challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@John-Scott]

Is that you, a hero with no rings in his hand? Why so blue? You’ve saved the world but can’t save on rent? You run so fast to escape from the pain But heavy thoughts keep on scrapping your brain, you're Crushing in your thirties Crushing in your thirties, yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[@topbossgamer15]

Ikr freelancer pog

[@Dr.D.R.]

rings are supposed to be made out of chaos energy

[@SuperSmashDolls]

Fun fact: the IRS actually published guidelines on how to report income from illegal activity without incriminating yourself.

[@omarjimenezromero3463]

funny enough why drug dealers are rarely trapped just when they do not pay their taxes, so companies not paying their taxes is more normalized than a drug dealer that is more responsible with his income tax payments.

[@Silver4Hire]

It can’t be used as evidence in court but they’re definitely launching an investigation on you

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

​@@omarjimenezromero3463 Ah, is that how they get away with it?

[@windbuster]

‘Sonic Adventures through tax evasion’ would be the perfect name for this video

[@spudowmahbrethren9392]

Sonic Money Laundering Front(iers)

[@coastaku1954]

Director's (Tax) Cut

[@kenstorm707]

Featuring Eggman's newest addition to the E-Series: E-1099

[@buttunbasher3604]

Please make this the title!

[@elmemearana]

"Damn, Tails! I think the real Sonic Adventure are the taxes I didn't pay along the way!"

[@lisboah]

For anyone wondering, it's not that the IRS managed to catch Sonic. The moment Sonic considered that he could evade paying taxes, he was instantly teleported to jail. The IRS, in matters concerning tax evasion, gains access to reality-warping powers.

[@rocksfire4390]

only works on poor people though, with the rare exception for everyone else.

[@meruthesuccubus3416]

​@@rocksfire4390 damn sonic must be broke

[@gagidoo4757]

​@@meruthesuccubus3416 it seems that every ring is like a dollar here so he cant have $100 or more at once

[@wertyxq3468]

@@gagidoo4757 A small price to pay for inmortality

[@AlessandraXIII]

It's a wonder Yoshi is still running free, then

[@Scrofar]

the fact that this is providing some legit info about filling out your taxes is what's truly astonishing

[@dominoot2652]

Learned more about taxes here than at school

[@scottwock3753]

Yeah I don't know a damn thing about taxes but this video helped a bit

[@furretwalk2447]

i dont know a single thing about taxes so this is a nice start

[@virginiasmiles8865]

right?

[@vermillion6159]

And it helped me, a German, understand why the US has so many libertarians. That tax system sounds annoying af to handle

[@Zeebob89]

2:27 "Yeah, and they used the money to build loop-de-loops on the road, which granted, cool as hell for me, but man morning commutes must be hell for everyone else." I like how even sonic takes in how wacky speed highways level design choice would be like for literally everyone else.

[@DarknessXxMaster]

Driving a car through a speed boost and through a loop-de-loop with car physics and actual gravity.... Yeah, sounds like frequent trips to the mechanic shop are made everyday from driving on speed highway.

[@TORXINYUEXAVIERSTUDENT]

@@DarknessXxMaster or the hospital… or maybe the graveyard

[@evanlim9098]

All three must be rolling in cash/rings tho

[@GarryDumblowski]

Something I think about a lot is how much some levels slope. City Escape for example, you're pretty much running at a 45 degree angle the whole time. Who wants to live on a 45 degree angle???

[@3dmarth]

@@GarryDumblowski I don't know, that pretty much just sounds like the actual Lombard St. in San Francisco. The road has a tight zigzag section, because it's too steep to drive up normally, and this specific area shows up in some video games. So maybe the real question is, "Who wants to live in San Francisco?"

[@cookiecrisps4956]

I never thought I'd see a video about Sonic and Tails trying to pay Sonic's taxes. But I'm not disappointed at all.

[@StanTakeoverGuy]

So that's how dorkly sonic was Made

[@chimericalical]

I mean I never thought I wouldn’t

[@darkshotgun209]

There making 8 year olds do taxes now🤣

[@nadiarey4196]

Friendly reminder that you *should* pay your taxes. Confused remark about how the US makes paying them so damn complicate...

[@FunAngelo2005]

Yup

[@KiranBalakumar]

'I'd be on me knees begging if there were an animation for it' ... Gold!

[@XGame80]

I was literally about to comment this exact thing before I saw your comment

[@BloodThirstyAvengers]

There technically is an animation for kneeling down. Amy uses it in her Jail Cell when Gamma walks in.

[@eineperson9849]

​@@BloodThirstyAvengers huh? 🤨📸

[@Galiaverse]

Tax-free gold?

[@BloodThirstyAvengers]

@@eineperson9849 In Sonic Adventure. Amy is on her knees when she meets Gamma.

[@wolv0223]

The final joke of Eggman being in jail for not sending out proper 1099 forms is just the pinnacle of this video.

[@krasudreal3948]

It really is the cherry on top

[@DoMorrMusic]

hello fellow music artist@@javidelvalmusic

[@Useott]

And then Sonic goes "you die tonight"

[@tiofound]

​@@Useottperfect delivery

[@checkme1830]

He is literally the reason Sonic is in jail. I love it XD

[@Venom-Boiii]

The US Educational System didn’t teach us taxes, so Jehtt decides to do it instead. We salute you.

[@somejerk5662]

The US educational system avoids teaching taxes because if the average person knew how much of their paycheck the government was stealing, there would be guillotines.

[@TotoDG]

"I'd be on my knees begging if there were an animation for it." Single greatest fourth wall break in history.

[@Mizu_mila]

0:24 Yup agreed

[@-Random_Person]

YES

[@l.psimer6124]

Maybe not THE best, but it's up there.

[@nathanpatera9836]

He already modded it. He could mod a new animation in. Right?

[@zendayaworship]

lol yeah

[@hhfggvogtthehy6451]

I love how Tails is frightened by who is supposed to be his best friend.

[@BingBongyee]

Tails is 8 sonic is 16 obviously tails is gonna be scared of sonic because sonic is older than tails

[@KurisuFenrisWolf]

I mean .... Sonic was apparently hiding out in Tails workshop.

[@jaredjadriel]

​@The Weavile he changed the title to sonic evades his taxes and after he put tails evades his taxes

[@khalilnevels8926]

I'd be scared too if some man just appeared in front of me, and the moment I saw him, he screamed out my name

[@ayrtonjoga]

Do your friends regularly open the your door, shouts your name, while hiding in your house just to ask a favor, and you're completely numb to this? If that's the case, I can't tell who is weirder, you or your friends

[@lunarservant6781]

i love how sonic is in a different cell and yet ends up in the same one as eggman as soon as he mentions the 1099 tax forms

[@Wall207Slow]

Anger does that

[@gummy2bear358]

@@Wall207Slow anger makes the world change

[@TheGardiner]

_Teleports behind you_ Pshh, nothing personnel, kid.

[@Gamer88334]

To be fair, those bars aren’t exactly hard to slip past.

[@random_guy789]

He just went so fast he turned into plasma and just went through the wall and then appeared behind Eggman to kill him😂

[@roggeralves94]

I find the transition from "what are they gonna do? Catch me?" to "Damn. They caught me" so amazing 🤣

[@Kirbyluver2]

the part where tails argues that they build roads and sonic notes the inefficient nature of the roads is so spot on

[@Steven9567]

Place most of that money was spent on the government rather than the road

[@gokublack8342]

@Steven9567 Most of the Federal income tax money goes to do-nothing politicians and to the military so they can bully some 3rd world country

[@suspiciousactivity4266]

Building roads and public services is the biggest excuse. They pocket most of the money themselves, or they give either free to other people less fortunate. Communism basically.

[@l.psimer6124]

​@@Steven9567they pocket every single cent.

[@oneofthepeoples]

@@l.psimer6124and where do they get the money for everything they do?

[@rushink]

The fact Tails was literally right there to see the rings disappear into thin air, but still refuses to believe Sonic really got me

[@8tackykcat8]

Tails didn't technically *dis*believe Sonic but he (probably rightly) guessed that the IRS wouldn't believe it. Makes me wonder, how would superheroes file taxes? Do they set up LLCs to file taxes on the behalf of their superhero identities?

[@rushink]

@@8tackykcat8 Do you have to file taxes for a secret identity? I mean, if Superhero-Man takes a giant robot as a trophy after defeating Supervillain-Man, does that mean John Doe have to file taxes for it?

[@s.i.m.p9237]

@@rushink the goverment probably has a whole differnt system in place for the super heros kind of like how the goverment in the marvel comics sometimes has these super hero identifiers for sitiuations like court

[@j-sant-animations8105]

@@8tackykcat8well it’s been confirmed in one of those DCAU.. or DCEU?.. one of those dark series, that the watchtower and hall of Justice is partially funded by the UN. And in DC animated, Stewart Green Lantern meeting his old friend admits that superheroing falls under volunteer work, unless tips and donates are offered but most outside plastic man or booster gold probably refuses them.

[@Jallu555]

Classic lawsystem. It does not listen to common sense but depends on loopholes.

[@graptakular]

As an accountant, I really feel for Tails as people running up to you at the last minute with no idea what to do is practically a yearly tradition at this point.

[@Oldgeezershadow]

The number of extensions I have to file the last two weeks before April 18th 😮‍💨

[@NoobZword]

But also they make it so difficult to file taxes, and they literally ytax everything as if we have money laying around

[@RoughThief]

Amen to that, brother.

[@PhoenixAngel429]

God i know that feeling. And if your friends know you do them they're always asking.

[@Boulderpuncher98]

Can't really blame people though, it seems confusing as hell.

[@neon_spotlight]

I always thought the rings were just, naturally occurring motes of chaos energy. Which is why they're effectively your HP system and why they also act as fuel for the super forms.

[@wardedthorn6523]

That would make sense if he didn't canonically buy things with them Which makes the fact they are his life energy all the more confusing

[@raileynashpallada9559]

My guess others can use them too

[@Orange_Swirl]

​@@wardedthorn6523Well, maybe in Sonic's world, rings are both an energy source and currency, and the reason it is used as currency is because it's an energy source, making it very valuable to the government.

[@milkman4407]

That’s kinda the Archie Comics method, in the Archie Comics rings are heavily concentrated chaos energy made by Nate Morgan (the guy sonic blew up, along with thousands of other people)

[@Animefan-uk8pw]

​@@Orange_Swirl Even in Sonic Unleashed they work as currency. And it wasn't limited to one country but the whole world uses rings as currency. And I've always win, if rings are the currency in the sonic world how rich is Eggman and where does he get the money to pay for all those robots and ship? Let alone the money he used to build Eggman land

[@Vhailor_Mithras]

"You die tonight." I can only imagine the existential dread Eggman felt upon hearing that.

[@spindash64]

I mean, given everything else he’s on the hook for, AND the fact that the major reason Sonic couldn’t file his taxes is that he was waiting on forms Eggman never sent…. Capone time

[@kayden4145]

Eggistential

[@Paku_Pori_Mugu]

"Finally God, take me. I want it now"

[@juanmartinez5779]

I imagine there was a lot of HUT HUT HUT HUT action right at that point

[@logan_jp3]

I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THAT

[@Chaosrunepownage]

Friendly reminder that tax preparation software lobbyists (TurboTax et al) are a reason why taxes are so confusing and complicated in the US! There's been plenty of bills put forth to simplify taxes but they fight against and strike down each one because if everyone could do their own taxes, they wouldn't need to buy their software! edit: Some more context: There have been plenty of bills meant to make taxes as simple for self-employed (own their own business, Uber, Etsy, KZbin, etc.) as they are for people who have a regular 9-5 job from a large employer. These have of course been shot down immediately by lobbyists from both tax preparation software and people who hate non-traditonal jobs.

[@irok1]

They spend double the amount of money lobbying Congress than any other organization

[@sdgdhpmbp]

You know what would make taxes even simpler? Not needing to file them like most other normal countries. Why is the US so hellbent on screwing its citizens under the guise of "saving money"? I know most y'all aren't to blame but it's bullshit. And often has the reverse effect with taxes/hospital bills more likely to cripple your livelihood because of it.

[@nexenojustice552]

Corruption at its finest

[@deadlybird1229]

Ah, Corporate caused Corruption at its best

[@hagoryopi2101]

It also means the IRS couldn't justify its budget increases and recent hiring of armed officers. Nor would it be able to make extra money fining people for errors and late fees. But let's pretend everything is the fault of big evil corporations, despite the fact they'd have much less power to abuse if the government didn't have so much power itself for them to just exploit so easily.

[@A.R.T.4]

While not complete, I like how this meme actually put me further down the road of understanding taxes than formal education ever did

[@zergslayer69]

formal education trains you to be a good company employee primarily

[@sonnyboi1297]

This is the most I’ve ever learned about taxes.

[@prettycureforever7102]

They don't even teach us that in school thats why they want us to pay people who do that for us

[@TheMasterGamer69420]

Same here. I learned more about taxes from a three minute video than from professional educators.

[@kirby.9601]

I'd watch an hour long lecture if Tails was the one teaching it ngl

[@_Graphical]

“The IRS can’t catch me” -Famous last words

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Gun: HA

[@zodiacsignsdontexist]

as a tax evader who plays sonic adventure, i can confirm this is what we do every month

[@cookiecreeperplayz]

Yes officer, this one right here

[@Mrcatman_07]

Where your tax money at

[@imibuks-replit]

as a tax, i dislike that you evade us

[@yazidefirenze]

@@imibuks-replit I like to think taxes are missiles that teleport you to jail. Maybe you should be one.

[@MalachiCo0]

Based

[@fariesz6786]

"I'd be on my knees begging if there were an animation for it" Well played Sonic, well played

[@carleyball]

Bro fr breaking the 4th wall

[@0lm_0f_0ld]

That line is unfortunately underrated because this entire thing is just gold

[@felipe_sth]

The fact there's actually a black market canonically makes this 10 times better.

[@chasg6862]

If a lot of people buy on the black market then why hasn't it been shut down?

[@trollpng8828]

​@@chasg6862 corruption maybe?

[@chasg6862]

@@trollpng8828 That's not how police work. There is corruption in some police areas but not all are. The FBI should have put it down by now.

[@rairaur2234]

1:31 WILD AHAHAHHAAH JUST IMAGINE "Sir, that part right there, I lost it, it disappeared. Yeah, I know, crazy"

[@levifphillips]

I'd watch a whole series of just Tails explaining taxes to Sonic. It would be very educational and engaging.

[@someoneyoudontknow585]

So true

[@swancampbell350]

F*cking nurds

[@ProjectHartstone]

More educational than the 4 years of high school I sat through

[@Alex-gg9ht]

High school sucks

[@veryscarypoggers]

dude your accualy a cool animator

[@ChaosAad22]

Being non-american, this video helped me learn about how taxes work in America lmao.

[@infernaldisdain8051]

Frustratingly.

[@SamWeltzin]

That's only the tip of the iceburg. That transition from day to evening is pretty accurate if you are self-employed. It's an absolute nightmare for no reason, since the IRS does your taxes anyway. That's how they know if you cheat or lie on your tax forms.

[@tvs26]

Yeah I’ve always wondered why everybody online says that taxes are extremely complicated but this explains a bit of it.

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

top ten tutorial

[@HRIgnomious]

It made me glad that I'm not American

[@Crystalis39]

Fun fact, the IRS actually does require you to tell them about income made from criminal activity, because that too, is taxed. Al Capone didn't disclose that information, which is how they got him. Edit to add: To clarify, the IRS doesn't require to know the exact source of the income - only that it was made. So if you were doing crime taxes, it'd be best to put it on your self-employment tax form. Furthermore, even if they do know it's crime-related, they aren't required to report you. They just want their cut, that's it (think of it as kinda like how doctors need to know if you take specific illegal drugs - they won't report you to the cops with that info alone, they just need to know so they can administer the correct care). Those reasons are why it's not a 5th amendment violation. Basically you only screw yourself if you're trying to cover it up (money laundering/tax evasion).

[@wwesuperstar1100]

I was looking for the comment lol was going to say the same thing

[@deathserpent9747]

How the fuck do they tax that ?!

[@meapickle]

And if u do, then that's a confession to a crime so the arrest u anyway😅

[@Crystalis39]

@@deathserpent9747 It would be calculated as part of your self-employment income.

[@deathserpent9747]

@@Crystalis39 the fuck ?!

[@CaptainCFalcon]

"Tails, please, I'd be on my knees begging if there were an animation for it." is right up there with "Why do you blur the captions when you can just-" 10/10.

[@timjim7163]

Which one was that from again, it’s escaping me rn

[@CosmicTornado1]

I too would like to know

[@CaptainCFalcon]

@@CosmicTornado1 I already linked it?

[@Jesus-nf5vv]

No You didnt

[@ReinBelmont]

Some comment sections don't allow links to be shared. It's enough with how and where to find the source, tho. I also want to know.

[@philosophyofiron9686]

This is slowly becoming one of those things where I can't mentally separate your characterization of Sonic from the official one lmao. I'm probably going to think about taxes on every future time I go to Tails' workshop

[@orrorsaness5942]

Lmao 😂

[@tolstartheking]

Same for me lol. This version of Sonic makes the other one forgettable.

[@unwithering5313]

*In Tail's Voice:* You're welcome.

[@broccolinyu911]

I love how Sonic is so fast that nobody even saw him basically warping into the same cell as Eggman but still somehow gets put in jail by the IRS

[@vzreo]

He has to sleep eventually

[@Justacheese]

I like to imagine it was an undercover IRS agent that got sonic while he was getting a chilli dog. One moment he's enjoying the taste of it and the next he has a taser stuck to his chest from the guy at the food cart. Then sonic ended up passing out and they just carried him to to cell :P

[@samsky6449]

thats how they caught al capone, they didnt have murder or illicit goods proof, but the irs was like "hey, buddy, looks like you uh didnt pay your taxes, we'll be putting you away for a long time"

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Even the Joker knows not to mess with the IRS

[@John_The_Eeveechu]

​@@ProjectEchoshadowBatman however... Is crazy enough to take on the IRS. Well, the Lego one atleast that's for sure. We all know the line "Who pays their taxes? NOT BATMAN"

[@KabegamiTheGreat]

The idea youre supposed to be counting your every penny when the irs already knows is baffling to me

[@ChillaxeMake]

How do they track cash?

[@KabegamiTheGreat]

@@ChillaxeMake im talking digital pennies, also working black is illegal, and they will clap your cheeks if threy find out

[@sirejonesk591]

Sonic is fast but he can NEVER escape the IRS

[@sirejonesk591]

​@@p-__ what why would anyone want to know that

[@dsur5547]

Sonic is fast but taxes are faster

[@sirejonesk591]

​@@dsur5547 lol 😂 true my friend very true

[@pyroonbusinesschannel118]

preeeety sure sonic would squeeze himself out from there

[@sirejonesk591]

@@pyroonbusinesschannel118 yeah he is small enough

[@KeebeThePlush]

Sonic finally making some good life decisions in his life financially

[@WarpSonic]

...by evading taxes.

[@lemmejustreadthethings]

He will be better set for when he reaches his 30s :3

[@beefueater4586]

@@WarpSonic well taxation is theft

[@nixel1324]

@@beefueater4586 Especially since hedgehogs aren't allowed to vote as far as I know.

[@WarpSonic]

@@beefueater4586 i 100% agree

[@SSS4realnofake]

0:24 "Tails, please. I'd be on my knees begging if there was an animation for it" - The best quote ever uttered by sonic.

[@jaredphillips3391]

2:24 the greatest point of all time

[@thegreenbaron6439]

😅😂

[@Maus_Indahaus]

Doing your own taxes feels so weird. In my country, they are automatically detracted from my wages, and already accounted for when I buy something, so I never have to worry about them.

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

I'm pretty sure mine were too and I'm American. I don't know if it was because I was a minor last time I worked or if there'd a system available for some people

[@Sparkz1607]

>"in my country" why do i see this so often? it's so noncommittal and vague it's suspicious.

[@jaysoncampos2446]

Why doesn't America do that

[@tvs26]

@@Sparkz1607 probably because this is mostly an American issue

[@crusher9z9]

@@jaysoncampos2446 because they get more money if they get to beat it out of you with fines.

[@wyfy8599]

"I'm crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS? No thank you!"-The Joker

[@mahmamia5100]

Meanwhile, Batman isn't scared of the IRS. Not because he does his taxes, but because he's filthy rich and above the law.

[@swagmaster699]

​@@mahmamia5100 Joker arrested him for tax evasion in the Harley Quinn show so it came full circle

[@willkillem737]

I don't care who the IRS sends! I'm not paying taxes!

[@swagmaster699]

@@willkillem737 they saw you type that comment

[@mahmamia5100]

@@swagmaster699 I'm just happy to see that Joker still maintained his standards on the IRS after all these years.

[@peaceful7610]

Great voice acting with the "you die tonight" perfection

[@TheBlueBlurSonic]

0:03 classic kid scared by strangers

[@NIntender684]

I can't even imagine how much self-restraint it must've took to not make a Yoshi joke here

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

"I committed tax fraud" - Yoshi

[@Kefkiruja]

Might have been funnier with Yoshi at the end instead of Eggman

[@ItachisOnly1]

wait, may I ask why?

[@chidubemmo]

@@ItachisOnly1 So to keep it simple; some guy made a video about negatuve thing about Yoshi, a Tumblr user found it and go pissed at it, denying everything in it. Some guy replied with Yoshi committed tax fraud and when the person that he replied to replied back he sent him an image of Yoshi saying of committing tax fraud. Someone else screenshotted the convo and it started getting referenced A LOT

[@IanMalcolm99]

@@chidubemmo it hurts me to see reallyfreakinclever be referred to as some guy

[@loophole.mp3]

2:58 “You die tonight” lol the delivery was perfect

[@johnyd.productions]

Why did he even say that?

[@Poipoirek]

@@johnyd.productions because it was the reason he commited tax evasion dummy

[@thegremlin149]

@@johnyd.productions eggman was supposed to give Sonic a 1099 form that would have let him do his taxes (the 1099 part at least)

[@johnyd.productions]

@@thegremlin149 so he's mad because eggman got him in jail?

[@Wr0ngW4y]

​​​​​​@@johnyd.productions its a brick joke where 0:51-1:07 leads into 2:49

[@GojiRaptor06]

“I’m the fastest thing alive, what are they gonna do? Catch me?” Oh Sonic, the IRS is faster than anyone can imagine. You’re never safe from them.

[@orio8153]

Too bad i got the super emeralds what are they gonna do? Kill me?

[@davidthecommenter]

not even the joker's crazy enough to attempt evading the irs

[@LittleOldTalkingFlower31218]

The IRS isn't alive

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

@@orio8153 The IRS has seen that before. Sorry, but you're not going to defeat them. Ever. Pay your taxes.

[@BernardBernouli]

Unless you are a corporation big enough, in which case you can do whatever the fuck you want. So Sonic should just make a startup get big and then do what he was doing before.

[@rainbow-qn6um]

i love how tails doesnt get mad at sonic for making illegal purchases in the first place, instead getting mad that he proposed putting them on his tax returns

[@samuelmasenyama1791]

Sonic is worried about his taxes when he should be worried for the property damage he causes due to his immense speed

[@TyshaggyGaming]

Run down the IRS B)

[@AllYourBaseAreBelongToU5]

Next video is “Sonic commits insurance fraud.”

[@pinkie723]

City Escape be like:

[@TTastic-pb5nt]

Jehtt you did the one thing no one in history ever did. You made explaining TAXES fun.

[@knellycornnan5132]

maybe they should play this video in schools.

[@TTastic-pb5nt]

@@knellycornnan5132 omg that be perfect

[@knellycornnan5132]

@@TTastic-pb5nt Though to be fair, sonic at this most powerful could probably technically could out run the IRS. The thing about Sonic though is that normally sonic is kinda cocky and not as cautious of his surrounding as he should be. All sonic would really have to do outrun the IRS would be to teleport to another planet with a gold ring. At least if we are going by the logic of the sonic movie. To my knowledge sonic is the only one in that movie with gold rings. Course I get the point of the video.

[@TTastic-pb5nt]

@@knellycornnan5132 I ment it as a relevant joke. But I got to admit your explanation on how sonic can avoid the irs is indeed interesting well done.

[@knellycornnan5132]

@@TTastic-pb5nt Of course!

[@sonicstar917]

I love the attention to detail when Sonic is talking about how many Rings he collects from the stages. I noticed that he skipped over Casinopolis, and for good reason; Even if you have a bunch of Rings by the time you clear Casinopolis, not a single one will be added to your collection. This also applies to Tails and Knuckles when you play the stage as them. It's like the Rings belong to Casinopolis and you're not allowed to take them with you.

[@kingdeespadas]

Or Sonic hides about the rings he collected…

[@kami60077]

what happens in vegas stays in vegas

[@cheese0827]

The ring counts are approximately accurate as well

[@hannahpense9973]

That’s probably a good thing a though, considering you have to file gambling credits and losses on your federal taxes as well.

[@33pandagamer]

good old winnings tax

[@Myself-yf5do]

"What happened to the other 40?" Tails, you were right there when it happened. I saw you next to Sonic as he got frozen in that blue ball.

[@SupportTheLittleGuy]

This is a deconstruction of Sonic as a character and one that actually makes me question his day to day life, what a hilarious yet genius take

[@gokublack8342]

Super Mario's life isn't that different. He finds coins floating in the air 😂 but then having a relationship with the Kingdoms ruler probably helps with that 😂

[@GamerTDM]

@@gokublack8342that and he’s a mob boss 😂

[@thevirginmarty9738]

I love how this channel brings up oddities that no one ever thinks about. I remember my first time playing City Escape and wondering why Sonic was smashing through civilian cars and how that's never brought up.

[@redgroupclan]

I'm still waiting for an explanation on why the world is built in a way that makes a lot of things completely inaccessible for anyone who isn't fast enough to run up a wall.

[@GreedyGoblinzZ]

The developers took a trip to San Francisco and they hated the traffic so they made that first level as a sort of exercise to let off steam evidently lol

[@joshuaweston6531]

Good point! It's something I never really thought about either. Sure, he's framed by Shadow, but really the sheer amount of injury and possible manslaughter is plenty of reason to put him away!😁

[@Safalmao]

sonic was already on the run from the police, so i guess he thought "who cares if i kill a couple people in car accidents".

[@extremmefan7305]

My headcanon: in the "canon" version of that stage, Sonic just barely avoids slamming into cars at all, making somehow almost TAS-tier turns not because he cares, because he's just naturally that fast. That leaves the GUN truck as the main culprit for most of the vehicular manslaughter, and we know GUN is exempt from those as long as it helps them catch a supposed worse criminal (even assuming Sonic did somehow manage not to hit anyone; he was still being framed, remember?).

[@TheInevitableHulk]

Sonic legitimately doesn't make enough money to even need to file taxes so he's actually good.

[@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb]

How do you know how much those gold rings are worth?

[@cat-.-]

@@ThomasTheThermonuclearBombEach gold ring is worth 1 Gold

[@michaelmorales1602]

@@cat-.- idk why this is so funny to me but it made me spit out my drink xD

[@LyricMammal]

Those gold rings are a gold alloy, they aren't actually worth gold. I forget why I know that they're an alloy, but I'm sure someone smarter could tell you while I jog my memory.

[@Iser-]

floating gold rings in the air sounds like a good reason

[@Dinosaurroar555-j8m]

2:45 Is that Big the cat in the cell next to Sonic.

[@jaba-_-]

He was caught for stalking children, and owning 157.3 GB of CP.

[@FluxAnimations-e7c]

Yes

[@FigureVR2312]

Yep

[@thermophile1695]

The IRS is more powerful than Sonic, Eggman, AND the Joker. They'd give the cameraman a run for his money.

[@sdgdhpmbp]

They are powerful... except against the rich. Technically there's more money in going after rich citizens who casually cheat their taxes and even write it so it's actually the IRS who owes them money. Realistically, doing that will cost much more than it's worth and it's easier to squeeze the poor out of every penny they own. Not calling this excusable btw, just an explanation on the IRS's "power" and likely any other government with a similar system. Yay capitalism.

[@iprobablydidnotask]

A "run" for his money

[@commodorex]

Not really, if they try to put him behind bars he'll just materialize outside the moment something cool happens. How else does he get all of those awesome shots from different angles in real-time?

[@ruintheday13]

And Yoshi

[@andtails]

Gold rings would be classified as "found money/treasure". Because nobody gave these rings to Sonic, there would be no payer to issue a 1099, but the rings, which count as currency, would still be reported as Other Income on the 1040. Unfortunately, one can't deduct self-employment expenses for found income. In other words: Eggman's off the hook and Sonic will rot in jail!

[@aidangordon2713]

Well, hey, he's already nabbed 20 for fraud. What's first-degree murder gonna do? 😏

[@rynobehnke8289]

I mean if we actually go this far. According to Tails wanted poster in SA2 has he no official nationality and Sonic is even more of the grid than Tails so I say the Government can't even tax them as they aren't people of there country apparently.

[@XOFInfantryman]

@@rynobehnke8289 no way no one escapes US Goverment Dept. Of Treasury, not even those pesky antromorphic animals will, hmm Actually, all things considered Since they lived here for quiet awhile as illegals, wouldn't they eventually get their citizenship by default...or boot out of the border by USCBP ? I dunno

[@jackaltamer2792]

@@rynobehnke8289 I mean, Tails at least has a house (shaped like his head even) in Central City, which means he lives in the capital of the United Federation.

[@rynobehnke8289]

@@jackaltamer2792 Well I guess Sonic battle which first showed this house (and even than in Emerald Town with is outside of Central City which is a detail the IDW Comics that you are properly reference messed up) so long after SA2. So maybe Tails first sometimes after SA2 got himself an official nationality. Tho I highly daub Sonic ever did.

[@anothergamer112]

"YOU CANT PUT ILLEGAL PURCHASES ON YOUR *_FEDERAL TAX REPORT!!"_* "Why not!?" "God..." Incredible

[@circuit10]

I saw a video about how they have official guidance for how to report income from stolen goods I won’t send a link because KZbin likes to delete those but it’s called “Why the IRS Taxes Illegal Income”

[@Grimoire0w0]

Actually, you do need to put those down, otherwise you end up like al capone

[@cristiantapia631]

Ahhh but you can put illegal income on your tax form. Lmaoooo

[@Lorraine202]

It is a crime to not claim illegal gains on your taxes. This is so courts can subpoena your income and taxes for evidence. If you file broadly enough you can’t be found guilty through just your taxes. So Sonic could just put “associate supplies and refreshments” and be fine. Since it’s a business expense though, he could just not file for the tax break and maintain the black market purchases as an out of pocket expense.

[@wouldntyouliketoknow9455]

@@Lorraine202 I love comments like yours.

[@gaskinforeman303]

Sonic doesn't have jack on Mario's tax method. He's legally exempt as every time he acrews 100 coins, it magically transforms into an extra life mushroom he eats. No paper trail, and he never has to pay a dime to the irs as he's never held a large enough accumulation of wealth to qualify as income. Meanwhile he gets to crash with the princess and his brother's mansions.

[@Davin-rp1nf]

Mario has his own toy company though. Speaking of Mario, let’s talk about Luigi. After Luigi’s Mansion, we see an A-Rank Mansion in the background of Luigi’s Circuit in Double Dash. But, in a few RPGs, before AND after Luigi’s Mansion, the Mario Bros. seem to live together. Ignoring the fact that the same haunted mansion became a racing course in DS, the second Luigi’s Mansion game starts with him asleep in a D-Rank mansion, which is just a house. I guess he sold or donated the A-Rank mansion because of real estate taxes, and instead got himself something more practical?

[@dontbother2763]

A wise blue hedgehog once said: "No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me!"

[@t0biascze644]

"No --copyright-- law in the universe is going to stop me!"

[@bottomlinesabotage]

“You can’t put illegal purchases on your federal tax return!” is a quote I’ll be using for the rest of my life.

[@joelhemphill8005]

Except, technically, that's not true. You legally have to. That's how the got Al Capone.

[@PhoenixAngel429]

​@joelhemphill8005 Illegal purchases are not deductible. Now illegally obtained income needs to be reported

[@shamancredible8632]

@@joelhemphill8005 "you legally have to break the law" i bet you answer rhetorical questions

[@MrVicioustiger]

I like how Tails asked Sonic what happened to the other 40 rings in Ice Cap but he was literally there in the flashback 😂

[@MarioMarioBW]

Tails' memories were taxed.

[@XaxtonRevolution2]

2:20 I heard that at one point the policy was that if you commit tax evasion, the IRS agents come to your house with AK-47s pointed at you as if you were a mobster. At one point I heard that was the policy.

[@Tsukidal]

Finally, a Sonic with well-placed killing urges!

[@0rbital116]

“Yeah I’m the fastest thing alive what are they gonna do catch me Damn they caught me.”

[@mrsushihut]

Tax accountant here. Man I laughed my butt off at this one! They actually did a pretty good job on the tax knowledge.

[@EpicCashewGuy1]

the fact that eggman and sonic were in different cells and when sonic said "you die tonight" he was is eggmans cell shows that sonic literally teleported.

[@anima6777]

Not even Al Capone could get away from taxes. What hope did Sonic have?

[@SamuelWooldenheizmer]

i think there is a loophole where if youre a hedghog you dont have to report rings that didnt come in the form of a check or direct deposit which is how he's been sliding thru the cracks over the decades.

[@dcon.exe8849]

props to whoever voiced the IRS, must’ve been difficult to find an actor for them

[@perbrandt8772]

Bad joke is bad.

[@sud1881]

Good joke is good

[@universaltoons]

Funny joke is funny

[@KnzoVortex]

Pay taxes u should

[@mr.business2426]

Hotel is Trivago

[@Oldgeezershadow]

Literally had both types walk in my office. One dude was entirely under the table pay, and he didn’t exactly track the precise cash amounts, only giving a rough estimate of the monthly income. I went with the higher number and provided the appropriate C.Y.A. in the due diligence section. Second side was a 1099NEC independent contractor who needed to write 1099NEC’s for his own independent contractors (contractorception, clearly) almost a month after he was supposed to do that. Turned out he did not book nearly a long enough slot, and this was my first year handling this situation. Dude decided procrastination on his end constituted urgency on mine, so I sent him to a sister office that had a more experienced professional available only to discover only certain offices even have the software to write 1099NEC’s for subcontractors. Also, it was still only an hours slot, because that was the only slot available within a certain range “. To this day, I still wonder how that dude’s situation panned out.

[@TeveshSzat89]

Nothing or (RNG hat pull / he's getting audited).

[@WackyrDrago]

He said "man fuck taxes" and got caught

[@GiraffeCrab]

This taught me more about fillng out my tax papers than school did.

[@DewMan31]

As a young man who had to do his taxes for the first time this year, I kinda related to this.

[@NoppyOwO]

i am so sorry for you

[@meapickle]

I remember my first tax year...OK no I don't since the memories are repressed

[@thewindwakinghero7423]

Oh fuck, why would you remind me.

[@jaredf.6532]

Remember. Money paid hand to hand in person is a lot hard to track for the IRS than receiving a check or money online.

[@felixjohnson3874]

Same with crypto, though only Monero is truly private, btc is just psuedoanonymous.

[@waffleswafflson3076]

@@felixjohnson3874 they are cracking down hard on crypto right now you better have a clean nose if you're messing with that

[@TheBubbRubb]

Untill that money enters a bank account. Banks are required to report money coming in over a certain amount to the irs then the irs will be asking where this additional income is coming from. Trust me lots of men in suits sitting around a very large table have figured out a way to fuck you over in just about every way imaginable you will not beat Uncle Sam

[@felixjohnson3874]

@@waffleswafflson3076 thats the point of it being anonymous.

[@waffleswafflson3076]

@@felixjohnson3874 you are out of your mind if you think that stuff is anonymous

[@seandorama5932]

2:52 The day Sonic breaks lol

[@stuffenjoyer6677]

That last line was quick and straight forward.

[@adambess4909]

This is the real reason SEGA wouldn’t let the comic writers reference money in the Sonic universe

[@nameless......................]

True as af

[@prettycureforever7102]

Haven't thought about that

[@mariotheundying]

@@nameless...................... true as as f*ck? Why say as 2 times?

[@The_champion_of_johto]

​​@@mariotheundying because if he wants its his right to do

[@wahsicle]

the way tails backflipped accidentally 💀💀

[@Walu355]

Someone gotta make a horror genre out of tax evading that shit is unironically terrifying.

[@DarthCasus]

As someone that literally does taxes for clients for a living I was laughing the entire video. This is so perfect.

[@untapped8776]

The little things like Tails' falling reaction to Sonic opening the door coming a second later than it should is what gives these memes that pure Adventure charm. It's genuinely hilarious.

[@PercyPanleo]

Ah the wonders of SA1 cutscenes basically being RPG Maker events

[@TheMOReviewers]

Even the fastest thing alive can't outrun the IRS. Edit: I literally commented this before watching the video. I'm a genius.

[@Ringer-53]

Man, as a non-American, I just find the whole tax system so absurdly hilarious lmao

[@verindictus3639]

As an American, I also find the whole tax system so absurd, though not so hilarious.

[@hailervin]

I find it a nightmare and one with not near enough riots being incited over frankly.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Apparently we have the lobbyists in Congress to thank. After all, if our tax system was as simple as most of the rest of the world, TurboTax would be put out of business.

[@Baguenaudeur]

I think you mean "as a kid who doesn't pay taxes yet", cause, well, taxes are pretty much the same in every country (even though most don't have this state/federal BS).

[@BlakeFaeMorton]

@@Baguenaudeur Er, no actually. Other countries don't do income tax like America. It varies from place to place, but usually either it works like grocery tax (and you might still get a return) or the goverment just tallies it up and you confirm they did it all right, write in a small correction if needed. It is very simple and easy. No need for a tax season or so many silly forms.

[@Eveive-p2o]

Even joker isnt crazy enough to mess with the irs

[@MrRuePine]

2:44 I noticed Big is on the cell to the right of Sonic's. What is he in for? Tax evasion as well? Or perhaps the car he lifted in the city while trying to find Froggy?

[@boomtube7732]

Multiple accounts of trespassing (dammit Froggy)

[@JumpSonic]

Fishing without a license

[@henrylotz]

I think he is trying to find froggy in that cell(froggy also didn't pay his taxes)

[@Blaze00XD]

I’d say Big is in for probably “Jay walking. Entering 15 construction sites, 2 secret alien bases, 7 military checkpoints unauthorised. Breaking millions of campground rules and LASTLY tax evasion, AND ABOVE ALL THAT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH *FROGGY’S* FAULT, in otherwords; Big never knew he was doing anything wrong, he was too worried about Froggy, he still got arrested because of the whole ordeal and Froggy was still not yet found to this very day”

[@boomtube7732]

@@Blaze00XD this guy gets it

[@Sonic44885]

I love the fact that sonic literally changed cells meaning he could get out and escape if he wanted to

[@airam1721]

He turned himself in just to make the IRS happy

[@WackyrDrago]

Bro was suspecting eggman for putting the gold rings, thats the reason why he isnt out.

[@Eidako]

Well yeah. Look at the gaps between the bars. Or the extra-wide gaps at the ends.

[@MrContentment3013]

I love how Sonic would be on his knees to beg Tails to help him if the devs gave him the animation to do it.

[@Florin20D]

“You die tonight”☠️ Straight to the point Sonic is😂

[@davidmitchell3247]

Even the Joker knows better than to run from the IRS.

[@Man_Aslume]

Who always pays their taxes? NOT MAN!

[@supersmily5811]

Several questions: Do obviously magical gold rings on the ground count as taxable income? I'd think they'd technically count as treasure, and would instead have to deal with whatever laws there are about treasure hunting. As for the rest, Sonic has no other taxable income that we know of, and if he doesn't make enough money I think he doesn't have to do taxes. Tails, meanwhile, likely does have to do them, since he somehow owns a house and almost certainly has to have some kind of income to maintain the property and his inventions.

[@accelriderx2931]

I mean rings are often used as currency in games (and in some can be earned without picking them up), so...

[@無教会内村]

Finding treasure with a significant monetary value counts as "income via lost or abandoned property" and you have to pay tax equal to its market share value the year you take possession of it. There was a news story about a California couple that found $10 million in 19th-century gold coins in 2013 that had to pay nearly 47% of its value in taxes

[@supersmily5811]

@@無教会内村 Huh. Neat, if sad. But then, Sonic DOES start every game with 0 rings, so he might actually do his taxes! :)

[@gokublack8342]

I think you're technically supposed to report treasure but there's no way for the IRS to know exactly how much you found. TLDR Sonic could just report he only got 10 and there would be no way for the irs to know any different

[@gokublack8342]

@通りすがりの仮面ライダー Their mistake was letting that get on the news. The IRS would never have known or at least they wouldn't know how much they found. If you find a chest of gold don't tell anyone

[@dm121984]

Man the US tax system is so horrifying. I recently had to start doing self assessments here and whilst it's annoying, at least half of the info I needed was already provided by customs and revenue. Edit: btw, before this year, never had to do a self assessment - my employer just paid the required tax and all was well. This is the normal way for mosf employees in the UK

[@XxParasite]

Employees in the US are subject to payroll tax, which is taken out in advance by their employers. But they overpay, so we have to file for tax returns to reclaim what we can of our money.

[@dm121984]

@@XxParasite indeed? I have had employers overpay myself. However, in the UK, the taxman noticed and issues a rebate unprompted.

[@mariokarter13]

You need to file your taxes so the IRS knows how much money you made, also the IRS already knows how much money you made and are just screwing with you.

[@dm121984]

@@mariokarter13 yup. With the added benefit of being charged with tax fraud if you get it wrong.

[@jamesalexander5559]

@@dm121984 Unless you're rich in which case, feel free to cheat on your taxes. Hell if you're rich enough you can openly admit you cheated on your taxes and dare the IRS to do something about it (they won't).

[@AkulaSeven]

“Don’t drop the soap, Eggman.”

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

Tails: You can’t put illegal purchases on your tax return! Sonic: Why not? Tails: God… God: He’s right, you know.

[@selassieaspen9940]

Lmfao😂

[@ZeRandomizor]

Funniest part is im pretty sure you're supposed to

[@wilhelmu]

@@ZeRandomizor yeah its the seller who sold stuff illegally who may be in trouble not you

[@SvanTowerMan]

The funny thing is that the IRS actually requires you to report all taxable income, including illegal activities. So Tails is actually wrong here. If you don't report illegal activities on your tax returns, you'll be charged with tax fraud if the IRS finds out. Not to mention, the FBI will probably want a word with you either way. So yeah, don't do illegal things.

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

@@SvanTowerMan Sonic and Tails talk about interesting tax facts

[@yoman8027]

Makes you realize how lucky some of us are to live in a country where your tax payment is calculated by state workers and directly deducted from your bank account. Zero worries, zero struggles.

[@gokublack8342]

Where's that at?

[@yoman8027]

@@gokublack8342 Are you trying to dox me? 😆

[@gokublack8342]

@Yo Man Just curious that sounds too logical to be the US

[@yoman8027]

@@gokublack8342 Nah, being serious, Spain.

[@noorkhalil638]

The main reason taxes in the US stay complicated is that HR Block and TurboTax lobby against making it easier. There's an Adam Ruins Everything video about it

[@mariokarter13]

IRS: Tell us how much you made and we'll tax you accordingly. Also IRS: We already know how much you made, that's why you're going to jail for getting it wrong.

[@eliteyoman69]

It's like they want to test your memory on mathematics. JUST GIVE THE DAMN VALUE ALREADY.

[@Ironmetal015]

Should've added a scene with Sonic running from the IRS.