@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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 UA-cam likes to delete those but it’s called “Why the IRS Taxes Illegal Income”
@@circuit10 The IRS doesn’t care if it’s illegal. If you are discrete enough on your forms about *how* you specifically acquired your funds, they will gladly look the other way and accept their cut.
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.
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.
@@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.
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)
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.
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?
@@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?
@@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
@@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.
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, UA-cam, 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.
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.
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.
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
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
"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.
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
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"
@@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"
@@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
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
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.
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
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.
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 😂
@@Tmaster-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.
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!
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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
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!😁
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?).
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.
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?
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?
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”
This is a better school lesson than all of the ones that they teach us, since instead of doing math or science or social or reading, we all need to learn about taxes
Thanks to @izziibel for voicing tails!
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I planned to publish this on tax day but, you know, taxes.
hi
@@p-__ bot no life no num
Yeah, it adds up lol
preeeety sure sonic would squeeze himself out from there
She did great as always!
“You die tonight.”
I love how blunt Sonic is with that line.
Funni
How did he get into his cell??
@@A_PC5
When you’re mad enough, you can do almost anything.
@@A_PC5 tax evasion.
Best line from the video
i like how THIS was sonic's breaking point after all those years of leaving eggman alive
To be fair, I don't think it's for a lack of trying, Eggman is *really* good at not dying.
@@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.
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.
“You die TONIGHT.”
@@Birdhousearttax invasion!?
I'd watch a whole series of just Tails explaining taxes to Sonic. It would be very educational and engaging.
So true
F*cking nurds
More educational than the 4 years of high school I sat through
High school sucks
dude your accualy a cool animator
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.
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.
@@DarknessXxMaster or the hospital… or maybe the graveyard
All three must be rolling in cash/rings tho
I like how Sonic actually took into consideration how flawed the Speed Highway is for other people.
Seriously, I'd hate to pay taxes for stuff I can't use
@@mycycleminoritiesDon’t we all.
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
The real question is how does anyone get around on these highways?
- Speed Highway
- Radical Highway
- Bingo Highway
- The entirety of Empire City
@@RandomRon005 good question, I mean we know flying cars and hoverboards exist so maybe that's how?
"You die tonight."
The delivery is so on point. These videos will never get old.
Yay we die ton-
@@CalebWave damn you’re already dead?
@@HassleHoffer372I guess he already-
@@jessnaramolete3023 you good? doesnt sound like you're oka-
@@mikeymadness3074why is everyone dyi-
Sonic legitimately doesn't make enough money to even need to file taxes so he's actually good.
How do you know how much those gold rings are worth?
@@ThomasTheThermonuclearBombEach gold ring is worth 1 Gold
@@cat-.- idk why this is so funny to me but it made me spit out my drink xD
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.
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.
Or Sonic hides about the rings he collected…
what happens in vegas stays in vegas
The ring counts are approximately accurate as well
That’s probably a good thing a though, considering you have to file gambling credits and losses on your federal taxes as well.
good old winnings tax
“Your job is picking up money from the ground?”
“Well sometimes they’re in the air”
Made me laugh
And sometimes they’re in like item boxes and suddenly materialize in my dimensional pocket
It's unlimited money
Makes you wonder how a person can be poor in this universe
@@hehe-IgoBRRRR well, someone could easily hurt you and steal all the money you just dropped.
@@hehe-IgoBRRRR Inflation
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.
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.
Sonic? Imagine Eggman that always loses to the damn thing and the IRS just catches it for good *ALONG WITH HIM*
NPC tries to start a comment without "I love how" challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
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
Ikr freelancer pog
rings are supposed to be made out of chaos energy
"YOU CANT PUT ILLEGAL PURCHASES ON YOUR *_FEDERAL TAX REPORT!!"_*
"Why not!?"
"God..."
Incredible
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 UA-cam likes to delete those but it’s called “Why the IRS Taxes Illegal Income”
Actually, you do need to put those down, otherwise you end up like al capone
Ahhh but you can put illegal income on your tax form. Lmaoooo
@@circuit10
The IRS doesn’t care if it’s illegal. If you are discrete enough on your forms about *how* you specifically acquired your funds, they will gladly look the other way and accept their cut.
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.
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.
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
My guess others can use them too
@@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.
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)
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.
only works on poor people though, with the rare exception for everyone else.
@@rocksfire4390 damn sonic must be broke
@@meruthesuccubus3416 it seems that every ring is like a dollar here so he cant have $100 or more at once
@@gagidoo4757 A small price to pay for inmortality
It's a wonder Yoshi is still running free, then
‘Sonic Adventures through tax evasion’ would be the perfect name for this video
Sonic Money Laundering Front(iers)
Director's (Tax) Cut
Featuring Eggman's newest addition to the E-Series:
E-1099
Please make this the title!
"Damn, Tails! I think the real Sonic Adventure are the taxes I didn't pay along the way!"
“You can’t put illegal purchases on your federal tax return!” is a quote I’ll be using for the rest of my life.
Except, technically, that's not true. You legally have to. That's how the got Al Capone.
@joelhemphill8005 Illegal purchases are not deductible. Now illegally obtained income needs to be reported
I find the transition from "what are they gonna do? Catch me?" to "Damn. They caught me" so amazing 🤣
"I'd be on my knees begging if there were an animation for it."
Single greatest fourth wall break in history.
0:24 Yup agreed
YES
Maybe not THE best, but it's up there.
He already modded it. He could mod a new animation in. Right?
lol yeah
the fact that this is providing some legit info about filling out your taxes is what's truly astonishing
Learned more about taxes here than at school
Yeah I don't know a damn thing about taxes but this video helped a bit
i dont know a single thing about taxes so this is a nice start
right?
And it helped me, a German, understand why the US has so many libertarians. That tax system sounds annoying af to handle
“The IRS can’t catch me”
-Famous last words
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.
I love how Tails is frightened by who is supposed to be his best friend.
I mean Jehtt's sonic is 100% a parasitical friend.
Tails is 8 sonic is 16 obviously tails is gonna be scared of sonic because sonic is older than tails
I mean .... Sonic was apparently hiding out in Tails workshop.
@The Weavile he changed the title to sonic evades his taxes and after he put tails evades his taxes
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
The fact Tails was literally right there to see the rings disappear into thin air, but still refuses to believe Sonic really got me
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?
@@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?
@@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
@@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.
Classic lawsystem. It does not listen to common sense but depends on loopholes.
Even the Joker knows better than to run from the IRS.
"Tails, please i'd be on my knees if there was a animation for it"
Damn it, now i'm curious to see how that animation would look like.
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.
So that's how dorkly sonic was Made
I mean I never thought I wouldn’t
There making 8 year olds do taxes now🤣
Friendly reminder that you *should* pay your taxes.
Confused remark about how the US makes paying them so damn complicate...
Yup
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, UA-cam, 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.
They spend double the amount of money lobbying Congress than any other organization
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.
Corruption at its finest
Ah, Corporate caused Corruption at its best
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.
This is more educational than 99% of the things I was taught anywhere else
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
'I'd be on me knees begging if there were an animation for it' ... Gold!
I was literally about to comment this exact thing before I saw your comment
There technically is an animation for kneeling down. Amy uses it in her Jail Cell when Gamma walks in.
@@BloodThirstyAvengers huh? 🤨📸
Tax-free gold?
@@eineperson9849 In Sonic Adventure. Amy is on her knees when she meets Gamma.
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
Anger does that
@@Wall207Slow anger makes the world change
_Teleports behind you_ Pshh, nothing personnel, kid.
To be fair, those bars aren’t exactly hard to slip past.
He just went so fast he turned into plasma and just went through the wall and then appeared behind Eggman to kill him😂
The fact that this provides more useful information in 3 minutes than school does in 12 years
I love that this showed up today, April 13th, 2 days before tax day for me
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).
I was looking for the comment lol was going to say the same thing
How the fuck do they tax that ?!
And if u do, then that's a confession to a crime so the arrest u anyway😅
@@deathserpent9747 It would be calculated as part of your self-employment income.
@@CrystalMoonlight94 the fuck ?!
The final joke of Eggman being in jail for not sending out proper 1099 forms is just the pinnacle of this video.
It really is the cherry on top
hello fellow music artist@@JDelvaMusic
And then Sonic goes "you die tonight"
@@Useottperfect delivery
He is literally the reason Sonic is in jail. I love it XD
i like how sonic just said "damn, they caught me" in the most calm fashion possible
The idea youre supposed to be counting your every penny when the irs already knows is baffling to me
How do they track cash?
@@ChillaxeMake im talking digital pennies, also working black is illegal, and they will clap your cheeks if threy find out
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.
The number of extensions I have to file the last two weeks before April 18th 😮💨
But also they make it so difficult to file taxes, and they literally ytax everything as if we have money laying around
Amen to that, brother.
God i know that feeling. And if your friends know you do them they're always asking.
Can't really blame people though, it seems confusing as hell.
the part where tails argues that they build roads and sonic notes the inefficient nature of the roads is so spot on
Place most of that money was spent on the government rather than the road
@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
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.
@@Steven9567they pocket every single cent.
@@l.psimer6124and where do they get the money for everything they do?
this has taught me more about taxes than anything else in life
Should've added a scene with Sonic running from the IRS.
"You die tonight." I can only imagine the existential dread Eggman felt upon hearing that.
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
Eggistential
"Finally God, take me. I want it now"
I imagine there was a lot of HUT HUT HUT HUT action right at that point
I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THAT
Being non-american, this video helped me learn about how taxes work in America lmao.
Frustratingly.
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.
Yeah I’ve always wondered why everybody online says that taxes are extremely complicated but this explains a bit of it.
top ten tutorial
It made me glad that I'm not American
I'm kinda shocked Sonic was altruistic enough to think about how speed highway affects other people even though he likes it
As an accountant, this is literally how tax season goes
as a tax evader who plays sonic adventure, i can confirm this is what we do every month
Yes officer, this one right here
Where your tax money at
as a tax, i dislike that you evade us
@@imibuks-replit I like to think taxes are missiles that teleport you to jail. Maybe you should be one.
Based
The fact there's actually a black market canonically makes this 10 times better.
If a lot of people buy on the black market then why hasn't it been shut down?
@@chasg6862 corruption maybe?
@@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.
The fact sonic could walk through the bars makes this even better
Fun fact: the IRS actually published guidelines on how to report income from illegal activity without incriminating yourself.
Sonic is fast but he can NEVER escape the IRS
@@p-__ what why would anyone want to know that
Sonic is fast but taxes are faster
@@dsur5547 lol 😂 true my friend very true
preeeety sure sonic would squeeze himself out from there
@@pyroonbusinesschannel118 yeah he is small enough
While not complete, I like how this meme actually put me further down the road of understanding taxes than formal education ever did
formal education trains you to be a good company employee primarily
This is the most I’ve ever learned about taxes.
They don't even teach us that in school thats why they want us to pay people who do that for us
Same here. I learned more about taxes from a three minute video than from professional educators.
I'd watch an hour long lecture if Tails was the one teaching it ngl
I’m convinced sonic doesn’t pay taxes, he doesn’t have a job
As a tax evader, this is 100% accurate.
*knock knock*
IRS OPEN UP!
Sonic finally making some good life decisions in his life financially
...by evading taxes.
He will be better set for when he reaches his 30s :3
@@WarpSonic well taxation is theft
@@beefueater4586 Especially since hedgehogs aren't allowed to vote as far as I know.
@@beefueater4586 i 100% agree
"I'd be on my knees begging if there were an animation for it"
Well played Sonic, well played
Bro fr breaking the 4th wall
That line is unfortunately underrated because this entire thing is just gold
Honestly, this has gotta be one of my favorite videos from you. Like, seriously. This is some good stuff!
This entire video is amazing, but that last 10 seconds is pure gold!
"I'm crazy enough to take on Batman, but the IRS? No thank you!"-The Joker
Meanwhile, Batman isn't scared of the IRS. Not because he does his taxes, but because he's filthy rich and above the law.
@@mahmamia5100 Joker arrested him for tax evasion in the Harley Quinn show so it came full circle
I don't care who the IRS sends! I'm not paying taxes!
@@willkillem737 they saw you type that comment
@@swagmaster699 I'm just happy to see that Joker still maintained his standards on the IRS after all these years.
"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.
Which one was that from again, it’s escaping me rn
I too would like to know
@@CosmicTornado1 I already linked it?
No You didnt
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.
i always had the belief that sonic learned how to become as fast as he did by running from the irs because he refused to pay his taxes
This is like my parents trying to help me with my homework. I have no idea how to do anything and do everything the wrong way 😂
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
He has to sleep eventually
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
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"
Even the Joker knows not to mess with the IRS
@@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"
2:58 “You die tonight” lol the delivery was perfect
Why did he even say that?
@@johnyd.productions because it was the reason he commited tax evasion dummy
@@johnyd.productions eggman was supposed to give Sonic a 1099 form that would have let him do his taxes (the 1099 part at least)
@@thegremlin149 so he's mad because eggman got him in jail?
@@johnyd.productions
its a brick joke where 0:51-1:07 leads into 2:49
The US Educational System didn’t teach us taxes, so Jehtt decides to do it instead. We salute you.
As someone that literally does taxes for clients for a living I was laughing the entire video. This is so perfect.
I can't even imagine how much self-restraint it must've took to not make a Yoshi joke here
"I committed tax fraud" - Yoshi
Might have been funnier with Yoshi at the end instead of Eggman
wait, may I ask why?
@@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
@@chidubemmo it hurts me to see reallyfreakinclever be referred to as some guy
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
Lmao 😂
Same for me lol. This version of Sonic makes the other one forgettable.
*In Tail's Voice:*
You're welcome.
The bars are so wide, Sonic could squeeze through easily but Eggman is luckily too fat😂
This video really helped explaining taxes. Thanks.
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.
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
>"in my country"
why do i see this so often? it's so noncommittal and vague it's suspicious.
Why doesn't America do that
@@Sparkz1607 probably because this is mostly an American issue
@@jaysoncampos2446 because they get more money if they get to beat it out of you with fines.
Great voice acting with the "you die tonight" perfection
"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.
ngl, every single part of this video flew right over my head, but i am so glad it did
“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.
Too bad i got the super emeralds what are they gonna do? Kill me?
not even the joker's crazy enough to attempt evading the irs
The IRS isn't alive
@@orio8153 The IRS has seen that before. Sorry, but you're not going to defeat them. Ever. Pay your taxes.
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.
Sonic is worried about his taxes when he should be worried for the property damage he causes due to his immense speed
Run down the IRS B)
Next video is “Sonic commits insurance fraud.”
City Escape be like:
This taught me more about taxes... then my highschool when I USED to go there. 2017 was Ass.
"It's not like they do anything" was too real
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
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 😂
@@gokublack8342that and he’s a mob boss 😂
Jehtt you did the one thing no one in history ever did. You made explaining TAXES fun.
maybe they should play this video in schools.
@@knellycornnan5132 omg that be perfect
@@Tmaster-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.
@@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.
@@Tmaster-pb5nt Of course!
This is giving me nostalgia. I loved Sonic DX as a kid.
I’ve come back to rewatch this video several times
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.
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!
Well, hey, he's already nabbed 20 for fraud. What's first-degree murder gonna do? 😏
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
"What are they gonna do, catch me?" Ends up in jail LOL
the fact that this taught me what taxes actually are clearer than any class or parent is astonishing
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.
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.
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
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!😁
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".
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?).
The IRS is more powerful than Sonic, Eggman, AND the Joker.
They'd give the cameraman a run for his money.
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.
A "run" for his money
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?
I'd be begging on my knees if there were an animation for it😂😂
You have to respect Sonic being concerned about everyone else driving in Speed Highway, even if he benefits from it's design.
A wise blue hedgehog once said:
"No copyright law in the universe is going to stop me!"
"No --copyright-- law in the universe is going to stop me!"
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?
Multiple accounts of trespassing (dammit Froggy)
Fishing without a license
I think he is trying to find froggy in that cell(froggy also didn't pay his taxes)
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”
@@Blaze00XD this guy gets it
This is a better school lesson than all of the ones that they teach us, since instead of doing math or science or social or reading, we all need to learn about taxes
The Joker always keeps his taxes squeaky clean because you can’t plead insanity on felony evasion charges
I like how Tails asked Sonic what happened to the other 40 rings in Ice Cap but he was literally there in the flashback 😂
Tails' memories were taxed.
Finally, a Sonic with well-placed killing urges!
I learned more about taxes in this video than I ever did in school
Love how sonic can easily fit through the bars
“Yeah I’m the fastest thing alive what are they gonna do catch me
Damn they caught me.”
2:52 The day Sonic breaks lol
This is one of my favorite videos on the internet