Episode #415 "Dick and Taxes"

  The aliens are introduced to the concept of paying income tax. Dick has been warned that it’s a complicated process, but the aliens find the tax forms silly and boring as they make their first attempt to file a return. It isn’t long, however, before they’re as dazed and confused as any human taxpayer. Dick enlists Mary’s aid in filling out the forms. She informs him that he’s about to lose his shirt; he owes nearly $10,000. When Sally realizes that there are numerous tax deductions for home businesses, she decides to open a hair salon in their apartment. Their first customer arrives, and Sally goes to work on her with a pair of poultry shears. Dick tells everyone not to worry; he’s crunched a few numbers, and with the tax refund they’re getting they’ll soon be millionaires. But Mary hands Dick a letter from the IRS with the news that the Solomon’s are going to be audited. Business is booming at the hair Salon as Harry and Tommy serve as Sally’s assistants. Dick informs the others that the audit means they’ll have to account for what they’ve been doing for the past six years. They will need foolproof backgrounds by the next day. Even though they’ve rehearsed their stories, the aliens do not succeed in convincing the IRS auditor, who informs them they owe $16,000 in back taxes.