A Tax Tale

[fatherted]

 

Abe and Esther are flying to Australia for a two-weekvacation to celebrate their

50th anniversary.



Suddenly, over the public address system, the Captainannounces: “Ladies and

Gentlemen, I am afraid I havesome very bad news.Our engines have ceased

functioning and we willattempt an emergency landing.Luckily, I see an uncharted

island below us and we should be able to land on the beach. However, the odds

are that we may never be rescued and will have to live on the island for the rest of

our lives!"



Thanks to the skill of the flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island.

An hour later, Abe turns to his wife and asks,"Esther, did we pay our Visa and

MasterCard bills yet?"

"No, sweetheart," she responds.
Abe, still shaken from the crash landing, then asks,"Esther, did we pay our

American Express card yet?"
"Oh, no!I'm sorry.I forgot to send the cheque," she says.
"One last thing, Esther. Did you remember to send the income tax check to

the Internal Revenue Service last month?" he asks.
"Oh, forgive me, Abe," begged Esther. "I didn't sendthat one, either."
Abe grabs her and gives her the biggest kiss in 40 years.

Esther pulls away and asks him, "What was that for?"
Abe answers, "They'll find us!"