1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to another episode of Tell You What Do you 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: feel that your pets should be a legal dependent? 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 2: Yes? 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, Why do you feel that way? 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 4: They're like family first of all, because they're basically a 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 4: member of the family. Plus for your insurance. I know 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 4: a lot of companies do this, they have pet insurance. 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 4: They wouldn't offer that if they didn't think that they 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 4: were part of your family. So I therefore they should 10 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 4: be able to be a dependent. 11 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: So a lawyer is suing the irs, demanding the people's 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: pets count as legal dependents just like regular human family 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: members for tax relief. And in polling people ninety seven 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: percent of American pet owners say they consider their pets 15 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: to be part of their family, and they all agree 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: that they should be considered as dependents. I mean, Aaron 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: is more of a dependent than anything that I've ever had, right, 18 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: you know, I mean he literally And by the way, 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: they should go the whole life span of the dog too, 20 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: not just when the dog turns eighteen, which is what 21 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: about three and a half years, because it's like the dogs, 22 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: it's human years, right, But for dogs, can they depend 23 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: on you to let them out? They depend on you 24 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: for to pick up after him. They depend on you 25 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: for food. It's not like when they turn eighteen or 26 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: even when they get to you know, the more self 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: sufficient at five, six or seven. As humans, we can 28 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: kind of go on the ridge and get stuff for yourself. 29 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: Dogs can never do that. Cats can't do that. And 30 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: drive them to the vet exactly all they kind of do. 31 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: So why can't they be dependents? We're just asking and 32 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: if you guys want to drop something on talkback on 33 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio, I've hit the little little red microphone. 34 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 3: And tell us, yes, why or why not? Let her out? Ok? 35 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: One or two? 36 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 4: You guys are definitely on something. There is no way 37 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 4: your pet is dependent for attached right off, unless it's 38 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 4: a registered service animal for an actual reason, not some 39 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 4: made up one. Then okay, sure, no, they. 40 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 3: Are your pet, you choose her. They're a luxury, not 41 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: a right. I don't know if they're a luxury. 42 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if I look at Aaron and see 43 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: a luxury to be he's very luxurious. Well, no riffing, 44 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he's borderline, but I just don't know if 45 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: he's really would be determined a luxury? 46 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: Uh? 47 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: Should pets be right off? Should pets be considered dependents 48 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: for tax purposes. 49 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 4: I guess about the pets being a write off on 50 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 4: your taxes, My. 51 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 5: Only worry would be and people just started getting them 52 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 5: for that reason, but he can't take care of him 53 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 5: or to take care of them very well, and they. 54 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 4: Just do it for the tacks right off. 55 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 3: Okay, well there's a lot of that. 56 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: Well there is that, But then maybe you can't write 57 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: everything off, but you can write off the. 58 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 3: Can or can you write off the vet bills? At 59 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 3: least be able to write off the vet bills, be 60 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 3: able to do that. 61 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: You're working through this a little bit here, somebody assuming 62 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: the irs saying that, you know, dogs and pets basically 63 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: are dependents and you should be able to use them 64 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: as a tax deduction. 65 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: What say you talk back on the iHeart. 66 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 6: App HEYK, so yeah, we should definitely be able to 67 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 6: write off our pets. I mean, what if my kid, 68 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:56,399 Speaker 6: a human, identifies as a dog. Well, right, the kid 69 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 6: is a dog, but kid's human. Why can't it be 70 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 6: the other way around? My dog identifies a human? 71 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: Hy on the way, hold on, well that kid, you 72 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: can't write that kid off. If your kid's a furry, right, 73 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: then that kid's not dependent? And more do you kids? 74 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: Right now? You can't kids off the list? Is you 75 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 3: out there with Fluffy and Fido? Out of here? Next? 76 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: With as much money as I spend on vet bills 77 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: on my two little dogs, just for shots and the 78 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 2: tick prevention, the and all the other things that they 79 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 2: need to take the prevent diseases, I should be able 80 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: to write that off on my taxes. It's almost as 81 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: much as my insurance dedoctor. 82 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,279 Speaker 1: Pude talkback is on fire. Should our pets be our dependents? 83 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 5: Good morning? This is and from Forest Lake A absolutely love. 84 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 5: Your pets should be a dependent. You feed them, you 85 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 5: train them, you take care of them health wise, you 86 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 5: find sitters for them. 87 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: There's no reason. 88 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 5: Why they shouldn't be a dependent. Okay, one two is 89 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 5: my country. Thanks for asking that question. 90 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: By the way, you're welcome. We appreciate you. All right, 91 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: I'll take one more. This is really blowing up something big. 92 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: And did we put this on social? 93 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 3: So I chiment? Oh can you throw it on social? 94 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: You didn't put this out? 95 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: Okay, let's put on social just a couple of Facebook 96 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: page and let we'll take one more. 97 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 3: Talk back here. We should only allow medical expense deductions, 98 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 3: because you're going to get too many people that won't 99 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: take care of their pets and will only have them 100 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: to get the deduction. This is Rhonda, Thanks have a 101 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 3: great tank. 102 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: That's a good point, but you have you can only 103 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: deduct like the stuff. I think you should be able 104 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: to deduct food for your pets, and he's be able 105 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: to deduct all the healthcare stuff for your pets, so 106 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: that way you're you are providing care for your pets. 107 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: That's what you're running off because right now you can't 108 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: do any of that stuff. 109 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 3: Right. 110 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 1: Are we losing it? Or is this a thing the moments. 111 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: This is her court by the way, her court case 112 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: is still pending. She's been at it for months. They're 113 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: still kind of trying to find a reason. A lot 114 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: of it is because a lot of people that want 115 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: to be furries and that kind of stuff you know, 116 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: should go, Yeah, should go both ways. I think I'll 117 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: join the cause, well, you're gonna be a furry. No, 118 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: you'relready kind of had a little bit. I mean apreciate 119 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: you to listen this episode of I'll Tell You What. 120 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: Please rate, review, subscribe, download, share, and like. 121 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: Thank you.