It's almost April 15th
and the TaxMan is ready to pounce!
"Taxman" is the first track on the Beatles album "REVOLVER" and
was written and sung by George Harrison. Find the lyrics of the
song (A-D) and associated trivia (E&F) to solve the following
puzzle and find the first stage of this cache; a W-2 form.
The W-2 form will provide you with the wages earned and
taxes withheld from "John Geocacher". Insert this information into
the attached IRS Income Tax form 1040EZ. Using the attached
Tax Schedule, you will be able to determine the taxes owed
and find the cache. You will have to
download and print both the 1040EZ (Image 1) and Tax Schedule
(Image 2) and take them with you along with the cache page and a
pen or pencil. The computations are very easy but a calculator will
make them even easier.
The listed coordinates are for convienent parking in an unmarked
lot on Brookside Drive going North. In the event that Brookside is
closed to vehicular traffic, alternative parking is available on
South Orange Ave. going East @ N 40° 45.174, W 074° 17.378. If you
park at the recommended lot, follow the wide path over the bridge
that crosses the Rahway River and turn left onto River Road.
Continue onward to find Stage 1. The coordinates to Stage 2 will
take you back to where your car is parked; with an uphill
detour.
A. How much for you ___
B. How much for me ___
C. What percent appears too small ___
D. How many Prime Ministers ___
E. Last digit of George Harrison's birthdate ___
F. Last digit of the year the album was recorded and released
___
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
Coordinates for Stage 1 ( W-2 form ):
N 40° 44. (A+8) (B-18) (C-4)
W 074° 17. (D+4) (E+6) (F+2)
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After you enter the info from the W-2 form
(Stage 1) into the 1040EZ form, compute the taxes owed (LINE 13)
using the Tax Schedule. It will be a 4 digit number. Then designate
the digits consequtively A, B, C & D and plug the numbers into
the coordinates below:
Coordinates for Stage 2 (Final):
N 40° 44. 8 (A-3)(B+4)
W 074° 17. 6 (C+4) (D+9)
Checksum=
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The cache is an 8 X 5 X 5 inch Lock & Lock box
containing:
- FTF Prize - Mini IRS Badge
- You Found "TaxMan" buttons
- Billion Dollar Bills
- A Disguise, for when the IRS comes after you!
- Log, Pens and Pencils
Please make certain the cache container is securely
latched before rehiding it. Thanks
We hope you enjoy this cache as much as we did placing it.
