Bigfoot Files for Tax Extension, Cites 'Unreported Foraging Income' and 'Dependents in Multiple Forests'

The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed receipt of a Form 4868 -- Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File -- submitted from a post office box in rural Humboldt County, California, and signed with what forensic handwriting analysts describe as 'a thumbprint roughly the size of a drink coaster.' The filer, identified on the form as 'S. Sasquatch,' listed his occupation as 'unaffiliated naturalist' and his filing status as 'head of household.' The extension request cited complications arising from 'unreported foraging income spanning multiple jurisdictions' and 'dependents residing in six national forests across three states.' 'We process every extension request we receive,' said IRS spokesperson Cynthia Ledger. 'We do not discriminate based on species, alleged or otherwise. If the form is complete and the estimated tax payment is enclosed, we grant the extension. The form was complete. A check was enclosed.' The check, drawn on a regional credit union in Eureka, California, was for $847. The memo line read 'sorry about 2019-2023.' The submission has reignited debate among cryptozoologists about the economic life of North America's most elusive primate. Dr. Helen Trackway of the Institute for Cryptid Studies said the filing 'suggests a level of societal integration we've long theorized but never documented.' 'He has a P.O. box. He has a bank account. He has dependents,' Trackway said. 'This is not a creature living off the grid. This is a creature living slightly adjacent to the grid, which is honestly more relatable than I expected.' The IRS has declined to pursue an audit, noting that the filer's estimated payment was 'within a reasonable range for a self-employed individual with significant but inconsistent income from natural resource gathering.' A forwarding address was not provided. Correspondence sent to the P.O. box has been collected but not by any identifiable individual. The postal clerk described the person who rents the box as 'very tall, very hairy, and always wearing a hoodie. I assumed he was a college student.'