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Which reminds me of a joke.

The Inland Revenue Department, the British equivalent of the IRS, decided to make a visit on a man. The agent knocked on the door of a large home on an estate and a man answered, “yes?”

The agent answered, “Are you Mr. Keen?”
The man replied, “Yes I am. How can I help you?”

The agent responded, “You have put your occupation as a mobile fish and chipman and you put your income down as $30,000 pds. Is this accurate?”

The man replied, “Yes, that is my occupation. I am a mobile and chipman and my income for the last three years has been $30,000 pds in each year.”

The agent asked, “How do you explain your living circumstances? You live on a large estate in a large house. While driving up, I saw a gardener working on your lawn and I see you have a $150,000 Ferrari in your garage?”

The man replied, “Oh that. It’s easy to explain. You see, I wasn’t always this well off. I used to live in town in the project housing. I was planting a garden and, when I was digging, I hit something hard. So, dug around what I hit and I found a chest. When I opened it, it was filled with gold and jewels . I sold that for enough to buy my house and my estate and to be able to hire a couple of servants while still run my mobile fish and chips cart.”

The agent exclaimed, “That is fantastic. Do you have proof of this story, for our records so I can close your case?”

The man said, “Why yes I do. Just look at my large house, estate, servants and Ferrari to know that I’m telling the truth.”