Rhode Island mistakenly sends tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse

[Stevicus]

Rhode Island issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse - CNN

The misprint was a result of a technical glitch in the Division of Taxation's automated refund check printing system, according to Jade Borgeson, chief of staff for the state's Department of Revenue.

Mickey and Walt's invalid signature lines were accidentally sourced from the Division of Taxation's test print files, Borgeson said. The names of the state treasurer Seth Magaziner and state controller Peter Keenan should have been on the checks.

The checks were mailed to taxpayers Monday and were related to various business taxes, including sales tax, corporate and tax credit refunds. A majority of them were corporate tax refunds, Borgeson said.

So, I guess this means that Rhode Island's Department of Revenue is a Mickey Mouse operation?

Scrooge McDuck was quite angry at getting a bogus check signed by a fictional rodent.

 

[Revoltingest]

To anyone who got one of those checks....
Save them!
They will be worth money as collectibles.
The state can send the refund another way.

 

[Onoma]

Well,...seems kinda goofy

*puts head down on desk*

 

[Thief]

I bet.....someone in the office was goofing off

 

[Revoltingest]

I bet.....someone in the office was goofing off

With such security procedures in place, I wonder what real
crimes those elite government employees get away with.

 

[Thief]

With such security procedures in place, I wonder what real
crimes those elite government employees get away with.

black market toilet paper?

 

[Stevicus]

Maybe this is a way to ease us in to a different form of currency, what with the shortages of coins and all the hullabaloo over whose picture is on paper money. This is what our money will look like soon.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Rhode Island issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse - CNN



So, I guess this means that Rhode Island's Department of Revenue is a Mickey Mouse operation?

Scrooge McDuck was quite angry at getting a bogus check signed by a fictional rodent.

It's pretty common to use obvious fake names like "Mickey Mouse" in testing. They do this because:

- it (usually) makes it immediately obvious when you're using test data versus real data.

- it makes it clear to everyone that real personal information isn't being used for testing, when normal privacy controls might not be in place.

Sounds like someone imported some things over from the testing environment to the production environment without paying close enough attention.

 

[Revoltingest]

Maybe this is a way to ease us in to a different form of currency, what with the shortages of coins and all the hullabaloo over whose picture is on paper money. This is what our money will look like soon.

Disney clearly has better quality control than Rhode Island.
You'll notice that Disney never accidentally has its checks
signed by Seth Magaziner or Peter Keenan.

It's odd that no one actually looked at the checks they printed.
Tis as though they just hit the <print> button, & head home
for the day. Whatever happens will happen, eh. Just SEP.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Rhode Island issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse - CNN



So, I guess this means that Rhode Island's Department of Revenue is a Mickey Mouse operation?

Scrooge McDuck was quite angry at getting a bogus check signed by a fictional rodent.

Dang. Why doesn't NewYork issue checks like that? Maybe we have Goofy

 

[Twilight Hue]

Disney clearly has better quality control than Rhode Island.
You'll notice that Disney never accidentally has its checks
signed by Seth Magaziner or Peter Keenan.

It's odd that no one actually looked at the checks they printed.
Tis as though they just hit the <print> button, & head home
for the day. Whatever happens will happen, eh.

You never know. Maybe that MickeyMouse you meet at the park is actually the CEO.

 

[sun rise]

To anyone who got one of those checks....
Save them!
They will be worth money as collectibles.
The state can send the refund another way.

I very seldom get to use a "useful" frubal in a straightforward way. This was one time.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Was it Goofy who had the prints ran while Baloo was signing and dancing instead of doimg quality inspection?

 

[Thief]

Maybe this is a way to ease us in to a different form of currency, what with the shortages of coins and all the hullabaloo over whose picture is on paper money. This is what our money will look like soon.

the print would make top dollar toilet paper

 

[Stevicus]

the print would make top dollar toilet paper

Hmm...Maybe, although I've heard that toilet paper with ink or dye might carry some health risks.

 

[Thief]

Hmm...Maybe, although I've heard that toilet paper with ink or dye might carry some health risks.

in this case....

a strange desire to wear white gloves?
and talk thru your nose?