Blackstone Code

"The money goes from your charitable foundation..."

Mr. Wardrick interjected, and Severella nodded in agreement.

Even though Severella is young, only in her twenties, she already has several funds of various types under her name. This is also the most common situation for heirs of this level. Everyone has control over the order. Resources that people can’t understand.

In fact, this is also a troublesome thing. In such a family, each generation actually faces a very special problem, which is the issue of the change of power and property.

For example, when Mr. Wardrick gets old, he will transfer his property and power to his heir, Severella.

The transfer of power is easy, just sign some legally binding documents, but the transfer of property involves a very troublesome but unavoidable thing - taxation.

Among various federal taxes, there is an unreasonable collection item such as inheritance tax. Some people once said that only birth and death do not need to be taxed. In fact, this statement is wrong.

Birth and death also require taxes, and the taxes paid are quite large.

Ordinary families may not have much of a problem with inheritance tax, but in a family like Mr. Wardrick's, inheritance tax has become a huge trouble.

The federal estate tax starts at 5%. This is the estate tax faced by most families. Their parents left tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of inheritances, and they only need to pay a few thousand dollars for it. Will suffice.

But for wealthy people like Mr. Wardrick, their inheritance tax is basically 50%, which is a terrible amount.

You must know that assuming that Mr. Wardrick's inheritance of 10 million is to be handed over to Severella, it does not necessarily mean that he has 10 million in cash. Ninety percent of the 10 million may be real estate. company shares etc.

But if she wants to inherit this money, Severella must come up with five million in cash to pay taxes. If she cannot come up with this money, after the cash is deducted from the inheritance, the remaining part will be auctioned. , after collecting enough taxes, the remaining portion will be inherited by Severella.

Sometimes she may inherit less than two million in the end, and the rest become "unpopular" items at the auction, with no one raising a placard.

After a lifetime of hard work, half or even more of it will be handed over to the federal government in the end. How could the capitalists allow this to happen?

Therefore, capitalists and lawyers teamed up and tried their best to take advantage of legal loopholes to avoid this taxation project that even death cannot escape.

From the simplest transfer of assets overseas to various trust funds, people have many ways to avoid inheritance tax.

When Mr. Wardrick feels that his time is running out, he will gradually begin to dispose of the assets in his hands. He will use a series of means to entrust these assets to some foundations under Severella's name. .

These assets are not "inheritance", but Mr. Wardrick's investment projects during his lifetime, and some of them have been divested after his death. In order to reduce some additional risks, these trust funds carry the main legacy of Mr. Wardrick. , must be in a state of "loss" all the year round.

Profits need to be taxed, but losses are not!

In fact, this kind of "loss" is to transfer assets so as not to alarm others. When the assets are almost transferred, the trust fund declares bankruptcy and liquidation, and the money is simply transferred from Mr. Wardrick's hands to Severella. in hands.

The operations and methods here are very complicated. Even the most professional tax collectors are very clear about the relationship between each account. Before stricter laws are introduced, rich people will continue to use this method to transfer property and avoid taxes.

In the end, Severella decided to give out 100,000 yuan to help those in need. She was really a caring girl.

During the conversation, the butler appeared in the dining room, which also meant that the cooks had prepared everything. When the melodious music sounded - Mr. Wardrick had a familiar band, and these bands would come to him when he needed it. Play.

The chef began to introduce to everyone what today's dinner is, where the ingredients come from, the process of these cooking creations, and placing them in front of everyone.

"I thought it was just a family dinner..." Lynch said with a smile.

Mr. Wardrick didn't say anything, but his wife explained, "My cooking skills are not very good. Today is your first time here as Severella's boyfriend, so we think it should be more grand." .”

The girl's face suddenly turned red, Mr. Wardrick couldn't help coughing twice, and Lynch was more or less surprised.

He thought it wasn't that complicated, but he seemed to have made some things simple.

Mr. Wardrick coughed a few times and then his breath gradually calmed down, "My daughter has never been in love. This is my pride as a father, but it is also my dereliction of duty. You are her first lover. I hope you..." He ran the index finger of his right hand along the hairline on his forehead to avoid some changes in his facial expression, "Anyway, I hope you won't hurt each other."

"Love may be selfish, but it can also be forgiving."

"Honey, that's very kind of you!"

Not to mention the two couples who were very close to each other, Severella, who was sitting next to Lin Qi, was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I didn't know they would suddenly talk about this..." The girl lowered her head, but glanced at Lin Qi. He glanced strangely and quickly lowered his head.

It was obvious that she was a little happy. Last time, she didn't know whether it was the refusal or the limited consent that Lynch made her feel uncomfortable for a long time.

It wasn't like a rejection, but it wasn't a rejection. It was obvious that he didn't agree. She didn't know that it was precisely because of her unhappiness during that period that Mr. Wardrick decided to give her what she wanted. What you want is a love that may not be love.

Unrequited love is painful, and people who have not experienced that pain will never understand it.

There was a vague arc at the corner of Lin Qi's mouth, and he shook his head slightly, "You know, I'm actually not the best choice."

He knew who he was, and to be honest, he didn't want to get too involved with Severella. Once his relationship with the girl reached a certain level, Mr. Wardrick would inevitably start to interfere in his life.

For example, he is not allowed to do this or that, and all this is to keep him loyal to the girl. This is not the life he wants, and he does not want his life to be interfered with by others, even if many people Be willing to accept this outcome.

Lynch looked at the silent girl and was silent for a moment, "I have many girlfriends, and I have had relationships with some of them. I may do that again in the future. Can you accept it?"

The girl raised her head and looked at him at this time, her expression finally changed, "Why do you say that? You know I like you very much, even..."

Lynch waited for her for almost ten seconds, and then he easily broke the girl's defense, "Look, you can't even say the word 'love'. You don't necessarily love me, maybe I just satisfy you." It’s some fantasy of your partner, but in fact you know very well that I’m not the best candidate.”

"Listen to me, Severella, it is far better to spend your life with someone who loves you than to waste your time on me."

"I play with women's feelings, I'm promiscuous, I don't even let women with children go. Maybe one day I will throw them on the same bed..."

While Lynch was saying this in a low voice, Severella suddenly stood up and left the table quickly, more like running, with the words "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable. I'm not going to eat dinner."

Mr. Wardrick's wife, who was sitting opposite, was a little surprised. Severella rarely made such a rude move, and both of them looked at Lynch.

This guy just whispered something to their baby daughter, and their daughter lost control of her emotions and left.

Compared to Mr. Wardrick's wife's mild gaze, the former's gaze was like a knife piercing Lynch's body.

Fortunately, he is thick-skinned and doesn't care about such simple attacks from malicious eyes.

"Did something happen that we should know about?", he asked Lynch.

Lynch shrugged his shoulders, shook out the napkin, and spread it on his lap, "I just fell out of love..."

Mr. Wardrick looked at Lynch and couldn't help laughing at what he said, "You're such a fucking bastard!"

"You too, sir!"

Mr. Wardrick sighed heavily. He grabbed the arm of his wife who was about to leave and looked at her, "Let her be alone for a while. She must learn to grow up in this kind of thing."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Lynch, "Should I thank you or scold you? In fact, you can do better..." It took him a while to find an adjective that he thought was appropriate. , "...End this relationship in a tactful way, instead of like this!"

Lin Qi shook his head. It would be the worst decision to continue to struggle. Who knows what will happen in this.

Seeing that Lynch didn't speak much, Mr. Wardrick felt a little curious after his thoughts were over. "What exactly did you say that made her give up this stupid decision? Can you tell me?"

Lynch glanced at him and smiled, "Why do I feel like you are mocking me? Did I make a stupid decision?"

"Sorry, I'm used to telling the truth. Let me ask again, what did you say that made her make such a right choice?" Mr. Wardrick changed his words, but the content of this sentence was not at all Changed.

Lynch didn't bother to argue with him about the substantive content of this sentence. He smiled and replied, "I just told her that I just had sex with a mother who had a five-year-old child..."

Listening to his wife shouting "Oh my God" and turning her face away, Mr. Wardrick felt that he was right. Lynch was a fucking bastard!