United states tax collector

Soon after, a man in a suit with a somewhat honest look came to the crowd.

Seeing that almost all the senior officials of the General Administration had arrived here, he showed a trace of uneasiness, but then he pretended to be calm and explained: "Director, Inspector General David... There is a reason why the half-month cycle is so small..."

"The reason is that after the bill came into effect, whether it was the Internet giants in Silicon Valley or companies from other places, they all adopted the "delay tactic", holding the idea of ​​moving back to their home country as late as possible, and dragging it out, which led to the failure to collect the tax revenue due..."

After hearing Reilly's explanation, David and others understood.

They said, how could the tax data be so outrageous? It turned out that these Internet giants and companies across the country were making trouble!

"David, what do you think about this?"

Obadiah looked at David at the first time.

"From the perspective of our IRS, if these Internet giants and companies across the country move their registered places back one day late, we will lose one day of tax revenue, so we can't let them delay any longer!"

"We should call their heads over for a talk, whether it's coercion or threats, we must find a way to get them to move back immediately!"

David said in a tough tone.

"I agree with Inspector General David's opinion!"

"I agree, although the tax avoidance bill has been passed, but if they drag it on like this, we will lose, so we should call them in and give them a good beating!"

"..."

All the senior executives agreed with David's tough approach.

"Okay, then this matter..."

Obadiah looked at David, because he knew very well that if he wanted these companies to obey, David might have to take action.

"It doesn't matter if the Wall Street matter is put aside for a few days, let me solve this matter first, Director."

David also took on this job very tactfully.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Inspector General David"

...

San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Facebook headquarters.

"Mr. Zuckerberg, after the situation in the stock market in the past few days, Thompson and Musk have acquired a lot of shares in our company. I don't think they will give up so easily. Under such circumstances, it is probably only a matter of time before they become our second largest shareholder. Should we... do something?"

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Facebook founder Ma Zuckerberg, who had just returned from Senado Island, showed no fluctuations on his face, as if he had already expected this result.

After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Don't worry about this for now. Regarding the relocation of our registered place, we can delay it for one day as long as possible. Try to delay it as long as possible. Do you understand?"

Although the off-site tax avoidance bill has become a foregone conclusion, as long as their registered place can be moved back one day later, it will not only disgust the IRS, but also pay one day less in taxes, so it is worth delaying.

"Don't worry, sir. We already have a plan for this."

"Good, that's good!"

"Oh, by the way..."

"Mr. Zuckerberg!"

Just when Zuckerberg wanted to add something, another assistant suddenly came to him.

"What's the matter?"

"The IRS sent a notice, summoning you to their headquarters tomorrow morning, saying that they want to discuss something with you!"

Upon hearing this, Zuckerberg raised his eyebrows, but soon regained his composure.

The IRS summoned him at this time, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

Should I go?

As a national tax agency, the IRS has issued a summons, so if he doesn't go, it will definitely not work. In addition, he may be attacked by the media and fall into the whirlpool of public opinion. .

So pretending to be a turtle or making excuses not to go is not very feasible.

After thinking for a while, Zuckerberg seemed to remember something and asked, "Besides me, have other companies received such a notice?"

"According to the news I received, Gates, Cook, Jeff...they have all received summons from the IRS."

Hearing what the assistant said, Zuckerberg's idea was further verified, that is, the IRS summons must be aimed at them.

But if so many people are summoned, it is not too bad for them. After all, with so many people in their camp gathered together, they will be more confident when facing the IRS.

"Help me prepare the trip to Washington!"

"Okay sir!"

In addition to Facebook, at this moment, the heads of Apple, Weisoft, Amazon and other giants have also received summons from the IRS.

Although the heads of the giants were reluctant to go when they received the notice, after weighing the pros and cons, they finally realized that they could not not go, so they could only turn down other things and board the plane to Washington.

Such a big move was not something that the major media outlets would just sit there and do nothing. Naturally, they also got wind of it, and various rumors began to spread. .

Early the next morning.

In Washington, a large number of media reporters arrived at the gate of the IRS.

"Hello everyone, this is BBC. According to the news we received last night, the IRS has summoned giant companies in Silicon Valley and all over the country. Now the heads of major giant companies have arrived in Washington one after another. The specific situation is still unknown. Let us continue to watch the development of the situation!"

"..."

The broadcasts of major media on the scene also touched the hearts of countless people across the country at this time.

Because the IRS has not yet announced the half-month tax revenue of the tax avoidance bill, many people still don’t know why the IRS has made such a big scene this time.

But no matter what it is, it is definitely not a small matter to pass through so many heads of large companies.

This is the consensus of countless people across the country at this time. Under the heated discussion across the country, the time came to half past eight.

"Look, Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is here!"

"And Gates of Verizon..."

"Jeff of Amazon is here too..."

The appearance of a group of tycoons excited the media stationed here.

But unfortunately, they did not get the entry authorization from the IRS today, so they could only wait for news outside the door and could not go in for real-time live broadcast.

At the same time, in a conference room in the IRS.

"Inspector General, they are all here!"

Munson walked into the conference room and said to David who was drinking coffee.

"Then let them in!"

"Okay."

A few minutes later, the door of the conference room was pushed open.

Munson walked in with Gates, Zuckerberg, Jeff and other people who were summoned.

The first second they came in, their eyes were fixed on David. It is worth mentioning that among these people's eyes, there were curiosity, scrutiny, but more resentment.

Yes, resentment!

Take Jeff for example. Last time, David used the hidden tax to make a fuss about his dumb Amazon, and almost killed half of his group.

Then he used the cross-regional tax avoidance bill to cut him again. It would be strange if he didn't resent David.

Although others were not as unlucky as Jeff, the cross-regional tax avoidance bill also caused heavy losses to their respective companies, so they naturally resented David.

"Mr. Gates, Mr. Zuckerberg... I've heard of your names for a long time..."

"Inspector General David, I've also heard of your names."

"..."

To be honest.

It's true that those who were summoned hated David, but seeing that David was so friendly, and this was the territory of the IRS, they naturally couldn't get angry, so they could only pretend to smile and greet him.

After some superficial efforts, David motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said: "I know that everyone here is very busy, so I can put down my work and come to our IRS today. On behalf of our IRS, I express my highest respect to you."

"No, no, we will naturally cooperate with the IRS's summons."

"Yes, this is something that we American citizens should cooperate with..."

"..."

Hearing this, everyone present responded superficially again.

"Okay, let's get to the point. The purpose of inviting you to talk today is actually very simple. The cross-regional tax avoidance bill has been enacted for half a month. Logically speaking, every bill in the past has been on track by this time."

"But according to our IRS investigation, this bill has not yet been formalized. I don't know if you know about this?"

After speaking, David looked around at everyone with a meaningful look.

"Inspector General David, we don't know much about tax matters, and as for the problem that the bill has not been formalized, we don't know even more!"

"Yes, since this bill has been passed, we will cooperate, but as for why the bill has not been formalized, we are not very clear about this."

"..."

At this time, everyone finally understood something. The purpose of the IRS inviting them here was because of the bill.

"Really?"

David's face turned cold, and he said, "Since you don't know, I will tell you the reason directly. After the bill came into effect, the registered places of your respective companies still dragged their feet and did not move back to the mainland. This is why the bill has not been put on track!"

Everyone was stunned at first when they heard this.

Gates was the fastest to react, and he quickly explained, "Is there such a thing? After I go back, I will definitely ask my subordinates to check it carefully and ask them to move the registered place back as soon as possible!"

"Inspector General David, I have also learned about this matter, but you also know that our company has been registered overseas for many years and is under the control of overseas countries. If we want to move back, it will take time, not one or two days or ten days and half a month!"

"That's right, let alone the company's relocation, even for ordinary people like us, it takes a month or so to move a household registration. In some places, the facilities are backward, and it is normal to take a year or two. This can't be rushed!"

Everyone present was smart, and they thought of an excuse in an instant.

"Do you think I'm stupid, or do you think I'm easy to fool?"

When David said this coldly, the atmosphere instantly became awkward.

The people at the scene looked at each other, but no one dared to stand up and say anything for a while.

In the end, Gates, who has been in the market for a long time, stood up and said: "As we said before, the companies we control are companies with extremely large businesses, and these companies have been registered overseas for many years. In addition to communicating with the Ministry of Commerce, In addition, we also need to contact the Immigration Administration and the Ministry of Land and Resources..."

"Stop doing this with me!"

Before Gates could continue, David interrupted directly: "To tell you the truth, before calling you here, our IRS had already communicated with the heads of various departments."

“Their answer to me was that the tax issue is a top priority, so as long as you really submit the materials, all major departments can pass the review within one day, so the problem does not lie with the major departments, but with the major departments. It’s up to you!”

These scolding words made many people feel uneasy.

As for Gates, who was ready to defend himself just now, he felt angry but helpless at the same time.

He didn't expect that before looking for them, David had already been angry with various departments.

But since David has already talked to various departments, it seems that he is reluctant to use this as an excuse to delay!

In this case, you can only find excuses within your own company.

Having made up his mind, Gates said in a deep voice: "Inspector General David, I haven't finished what I just said. I believe that all major departments can pass the review quickly, but our company is too huge, with personnel, equipment, and office supplies." , and customer resources, even if it is shipped back, it will take time. "

"And if it is shipped back in such a hurry, the business will definitely be affected, and it may even cause paralysis of sales and other issues. In this case, we will go through a period of pain."

"And during this painful period, revenue will definitely decrease, and taxes will also decrease. If you rush like this, you will lose more than you gain!!"

After all, Gates has been the world's richest man for many years. He has not seen too many storms in his life.

So even if the person in front of him was David, who was frightening and made him hate him with all his teeth, he still dared to continue to argue.

"Yes, Mr. Gates is right. We also want to move back quickly. Isn't this because it will cause turmoil in the company and reduce tax revenue?"

"Although Inspector General David has communicated with various departments and promised to give us the green light, places like the Cayman Islands are foreign territories after all, and we still need to negotiate with them if we want to relocate."

"That's right..."

With Gates' leadership, the momentum of everyone present also increased, and they all started to argue, (End of Chapter)