american tax collector

Not long after, a man in a suit with a simple look came up to the group.

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... The reason why the half-month cycle is only this short is due to a major factor..."

"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 on to the idea of ​​moving back to their home countries as late as possible, which resulted in the failure to collect the tax revenue that should have been collected..."

After hearing Rayleigh's explanation, David and others finally understood.

They were saying, why are the tax data so outrageous? It turns out that these Internet giants and companies across the country are causing trouble!
"David, what do you think about this?"

Obadiah looked at David first.

"From the perspective of our IRS, if these Internet giants and companies across the country delay moving their registered offices back home by one day, we will lose one day of tax revenue, so we cannot let them delay any longer!"

"We should find their leader and have a talk with him. Whether it's by coercion or threats, we must find a way to get them to move back immediately!"

David said in a strong tone.

"I agree with Inspector General David!"

"I agree. Although the tax avoidance bill has been passed, we will suffer the consequences if they continue to drag it out. We should call them over 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 to make these companies comply, David would have to take action.

"It doesn't matter if we put the matter on Wall Street aside for a few days. Let me handle this matter first, Director."

David was also very tactful and took on this job.

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

……

San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Facebook headquarters.

"Mr. Zuckerberg, after the recent stock market situation, Thompson, Musk and his gang have already acquired a lot of our company's shares. I don't think they will give up so easily. At this rate, it's 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 Mazakoberg, who had just returned from Senado Island, showed no fluctuation on his face, as if he had already expected this result.

After a moment's silence, he asked, "Don't worry about this for now. As for the relocation of our registered place of residence, delay it for as long as possible. Do you understand?"

Although the cross-region tax avoidance law 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 save one day of tax, so it is worth dragging it out.

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

"Good, that's good!"

"Oh, right……"

"Mr. Zuckerberg!"

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

"what's up?"

"The IRS has sent a notice, summoning you to their headquarters tomorrow morning. They said they want to discuss something with you!"

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

I'm afraid it's nothing good that the IRS summoned him at this time.

Do you want to go?
The IRS, as a national taxation agency, had issued a subpoena, so he would have no choice but to go. He might also be attacked by the media and fall into a whirlpool of public opinion.

So playing coward or making excuses not to go is not going to work.

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

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

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

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

"Help me prepare for my trip to Washington!"

"Good sir!"

In addition to Facebook, the heads of giants such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have also received subpoenas from the IRS.

Although the heads of the major giants were somewhat reluctant to go when they received the notice, after weighing the pros and cons, they finally realized that they had no choice but to go, so they had to put aside other things and boarded the plane to Washington.

With such a big move, the major media outlets were not idle either, so they naturally got wind of it and various rumors began to spread.

Early the next morning.

In Washington, D.C., a large number of media reporters arrived at the gate of the Internal Revenue Service.

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

"..."

The reports from major media on the scene also touched the hearts of countless people across the country at that time.

Because the IRS has not yet announced the bi-monthly tax revenue for the Foreign Tax Avoidance Act, many people still don’t know why the IRS has made such a big fuss this time.

But no matter what it is, getting so many heads of big companies through here is definitely not a small matter.

This was the consensus of countless people across the country at this time. Amid heated discussions across the country, the time came to half past eight.

"Look, here comes Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook!"

"And Weiruan's Gates..."

"Jeff from 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 broadcast.

At the same time, in a meeting room at 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!"

"it is good."

A few minutes later, the door to 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 there was curiosity, scrutiny, but mostly resentment in the eyes of these people.

That’s right, resentment!

Take Jeff for example. Last time, David used the hidden tax issue to make a fuss about his Amazon and almost destroyed his group.

Then he used the foreign tax avoidance law to cut him again. It would be strange if he didn't resent David.

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

"Mr. Gates, Mr. Zuckerberg... I've heard a lot about you..."

"Inspector General David, I'm also very familiar with your name."

"..."

To be honest.

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

After some superficial work, David motioned for everyone to take a seat, and then said, "I know that everyone here is very busy, so I would like to express my highest respect to you on behalf of our IRS for putting aside your work and coming to our IRS today."

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

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

"..."

After hearing this, everyone present responded superficially.

"Okay, let's get to the point. The reason I invited you all to talk today is actually very simple. The tax avoidance bill has been enacted for half a month. Logically speaking, every bill in the past should be on track by this time."

"But according to our IRS investigation, this bill has not yet been formalized. I wonder if you understand this?"

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

"Inspector General David, we don't know much about tax matters, and we don't know even more about the issue of the bill not being on track!"

"Yes, since the bill has been passed, we will cooperate, but as to why the bill has not been put on track, we are not very clear about this."

"..."

At this time, everyone finally understood something. It turned out that the reason the IRS invited them here was because of the bill.

"is it?"

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!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned at first.

Gates was the first to react. He quickly explained, "Is there such a thing? When I get back, I will ask my subordinates to investigate and have them move the registered address 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. It cannot be completed in one or two days or ten days or half a month!"

"That's right. Forget about the company's relocation. Even for ordinary people like us, it takes a month or so to relocate our household registration. In some places with backward facilities, it is normal to take a year or two. There is no rush!"

Everyone present was smart and they came up with excuses in an instant.

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

As soon as David said this coldly, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

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

Finally, it was Gates, who had been in the business world for a long time, who stood up and said, "As we said before, the companies we control are all companies with extremely large businesses. These companies have been registered overseas for many years. In addition to communicating with the Ministry of Commerce, we also need to communicate with the Immigration Administration and the Ministry of Land and Resources..."

"Don't try that on me!"

Before Gates could continue, David interrupted him and said, "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 of utmost importance, so as long as you really submit the materials, the major departments can pass the review within a day, so the problem does not lie with the major departments, but with you!"

These scolding words made many people feel uneasy.

As for Gates, who was about to make an excuse just now, he was now angry but helpless.

He didn't expect that David had already consulted with all the major departments before contacting them.

But since David has already talked to all the major departments, it seems that using this as an excuse to delay is a bit far-fetched!

In this case, I can only find excuses within my 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 large. It will take time to transport the personnel, equipment, office supplies, and customer resources back."

"And if we rush to ship it back, our business will definitely be affected, and it may even lead to a paralysis of sales and other issues. If that happens, we will have to go through a period of pain."

"During this painful period, revenue will definitely decrease, and tax revenue will also decrease. If you rush like this, the gains will not outweigh the losses!!"

After all, Gates has been the world's richest man for many years and has seen too many ups and downs in his life.

So even though the person in front of him was David, the man he feared and hated, he still dared to continue arguing.

"Yes, Mr. Gates is right. We also want to move back quickly. This is because we consider that it will cause turmoil in the company and thus reduce tax revenue!"

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

"That's right..."

With Gates' leadership, the momentum of the crowd also grew, and they all followed suit to refute. (End of this chapter)