Chapter 135: The Island (2)
The main reason for the idea of buying an island was to avoid taxes.
Facebook's company is not registered in the United States, and it spends so much money to invest without generating any profits, and the New York government even wants to return some of the funds to him as an incentive when calculating the tax rate.
But the Tamsui Fund Company and Ye Dongqing himself are not so lucky, the taxes and fees that should be borne still have to be paid, it used to be a dry money laundering business, he knows how to do it to maximize the benefits, such as donating part of his private property to create a "charitable trust", and then using it and the name of the Tamsui Fund Company to buy the private island at his feet.
There is not much benefit in handing over the tax funds to the IRS, it is better to replace them with real estate, which is a legal tax avoidance and is protected by the provisions of the law.
Recently, he has made a lot of money in the securities and futures market, and the Federal Tax Service has sent a letter to Ye Dongqing, mainly asking about the 10 million US dollars he got from Edward Jr., because if he doesn't think of a way to get back from the gambling money, he will have to write a large check and hand it to the IRS people before mid-April.
The accounting firm also suggested that Ye Dongqing should find a way to save money legally, and most of the money he will make in the future will be more and more, for the sake of himself and future generations, it seems good to buy an island like this, as long as the United States is still there, there is no need to worry about having no place to live for no reason, unless future generations can't even afford real estate taxes one day.
Ordinary people are okay, rich people often worry about tax matters, and when it comes to Ye Dongqing's worth, it is already necessary to consider these issues, money is not blowing in the wind, who wants to suddenly lose a few million dollars?
Since 1940, the nameless island under his feet was sold by the Morgan family, and at this moment it has nothing to do with the Morgan family, which has been glorious for a long time in history, but behind the buildings, trees and other objects, there is still a microcosm of the entire consortium era, many people in New York know that this island, in addition to the reason that it once belonged to the Morgan family, there are also high price factors in it, it doesn't matter if you can't afford it, it doesn't prevent some people from drooling and envious.
The price of more than 70 million US dollars is slightly higher, and the overall price is still within a reasonable level, if this small island is divided into several pieces and the price is lowered, Ye Dongqing believes that it will soon attract some rich people to buy, but that is not the situation he wants to see, an island is owned by several people at the same time, so what is the point of buying an island, it is better to continue to stay in the rich area of Midtown.
It also needs to be considered a little, if nothing else, it should be difficult to sell in the short term at such a high price, although Mr. Mike Howell guessed that the possibility of Ye Dongqing buying it is relatively small, but he still did enough etiquette, and spent more than an hour during the visit, and the places that should be introduced were introduced, and the service attitude was absolutely speechless.
This made Ye Dongqing have a good impression of him, and told him before getting into the car: "I will give you an accurate answer when I finish thinking about it, the main problem is that taking out so much money at once will make my company encounter a little trouble, if its owner is willing to reduce the price to sixty-five million US dollars, and agrees to let me pay it off in four years, now I can tell you that I can buy it."
Those buildings are too old, and it will cost a lot of money to maintain them later, so help me ask them first, and if you think they can be sold, then move on, you know what I mean, right?"
After only a few days, the first potential buyer appeared, and Mr. Mike Howell felt more and more that the island was not worried about selling, and showed a little confidence: "Sixty-five million dollars? I want to promise you, but unfortunately I don't think its owner will agree, as for the installment, it is possible to agree, I will call the seller later to convey your meaning, OK?"
"Okay, it's the phone call from before, feel free to tell me if you have news......"
The seller puts up a high price, the buyer countertrades, and does business like this, buying an island is not buying tofu, Ye Dongqing opened his mouth to bargain for nearly 10 million US dollars, and it is strange that the real estate agent Mike can agree on the spot, after all, it is not his own island, and he can't be the master.
I came all the way over to take a casual look, and I almost understood what I should know, and then drove away to visit the famous rich area on Long Island.
Almost all of them are spacious villas, with gardens in front and pools in the back, which may have been considered good before visiting the islands, but now Ye Dongqing thinks they are a bit small, with no vegetable gardens, no small pastures for cattle and sheep, let alone horseback riding circles along the seaside.
Whether you can buy it or not, it's not a big deal, it mainly depends on whether the price and payment method can satisfy him.
As long as you have enough money in hand, there are too many targets to choose from, such as a large island in the Hawaiian archipelago, or an island in Europe, regardless of the distance from New York, the scenery and environment are probably more beautiful than the small island you just saw, and maybe you don't have to endure a long winter, which is more suitable for vacation.
The offer of 65 million US dollars is not low, in case it can't be sold for a long time, maybe Ye Dongqing has a chance to get his hands on that private island, stained with the light of the location, if it is not very close to New York, it is difficult to say whether it can be sold for two million US dollars, the excellent geographical location makes the land price soar, suitable for heirlooms, the investment price does not need to be considered, Ye Dongqing can make more money than investing in it if he chooses a stock at will.
If you ask why you don't wait a few years before buying, he will answer that it will save a few years of enjoyment, which is very ...... The way of thinking of the rich, enjoying life is more important than money.
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No one knew that Ye Dongqing went to inspect an island, and he didn't plan to go to the company in the next few days, and on the way back, he thought about it seriously and didn't find the destination he wanted to go on vacation.
Try to find some kind of balance between life and work, so after going home and planning, he packed a few clothes into his suitcase under Laura's envious gaze, and asked the bank assistant to help book a plane ticket to the Bahamas, where he was going to rent a yacht to go fishing, and by the way, he could look at the nearby private islands that could be invested, preferably for more than $10 million and less than $20 million, which would reduce some of the taxes and not make the flow of money difficult.
Laura was envious and jealous of this, she still had a few days to serve her two-month sentence, complaining that Ye Dongqing didn't wait for her, so she sat there angrily until Ye Dongqing left, with no intention of helping him pack his luggage, hoping that this guy could see his dissatisfaction and speak out to appease.
As the back garden of the rich in the United States, the Bahamas have long been developed into tourist resorts in this era, and the security situation is not bad......