Hanging up the phone from his bank manager, Khaled, Penelope was suddenly a little dazed.

"How can it be so fast?"

"Isn't there $500,000? Why is there only more than $3,000 left now! This Khalid, why didn't he tell me in advance?!"

"Why?!Why!"

“……”

Penelope's questions have no one to answer, and there is nothing to reproach with her bank manager's approach. If she didn't ask for it, it was impossible for the other party to report to her all the time in her bank account.

It was herself, who had spent unscrupulously in the past half a month, and exhausted the $500,000 that seemed to be very rich.

When she thought of her account, there was only "melily" $3,000 left, and looking at a room full of top-notch luxury goods, whether it was Lancôme's perfume, Chanel's limited-edition commemorative belt, or LV's bag, there was no way to give her a sense of security.

Look at this room full of luxury.

Penelope even had the slightest delusion, as if the loot wasn't something good for her to feel good enough to make her secrete a lot of dopamine.

But at this moment, it turned into a cold thing, which made her feel cold all over her body now, and even her hands and feet were numb.

That's when it happened.

The phone in the room rang again.

If it had been the other day and the phone rang, she would have been very happy. Because that meant that the loot she had bought outside was brought to the hotel by the clerks inside the luxury goods.

She only needs to give the name of the hotel room, at the door of the hotel room, receive her loot, and sign it.

But today she has already signed for it and has not bought it again, so this call is definitely not the one that is delivered by those luxury stores.

It wasn't the luxury calls, it could be the hotel calls, or it could be the calls of Khalid, her private bank manager.

She hesitated and picked up the phone.

"Hello...... Is it Miss Penelope Cruz?"

"Yes...... Yes. ”

"Hello, Miss Cruz. We are federal IRS staff and I'm Simpson Williams. You can call me Simpson, and I'm calling you because I found out from Wells Fargo that you have an account with Wells Fargo. Recently, a large amount of money was credited to your account, and the source you filled in when the funds were credited was "gift". So I have to remind you that it's April. In half a month, it will be the tax filing day in the United States. ”

"Although you are a foreigner, you are now in the United States, so you naturally need to follow federal law. Federal law stipulates that foreigners are taxed on all income in the Federation at the same rate as that of their citizens. ”

"The funds in your Wells Fargo account are subject to a 35% gift tax under the law after deducting the $6,500 annual gift limit for a single person, according to the federal tax law, as well as the tax laws of the California government......"

"On behalf of the IRS, I would like to inform you in advance that you will file your tax return and pay your taxes on time by April 15......"

"Until then, you can't leave the U.S. and you have to wait for your taxes to be paid. ”

"Miss Cruz, do you have any questions?"

“……”

The IRS employee on the other side of the phone, named Simpson, was greeted with a barrage of words, including a number of terms.

Penelope Cruz has been learning English since he was a child because he wanted to develop in Hollywood, although English is very good.

But all of a sudden, maybe because of her mood, or because the other party was speaking too fast, she didn't hear it clearly.

It's just that there is some panic in his heart and asks, "Na...... Paying Taxes?...... I'm Spanish and I have to pay taxes in the United States?!"

"Yes. Federal law states that this is your obligation, as long as you receive income within the federal territory. ”

"Hiss......"

Penelope took a deep breath and couldn't help but subconsciously ask again, "What...... That...... How much does that cost?"

"Hmm...... It's not tax yet, and we don't know what your account is in Wells Fargo, so we don't know how much tax you should pay. If you follow the proportion, say $10,000, this year's gift tax exemption is $6,500. That's $10,000 minus the $6,500 free credit, and the remaining $3,500 is taxable. ”

"The taxable income is $3,500, and the gift tax is 35%. According to this calculation, the tax amount on an income of $3,500 is $1,225. ”

"Hiss......"

The Spanish girl hissed again.

Even if she didn't like to read much since she was a child and wasn't very good at math, she also knew that the ratio of 35% was terrifying.

A girl who has never been born has the protection of her parents when she is at home, and she does not know the hardships of the world, let alone that this world needs to pay taxes.

Not to mention compared to the United States.

Western European countries can pay much lower taxes......

But no matter how bad the math is, this Mr. Simpson said it so clearly, even Penelope can roughly calculate it, according to the proportion of 35%.

The money she had in the bank.

At least $150,000 or so is taxable......

But......

Not to mention $150,000.

She doesn't even have $15,000 in her account now!

Come to think of it.

Penelope was really chilling this time, and even his voice trembled a little.

"That...... Mr. You know, I'm a foreigner. I don't know the law here. If, I mean what if. If I don't have it, I can't pay on time...... Listen, sir, it's not that I don't want to pay. It's just that I forgot it, or I have some other problems, and it didn't go as planned...... What will happen?"

"Hehe......"

There was a gentle laugh from the IRS employee across the street, who chuckled and said, "Miss Cruz." Let's put it this way, any adult in the Federation, he may forget his wife or husband, or even his own birthday. But as long as he works, it is impossible to forget the day of April 15...... So your question doesn't exist. ”

"I mean just in case, just in case. Sir, there is always a chance that something is right?"

"That's right. Miss. Maybe 1/10,000 of them could be such a fool. And I am here to solemnly tell you that for this 1/10,000 fool, the IRS will notify the other party after the tax filing date has passed, and the other party only needs to pay a certain penalty percentage and taxes. That is, in the future, there may be some bad stains in the credit system......"

"As for the fools who really don't want to pay......"

"Huh...... The name of the IRS. On the territory of the Federation, you can inquire. ”

Karma!

The Spanish girl hung up the phone.