Chapter 130 15.5 billion
(I'll rub it, this one goes around and comes back, and I'm going to die!) Well, that's a plus more of 172 votes)
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An Feng shrugged: "I want to too, but how can I say that I will change it?" ”
He is now getting a U.S. green card, has lived in the United States for one year, according to the conditions of naturalization, he can apply for American citizenship after five years, and if he marries an American, it only takes three years, but Joanna is British. So you have to wait at least four years to get your passport.
To be honest, it is not necessarily a good thing for a U.S. passport to be in the hands of the rich, because the U.S. implements a hegemonic global tax, and the tax law stipulates that U.S. citizens and green card holders with overseas assets of more than $50,000 must truthfully report to the IRS. Failure to do so may result in a $10,000 fine.
It may have little impact on ordinary people, but it is more troublesome for the rich, and the overseas business income must be taxed in the country where it is located, and then it will be taxed to the US government, and it will be double-charged! In addition, due to the US government's demand for tax evasion, Swiss banks have not liked to open accounts for Americans in recent years.
Joanna listened to An Feng's complaints, but she had her own way: "I can't do anything to get a U.S. passport, but it's not impossible for other countries." ”
An Feng said: "My requirement is conditional, it is the kind of passport that has visa-free or visa-on-arrival agreements with European and American countries, and the province requires a visa for every trip." ”
Joanna smiled and said, "Listen to me slowly, there is one member state of the Commonwealth: Saint Kitts and Nevis. It has visa-free visa-on-arrival agreements for more than 130 countries, and European and American countries are basically visa-free. The country's immigration requirements are simple. With an investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars, 100% legal naturalization, and the average processing time is about four months. You're rich, and it's definitely faster to give a little more money. ”
Wang Le also heard what Joanna said, and said in surprise: "It means that you can get a passport and become a citizen in four months, not a green card?" ”
Joanna nodded: "Citizen's passport, of course." Moreover, the country's tax system is relaxed, which has a very huge advantage: there is no personal income tax and no inheritance tax. ”
An Feng's eyes lit up, and it seemed cost-effective to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to exchange for a visa-free passport from both European and American countries...... And. It does not levy personal income tax and inheritance tax. By the standards of a wealthy person, personal income tax and inheritance tax happen to be the most fatal, with the personal income tax in the United States reaching 35%, and the inheritance tax is 40% this year.
Inheritance tax is too far away. What An Feng values is a tax. Taxes that offshore companies avoid. If you want to transfer to an account in the United States, you will face review by the Federal Tax Service, and if it is the country that Joanna is talking about. It is legal to transfer it directly, and they do not have the concept of personal income tax anyway.
More than 130 countries are visa-free and visa-on-arrival, there is no personal tax, inheritance tax, you can get a passport in four months, and there is no immigration supervision in the country, and it is no problem if you don't go back for a few years after taking your passport, anyway, it is a legal citizen on record, the government doesn't care where you are, they only recognize money.
An Feng's heart was moved.
To be honest, he doesn't care which country's passport he takes, and the national heart can't be changed by a passport, but for a rich man who wants to travel all over the world, the passport in his hand is really a bit ...... Can't take it. Of course, the U.S. passport is stronger, but it can't be taken right away, and the taxes are strict.
(In fact, the U.S. passport is not necessarily good, because there are too many Americans, and there will be rejections at customs, and the so-called visa-free will become an ornament...... )
But this idea is still a budding, not just to do it, he currently needs to take off the visa for the European trip first. Take a little time out to go to the interview and answer the visa officer's questions...... After spending a few days in Los Angeles and successfully obtaining a Schengen visa and a UK visa, I went back to pack my bags.
When the time came to mid-August, he heard that the corn in some areas had been harvested in advance, he took the time to check the information on the Internet, without exception, these corn harvested in advance were all using Tailan's super fertilizer, the particles were full, large and sweet, the sales were high, and the market was well received.
"This should add a lot of bargaining chips." An Feng said to himself, just as the mobile phone rang at this time, and it looked like John's.
"Hi John!" An Feng said.
"Mr. An, the results of the negotiations have come out." John had good news.
An Feng asked, "How much?" ”
"Divided into two parts, 10% will be sold to Hatch Group for $1 billion, and the other 60% will be agreed with Meisheng and Hatch Investment, and enjoy a 15% share of the five-year sales of the patented fertilizer, with a transaction price of $14.5 billion. Your 70% stake is exchanged for $15.5 billion. ”
"Again, how much?" An Feng asked again.
"$15.5 billion, plus a 15 percent share of the net profit from fertilizer sales, for five years. Based on the projected value, 15% of the five-year net profit could reach $6 billion to $9 billion, so the total price is expected to be more than $21.5 billion. John smiled and said that he could understand An Feng's feelings.
“Good-job!” An Feng shouted, "Well done!" Good work John! When you come back, the bonus will be yours! ”
Hearing An Feng's shouting, Joanna, who was learning to make Chinese tea, rushed over, saw his appearance, and asked worriedly, "Honey, are you okay?" ”
An Feng threw away the phone, excitedly hugged her in his arms and kissed her, turned around a few times, and said excitedly: "Of course there is nothing to do, not only is there nothing to do, but I am also very happy!" ”
Joanna obviously didn't know what was going on, but she was still happy for him: "Congratulations! ”
"A must." An Feng let go of her and held her shoulder: "Remember last time I talked about the transfer of Tailan's shares, right?" Now the results are out, $15.5 billion is sold, excluding the 30% remuneration paid to Sinclair, and the money in hand can be at least 10.8 billion! Your husband is amazing, right? ”
"Oh! Oh, my God! Joanna opened her mouth and exclaimed softly, this number is unattainable for ordinary people in a lifetime, even she feels that her heart is beating faster. Congratulations! Sorry, I can't think of a way to describe it right now. But you're definitely the best in the world! ”
"Congratulations!" An Feng corrected, "You are my wife, forever." ”
"I'm touched by what you said." Joanna said from the bottom of her heart. She put her arms around An Feng's neck, and they kissed each other, congratulated, and slowly calmed down.
An Feng rubbed his smiling face: "Calm, isn't it just a little money." ”
Joanna helped him rub his face: "You just ran around the house like a child!" ”
"The first time, it's inevitable." An Feng smiled, "I still have more than 100 million debts now, and it feels great to be able to pay it off in one go!" ”
None of them fell asleep that night.
But An Feng learned calmness from Joanna, even in the face of a huge amount of money, a good education still allowed Joanna to recover from the excitement as soon as possible. and guided An Feng's emotions. They didn't discuss money. It's something simple, beautiful and beautiful, a future travel plan, and a future child. A warm family...... Chatted all night. The mindset has recovered from the huge surprise.
On the third day, when An Feng went to the meeting. Take your wife with you all the way. He thanked this well-informed woman, without whom she would be just a tasteless nouveau riche. is carried away by money, and can't learn this kind of indifferent life, stable mentality of the realm of the real rich.
The two of them were dressed in formal attire, An Feng was naturally in a formal suit and leather shoes, while Joanna was wearing a morning dress, a slightly knee-length dress, an elegant beige tone, a round-brimmed hat of the same color, and simple but luxurious jewelry. She is naturally atmospheric and eye-catching.
An Feng felt that even if she visited as the wife of the head of state, she was dressed appropriately...... In a star-rated hotel, the two sides of the negotiation gathered, the men were all in suits and leather shoes, and the women were also very formal dress, like an upper-class drinking party.
The lawyers and accountants were checking the terms of the contract one by one, while the remaining businessmen greeted each other and celebrated the success of the negotiations. In particular, Joanna's down-to-earth and generous performance won everyone's appreciation.
This kind of large-scale transaction was time-consuming, and An Feng discussed some details with his assistant John, the accountant Hardy. The Hatch Group's $1 billion was paid directly, but the $14.5 billion was paid over five years, because it was impossible for Legg Mason and Hatch to come up with so much money at once, and because the accounts on the surface were not enough, some of the money was paid secretly. So today two kinds of contracts are prepared, and in addition to the formal, there is another overseas agreement.
John explained: "Under the five-year payment terms, now they have to come up with $2.9 billion, but the company can only use a maximum of $2.5 billion on its books, and they plan to trade the other part of the money in the accounts of offshore companies, which is actually 1.8 billion in the US account and 1.1 billion in the offshore account." ”
Anfeng Zhilu Dao large enterprises have their own offshore companies, and the money stored in the account is generally not transferred to China due to overseas business or investment, and this payment method is legal outside their home country (the United States), but after the Federal Internal Revenue Service knows about it, they will be eager to kill these big tax avoidants.
An Feng said: "In other words, the 1 billion direct three or seven cents of the Hearst Group, and the other installments, they will pay 1.26 billion US dollars to my US account, and 770 million to the offshore company's account?" ”
John and Hardy both nodded: "Yes, you can avoid the 770 million personal tax, but 1.26 billion need to hurry up and spend." ”
A tax year is on December 31, which has not yet ended, and the individual income tax is calculated according to the remaining taxable income after "income-expenditure-deduction". If An Feng doesn't spend a penny, he needs to pay 12.6×35% of the personal income tax by the end of the year, which is $441 million.
Nearly 450 million in taxes, this is simply murder, but if he spends it all, he doesn't have to pay a penny.
Time is short, it is now close to September, there are still more than four months left, and his goal is to spend as much as possible the billions of income.
Of course, the 770 million received by his offshore account has successfully avoided the collection of individual income tax, and it is not low, nearly 270 million US dollars of personal income tax has been exempted, but that money obviously cannot be used in the United States. If you want to use it, one is to pay taxes, and the other is to launder money, but both methods will swallow up a lot of money.
Going around and around, where is there no need to collect a tax?
An Feng returned to Joanna, who was exchanging feelings with the ladies and ladies, and took her hand to leave the crowd, he said: "If you want to be happy with money, I estimate that I can only immigrate to a country that does not collect individual taxes, otherwise more than 200 million a year, and more than a billion dollars in five years can only be given to Bald Eagle." (To be continued......)