Chapter 491: Endless Darkness (Part 1)

If you start a company and you tell people who know this industry that you don't evade taxes, everyone will die of laughter, or you are stupid, and if all the accounting firms around the world encounter you like this, they will starve to death

No matter where in the world, corporate tax evasion is the norm, and the main job of an accounting firm is actually to evade taxes for large and small companies around the world, rather than corporate financial accounting and other messes, because those businesses are not profitable at all, or in other words, those can only make a living.

Sony Records is naturally not exempt from vulgarity, and it is a super-large company, and the amount of tax evasion is naturally huge, but the presidents of the United States do that, so this has become a conventional rule, and the entire Institute of Certified Public Accountants is behind a chain of interests composed of super families such as Rockefeller, Roosevelt, Morgan, etc., which is enough to make the world tremble, as long as Sony Records gives enough money that should be given, this is legal.

However, there is a premise for this, that is, the so-called legitimacy, just like a safe, he only keeps the data for you, and does not let people know, but if you actively disclose the information of the correct data to others, even if you do not withdraw the data from the safe, others can also prove the correctness of the data through other means, then, in order not to involve more trouble with these data, the safe will no longer keep the data for you.

As Tommy Montola's identity, he can be regarded as a protected object, but he told Chen Jin all the information, even if the Roosevelt family's accounting firm does not provide relevant information, through the tax and other relevant departments, it is completely possible to find evidence of Tommy Montola's tax evasion.

Naturally, the Roosevelt family would not fight against Chen Jin for the sake of Tommy Montora, even if the strength of the Roosevelt family could easily help Tommy Montalla escape everything, it would not be in line with the principle of interests at all.

However, Chen Zichen said just now that the Roosevelt family doesn't like things to make a big fuss, which means that they don't want Chen Jin to postpone the war to Sony Records after dealing with Tommy Monttora, Sony Records' predecessor was Columbia Records, which has a history of several decades, and there are many things involved, whether it is a matter or a person, whether it is for the Roosevelt family, or for the entire chain of interests, it is a big impact.

This was said in the context of Sony Records' temporary strong support for Tommy Montura, but Chen Jin simply did not believe that the huge Sony empire led by the smart man Akio Morita would be stupid enough to maintain a small Tommy Montola.

Now Sony doesn't know that it is Chen Jin's side that wants to deal with Tommy Montora, but this matter can't be hidden, the big man always has information channels, and even if he doesn't care about this, the four words of tax evasion are enough for Sony to make a choice.

Tax evasion is the norm in the United States, but, ironically, taxpayers represent a very sacred, noble title and identity, and when you pay taxes, you are contributing to the country. Nadona is less, but there is a difference in economic strength, and its essence is the same. I remember an overseas film in which the protagonist made a will on his deathbed: there is no need to write those false titles on his tomb plate, just write taxpayer xxx - it can be seen that the weight of the word taxpayer in the eyes of Westerners.

Therefore, in the eyes of Westerners, there is no essential difference between tax evasion and murder and arson, which is a kind of criminal behavior that people abhor. Once a public figure is exposed to tax evasion, his reputation will be discredited. It is difficult to maintain his good social image.

Tommy Montola's fate can be predicted, and it is even conceivable that Tommy Montalla knows too much about Sony's insider, in order to prevent this guy from biting back, Sony is only afraid that he will urge this matter to be solved quickly and effectively, which is why Chen Jin said that Sony will be the first to beat the water dog, which is also the most normal way of doing things. …,

The next morning, Tommy Montora, who had barely slept all night, had not yet figured out who was trying to frame him, or that he didn't have much time to think about it, he spent almost all of his time dealing with his former little lovers, the media, and all kinds of big people, thinking about getting over the current crisis as soon as possible.

In the luxurious office, after his own efforts and Sony's efforts, things seem to have finally taken a turn for the better, Tommy Monto, who was a little relaxed, couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep on the Taipan desk tiredly, I don't know how long it took, the outside door was rudely pushed open by whom, making a loud bang, this is the president's office, who is so bold.

When he looked up, the short Japanese guy had already walked up to him in a few steps, threw a stack of newspapers in front of his eyes with a snap, and looked at him coldly.

But Tommy Montalla swept the headline on the front page with his sleepy eyes, and a cold sweat fell - the president of Sony Records was suspected of tax evasion, and the amount was as high as tens of millions of dollars.

The article severely criticized him as a public figure, a senior manager of a super-large company, and even more ruthlessly, there are several examples of his tax evasion, all the details are very detailed, as if he saw it with his own eyes, and these happened to be the biggest times he has made in the past few years, with more than eight million US dollars.

Tommy Montola couldn't believe that no one knew about this except himself, and then the person who handled it, and the person who handled it was wearing the same pants as him, and it was a loss.

However, now he is not allowed to think about it anymore, the Japanese knocked on the table, looked at him coldly, and said lightly: "I don't know who you offended, but you should know by now that you planted it this time." ”

"Next, I announce the company's decision, the company will break up with you peacefully, all of this will no longer have anything to do with the company, about nine o'clock in the morning, the company will hold a press conference, I want to inform you first, so that you have a psychological preparation."

Break up peacefully, it means to get together and disperse, but it is also a warning, the individual is the individual, don't burn the fire to the company, Tommy Montalla is really angry and anxious now, and the dissatisfaction with this little Japan quickly rose to the top, "Break up peacefully, Mr. Takeda, there are two things above that are done together with the company's first two years, as long as you check it a little, the company can't escape." ”

This Mr. Takeda interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Since the company has not been listed above, the company will have a way to smooth out this matter," the meaning is very simple, people don't board, in fact, it is an attitude, Sony naturally knows how to do it.

Without Sony Records behind his back, Tommy Montalla's reliance is equivalent to almost two-thirds of the disappearance, hearing Takeda's answer, Tommy Montalla is like a world has been abandoned, sneering: "Jayan, you should be clear, I know that even the hair up and down this company is clear, you turn your face like this and don't recognize people, aren't you afraid that I will say something wrong." ”

"Yaga." Takeda was also very angry, he was still helping this kid yesterday, and he woke up the chairman from the phone this morning, he was not angry to death, but he knew that it was useless to be angry, Sony Records had already been brought into the ditch, and he couldn't sink into it anymore, otherwise he really couldn't climb out. What he has to do now is to temporarily ease things up, but he didn't expect that Tommy Montalla didn't know each other, of course, this is also understandable, whoever has reached this point, wants to bite whoever he catches desperately, turns around, his fingers are about to poke Tommy Montola's face, his face is hideous, he gritted his teeth, and said viciously: "You remember for me, if you say the wrong thing, I will let you stay in it for the rest of your life and not be able to get out, so that you are worse than dead, don't believe it, you can try." After speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Tommy Montalla sitting in the chair, a little stupid, and a little regretful, he is now at the end of his rope, he wants to bite Sony Records, it's not impossible, but, he also has to bear the anger of Sony Records, he is used to being a big man, and naturally knows the energy of a bigger boss, unless he really doesn't want to die, otherwise, does he dare?

I didn't say such things before, and if I broke up peacefully, I could still get some secret assistance from Sony Records, such as news or something, but now there is nothing.

Angry and annoyed, his blocked heart was uncomfortable, especially Tommy Montora, who was not too broad-minded, but he still chose the right thing to do for the first time, and immediately picked up the phone to call everyone in his network.

However, yesterday's perfunctory, to today, directly turned into a refusal, there was no discussion at all, even a few guys who were in the same stream with him, and their words flickered, until two people said that he had offended the big man, and no one could help him this time, he suddenly reacted.

He still saw things a little simpler before, but without this morning's tax evasion, who would think so deeply, besides, he is confident that he has not really sinned against any great big man, because although he is narrow-minded and has a bad temper, he knows how to pretend to be a grandson in front of those real big people.

Of course, he didn't take Chen Jin too seriously, first, Chen Jin is a Chinese he looks down on, second, he is the president of a company, Chen Jin seems to him more like a little talented little white face, and there are enough talented people in this world, especially people like him, I have seen a lot.

If you find the root cause, you have to start from the root, and if you offend the big guy, then try to communicate and strive for forgiveness, but when he asked who he offended, he didn't get any answer, it's not that people don't tell him, this happened too short, and the big guy who really knows will not reveal any news for the time being, so as not to cause trouble.

In the middle of the wandering, something more serious happened, the door of the president's office was pushed open again, and four guys in suits and leather shoes walked in, and the one in front didn't wait for him to speak, first took out his work card, and said: "Mr. Tommy Montalla, I am Howard of the Tax Criminal Investigation Division of the Los Angeles Tax Department of California, and we suspect that you have repeatedly evaded taxes from 1986 to 1995, and you have to go back with us to assist in the investigation." ”

In the United States, the sentence for tax evasion ranges from 300,000 US dollars to 2 million US dollars, which is a matter of sentencing, and the laws of each state are not the same.

In California, the original example is former football superstar Raman Rado, who was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for tax evasion of $3.5 million, while Tommy Montalla is now involved in more than $9.89 million.

From the moment Takeda said that he would sit in it for the rest of his life, Tommy Montola understood the fate he might face, and when he saw the people from the Tax Criminal Investigation Division coming so quickly, he was even more heartbroken, and it took him a long time before he asked, "Mr. Howard, can I ask you, who did I offend this time?" ”

Howard glanced at him playfully, and said that he liked these big names the most, although he had reached such a big one over the years, he sat down unhurriedly and shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tommy, it's not that I didn't tell you, because I don't know, but that's a figure who has a good relationship with the White House." ”

What this guy said was half-true, he actually didn't know what was going on at all, but he also heard some rumors that some big people related to the White House were a little dissatisfied with this unlucky ghost, and as for the reason, it was naturally secretive. ..., this thing has always been more and more outrageous, and in Howard's ears, I don't know how many times this news has been transmitted, think about it, he is just the head of the investigation department.

Tommy Montalla didn't know whether it was true or not, he was stunned, he couldn't remember how he offended the big man in the White House, he glanced at Howard again, saw that he was a little gloating, and knew that the person arranged by the other party did not let him drill the loophole, so it was useless to say more, so he picked up the phone dejectedly and called his lawyer.

Things are not left to chance, and the speed of change is dizzying, from the sex* scandal that uproars to the protagonist of tax evasion, Tommy Montalla goes from heaven to hell in just two days.

Moreover, the next day, Sony Records announced that he was officially dismissed, and at the same time, while he was still lucky, in the interrogation room of the Tax Crime Investigation Bureau, stacks of evidence of his tax evasion were clearly placed in front of him, and it was impossible for him to quibble.

Perhaps, what made him most devastating was that he was put in the detention center as soon as possible, no matter how powerful his lawyer was, no matter how much money he was willing to give, he had no chance to go home on bail, the other party obviously blocked all the roads, and what awaited him was endless darkness.

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