Chapter 256: Managing Los Angeles Citywide Taxes

"Director, these two people were suddenly transferred to the General Directorate, and they are also serving as this kind of administrative assistant, I think there are people behind them who are supporting them, maybe ...... I want to train them to be your competitors in the General Administration in the future! ”

Neeson has a close relationship with David, and he also saved David's life at the beginning, so he has no scruples and directly says what he thinks in his heart.

And David's face was a little heavier when he heard this.

Although he is now shining brightly in the IRS system and is the most promising new star, he is currently in the position of a feudal official, and has not yet entered the center.

And this Brown Soros is different from Bellamy Hardy, although these two are obscured by his light, they have entered the center.

This person can deal with the high-level of various departments on a daily basis, and is familiar with the administrative work of the General Administration, so he will definitely have an advantage in this regard in the future.

David has also watched the movie [Cold War], and knows how Li Wenbin lost to Liu Jiehui, if he doesn't become Li Wenbin himself, it will be bad.

"Director, this matter is not trivial, I think you should press the top of the General Bureau to knock on the side and probe their mouth."

David nodded and said, "Okay, I know, continue to keep an eye on Disney and Hollywood, and let me know as soon as there is a situation." ”

"Yes."

After Neeson left, David thought about it again, but finally picked up his phone and dialed Donald's number.

"David, I was just about to call you."

As soon as the phone was connected, Donald's familiar voice came from the other side.

"Deputy Chief Donald, what's the matter?"

"Two things, first, the person in charge of Dishine's should come to you in the next two days, and you can solve it as you want to solve it when the time comes......"

Hearing this, David raised his eyebrows.

From Donald's words, he could already hear that Disini had really been operating for the past two days, and it had been operating to the General Bureau.

But it seems that the General Administration does not care about them, and still puts the decision back in the hands of their Western Suburbs Branch.

"Second, in two days, I'll go to Los Angeles in person."

"You're coming to Los Angeles?"

David was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down and asked, "Oh yes, Deputy Chief Donald, there's something I'd like to ask you." ”

"I want to ask about Bellamy Hardy and Brown Soros being transferred to the General Bureau, right?"

"Yes."

"It's a bit complicated, I'll talk to you when I get to Los Angeles in two days, if nothing else, let's do it first."

"Okay, goodbye Deputy Chief Donald."

After the call ended, David cupped his chin and fell into deep thought.

From Donald's tone, it can be heard that these two people are really tired of being transferred to the General Bureau, but no matter what it is, it seems to be a little unfavorable to him......

Forget it, let's hear what Donald will say when he arrives in two days before making a decision!

……

Two days passed.

In the past two days, Disney is still in a state of suspension, and other Hollywood studios, large and small, have all kept a low profile and secretly watched the progress of things.

"Hello everyone, it has been five days since the seizure of the Disney Group, and there is still no progress in the incident, let's continue to see what happens next......"

At the gate of the western suburbs bureau, a large number of media reporters are still squatting, and no one wants to miss any breaking news before the incident of Dishini is over.

At 12:10 p.m., the arrival of a black Maybach attracted the attention of many people, and when the door opened, the media and the audience on the Internet were in an uproar.

Because one of the people who came down was none other than Freeman, the current CEO of the Disney Group.

As for the other person, Bennett of the Disney family, but because he rarely appears in public in front of the media, the media and the audience are not very familiar with him, so he is ignored.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Freeman, CEO of Disney's group, has come to the Western Suburbs Branch, and there should be a result today, let's wait and see!"

In the past, it was Okanji, the head of the film company, who came to negotiate on behalf of Dishini, but this time it was the CEO of the group who came in person, so the media thought that there would be big news today.

"Haha, the Disney Group finally can't bear it."

"In the past few days that they have been seized, I don't know how much they have lost in various businesses, and the market value can also be said to have fallen, resulting in having to suspend trading, which must be unbearable!"

"The previous major film companies such as Warner and Paramon were fined 2 billion, and Disney, as the leader of Hollywood, has to at least double it, right?"

The melon-eating masses on the Internet are also excited, and they are talking about it.

Here, after Freeman and Bennett entered the lobby, they were quickly taken into the elevator by the reception staff and all the way to the director's office.

"Director David, I'm the CEO of Disney Group, Freeman."

Freeman shook hands with David, then pointed to Bennett beside him and said, "This is Mr. Bennett, the owner of our group." ”

David's gaze moved to meet Bennett's, and Bennett didn't mean to shake David's hand, so he just shook his face and sat down.

In fact, Bennett is unhappy for a reason.

After the Masonic Conference two days ago, the Mogen family and the representatives he sent immediately went to the General Administration of Internal Revenue in Washington.

But the IRS was very tough, and even took out the White House as a bargaining chip.

The priority of the Freemasons and the Mogen family is to prevent David from entering the General Headquarters, so after the IRS shows a tough attitude, they finally have to compromise on this.

So, he ended up falling victim to the between.

But fortunately, what made him feel comforted was that as long as he could block David's career, then he could be regarded as having completed a revenge and breathed a sigh of relief!

David sat down, tapped his fingertips on the table, and said lightly: "It's all here, then tell me what you mean." ”

"That's the case, the few days that our Disney Syndicate has been closed for a few days has had a great impact on the entire American society, and of course, it has also cost you countless manpower and material resources of the IRS.

Freeman who said this.

"I have already given the solution, pay all the $4.1 billion you paid for the 20th Century Film Company at that time, and pay a fine, then this matter will be written off."

"$4.1 billion...... We can pay this money clearly at Disney Group, but the fine is unnecessary, $4.1 billion is a lot of money. ”

"Huh."

David sneered and said sarcastically: "You have to figure it out, 4.1 billion US dollars was what you had to pay when you acquired it, but you chose financial fraud to escape this tax, and it took 3 years to escape, do you think it is appropriate not to accept the punishment?" ”

"This ......"

Freeman was a little speechless, then looked at Bennett on the side, and saw that Bennett didn't mean to speak, so he cautiously asked, "Then I don't know how much this fine will cost?" ”

"According to Federal Tax Code Section 7201, if you inadvertently cause the data to be inconsistent with the status quo, you need to pay a penalty of 20% of the missed tax, and if the IRS determines that there is tax evasion, then you need to pay 75% of the missed tax as a penalty, and obviously, you fall into the latter category, so the penalty is $3 billion and 75 million."

"3 Billion ......"

Although Freeman already had psychological expectations, he was still shocked when he heard about the tax evasion penalty of more than 3 billion.

As for Bennett on the side, although he didn't speak, he was also clenching his fists at the moment, and his eyes were wide open.

Even if the fine is 3 billion and 75 million, the most important thing is to pay a tax of 4.1 billion, which adds up to more than 7.1 billion.

Although their family is rich, it is true that they want to take out such a large amount of money at once, which also makes them feel the pain of cutting meat.

"Director David, I wonder if you can show me our so-called tax evasion file?"

Although Okanji had previously heard in detail that the inside evidence about Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Pictures was indeed in David's hands, it was only heard, and Freeman wanted to see for himself what else could be written about it.

David didn't refuse, and directly opened the cabinet, took out Dishini's dossier and put it in front of him.

Freeman picked it up and examined it carefully, and after about ten minutes, his face became ugly.

It is correct that Okanji described it in detail with him before, and the information and evidence held by the Western Suburbs Branch Bureau are indeed very detailed.

From his eyes, it can be seen that even if they have the No. 1 legal department, there is absolutely no chance of winning.

Thinking of this, Freeman could only say euphemistically: "Director David, we are talking with sincerity, you let us pay more than 7 billion at once, this is too difficult for a strong man, it is better to ......"

"What is the difficulty of being a strong man!"

David interrupted Freeman's words and said, "You have to figure it out, it was you who were clever and didn't pay the $4.1 billion in taxes, otherwise you wouldn't have paid more than $3 billion now, and everything is just your own capitalists." ”

"Good, good, good! David, you have to do this! ”

The three harsh words of capitalist made Bennett unable to sit still, and he also issued the first sentence after coming in.

"It turns out that Mr. Bennett can not only listen but also speak, and it is easy to do if he can speak, I will say again, I will pursue your taxes and fines, which are completely in accordance with the regulations, of course, you can also choose not to pay."

David didn't panic, didn't he just give those employees more shut-down pay, how much money could this have?

And if this Dishini does not operate for a day, the loss is calculated in the hundreds of millions.

See who can afford whom!

Listening to these sarcastic words, Bennett was so angry that the blue veins on his forehead appeared, but in the end, he seemed to think of something, gradually calmed down, and said with a sneer: "Okay, just more than 7 billion to buy out Director David's career, this is also worth it!" ”

"What do you mean?"

David's eyes sharpened,

"You'll find out later!"

After saying this, Bennett stood up directly, pushed the door and left.

"Director Davy......"

Freeman had already understood what his boss meant, and the money would have to be paid in order for the company to be able to resume operations.

So in the following time, he negotiated with David one by one on the funding, as well as the recovery of the Disney industry in various regions.

However, David didn't have much heart to discuss these things, his mind was all thinking about Bennett's sentence just now, 8 billion to buy out his career, what does this mean?

Don't......

What did this Dishini do to him on the side of the General Bureau?

That's unlikely, right......

Now in the IRS system, who dares to say that it shines brighter than him?

Who dares to say that he has more political achievements?

And he is not without people in the General Bureau, at least Donald and Obadiah and other high-level leaders are very supportive of him.

And although the relationship network of the boss of Dishini is a bit complicated, it is impossible to affect the General Administration to abandon him, a hen that lays golden eggs, right?

"Director David?"

Looking at David stunned for a long time, Freeman couldn't help but ask.

"In this way, you can go to the deputy director of our bureau Keanu to discuss these things, as long as we are sure that the money can be paid, then we will issue a notice to revoke the seizure order."

"Okay."

Freeman immediately stood up, pushed the door open, and left.

Davy, on the other hand, was lost in thought.

Combined with Bennett's words just now, he now feels more and more that Bellamy Hardy and Brown Soros were suddenly transferred to the General Bureau, which may have something to do with Disney's bosses......

But if it was said that the boss of Disney had put these two people into it, he didn't believe it very much.

Could it be ......

Are the bosses of this Disney a member of Freemasonry?

David slapped his head, he was only talking to them about taxes and other things, but he forgot to take a good look at Bennett with his golden finger to see if he was a member of the Freemasonry.

But if he were, it would make sense to use the power of the Freemasonic group to operate these two men.

But then again, if the Dishini family is a member of Freemasonry, then the General Administration dares him to attack Dishini, which means that the family's status in Freemasonry is not very important.

But if the status of the Dishini family in Freemasonry is not important, how dare they say these words about buying out his career?

There were many points in this that David couldn't figure out.

Forget it, Anyway, Deputy Director Donald will be in Los Angeles today, and when he arrives, he should be able to know the ins and outs of this matter.

……

An hour later, when Freeman walked out of the gate of the Western Suburbs Bureau, the media, who had long been 'hungry and thirsty', instantly swarmed him.

"Mr. Freeman, have you reached an agreement with the Western Suburbs Bureau?"

"Mr. Freeman, will you accept the punishment?"

"Mr. Freeman......"

Freeman pressed his hands down and motioned for everyone to calm down before he spoke: "We have indeed reached an agreement with the Western Suburbs Branch to pay a total of $7.175 billion in taxes in exchange for the revocation of our group's seizure order." ”

"What, $7,175 million!"

"My hair, this is the largest tax evasion penalty in the history of the United States, right?"

"It's unbelievable that Dishini would accept such a huge penalty."

Whether it was the media at the scene or the people on the Internet, they were all shocked by such a huge amount of money.

Like the previous four major film companies, although the total fine was 8 billion, it was only a total, and the four companies shared an average of 2 billion.

And now Disney is different, this one's amount is about to catch up with the rest of the four major film companies, how can this not be shocking.

Hollywood.

After seeing Dishini's announcement, the film companies of all sizes, which were still holding the last trace of luck, despaired.

Hollywood's eight major film companies, now even the last leading big brother Disney has succumbed, where do they, little Karami, dare to confront the Western Suburbs Bureau?

The film companies immediately summoned the financial and tax departments and asked them to find out all the tax issues in 1510 and prepare to go to the western suburbs branch to declare.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, in the hall on the first floor of the Western Suburbs Branch, all the high-level officials of the Bureau, led by David, were already standing here.

Because not long ago, they were notified that the plane in which Donald, the deputy director of the General Administration, was on his way to Long Beach International Airport.

Seven or eight minutes later, a Cadillac pulled up at the door, the door opened, and Donald, dressed in a suit with a red face, got out of it and walked into the hall with his legs raised.

And David, who was waiting here, immediately greeted him and said, "Deputy Director Donald." ”

"Well done David."

He first praised David, then turned his head to look at Keanu Lewis and the others, and said: "The tax on Hollywood is clear, you have worked hard, and the General Administration will record each of you for a credit!" ”

Hearing this, Keanu Lewis and the others were also extremely excited, this was a praise from the boss of the General Administration, and he also promised that he would be credited by the General Administration, which suddenly brightened everyone's future.

"Let's go up and talk about it."

David nodded, turned around and told everyone to do what they had to do, and then led Donald all the way to his office.

After sitting down, Donald said loudly: "Do you know David, just now the president personally called me, expressing his recognition and praise for this tax clearance, and at the same time mentioning you, full of praise for you, let you continue to work hard." ”

David was stunned, he knew that once Disney announced the payment of this huge amount of taxes, it would definitely alarm the White House, but he didn't expect the White House to react so quickly, and even the president sent him a compliment.

"You also know that since the start of the war in February, the White House has announced that it will provide military assistance, and for this military spending, the White House is arguing with Congress, the people, and various departments of the Treasury Department, which is very painful, and the funds you are making now can be said to solve the urgent need for the White House."

Hearing Donald say this, David was also relieved.

No wonder the White House reacted so quickly and so much, it turned out that the pressure caused by the war between Da Mao and Ermao was too great.

And almost all the root of stress comes from money.

Now I have squeezed out nearly 20 billion from the eight major Hollywood film companies alone, plus those large and small film companies that are looking down, 30 billion is definitely no problem.

With this money, the military aid funds for Ermao can indeed be said to have been settled.

"Oh yes, I'm here this time, there's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Donald's words caused David to retract his thoughts, and he asked, "Then let's hear the good news first." ”

"The purpose of our previous transfer of you to the Western Suburbs Branch was mainly to carry out a tax clearance against Hollywood, and now this purpose has basically been completed, we have discussed it, and we are ready to push you to the position of the city director, and you will lead all the tax work in the city."

Los Angeles has several large districts, and the tax situation in the western suburbs has basically been rectified, but areas like Long Beach and Santa Monica have not made as much progress as the western suburbs.

Therefore, the General Administration naturally wants David to copy the western suburbs and conduct a tax inventory for all areas of the city.

"Good news indeed......"

David is not surprised, Dishini's submission represents Hollywood's submission, so he doesn't need to bother with anything here, the General Administration will definitely continue to let him make the most of his things.

Municipal Chief......

The head of the Los Angeles IRS, who oversees the city's taxes, is indeed a good thing to be happy about, but he is not very happy when he thinks of Bellamy Hardy, Brown Thoros, and Bennett's words.

"As for the bad news...... How to say, Freemasonry you should know, right? ”

"Of course I did."

David's pupils flickered slightly, and it seemed that this matter really had something to do with Freemasonry.

"It's an old organization, but it has a very strong influence in our America, and they're so powerful that even our IRS has to be afraid of three points, because sometimes when we have to implement policies and bills, it's very difficult to pass without the support of this group of people."

"That means that Bellamy Hardy and Brown Thoros are the two people named by this group to be transferred to the General Bureau?"

"That's right."

After receiving the affirmation, David's mood was a little heavier, and the Freemasons let these two guys into the General Bureau, definitely not just to serve as an administrative assistant.

"What about the Disney family, they should also be Freemasons, what role did this incident play in it?"

Donald smiled disdainfully, and then said: "The Dishini family is indeed a member of the Freemasons, but their status is not very high, and they have been caught so big, in addition to the pressure exerted by the White House, we need to compromise with Freemasonry for some things, but they also need to compromise with us, this is politics, so this is also the reason why Dishini became a 'victim' this time." ”

(End of chapter)