Chapter 48 Tax filing season in Xiangjiang
Liu Hongmin can make more money if he wants, but he needs to write the script himself to earn royalties. Moreover, the remuneration is not high. If Liu Hongmin has the time, he might as well write the third part of Shaobao!
He has achieved financial freedom now, and writing books has become a hobby. If you want to write, write something; if you don’t want to write, don’t write.
If he wanted to make money, Liu Hongmin would just write books that would sell well abroad.
Since watching "405 Murder" with Cha Jianying, their relationship has gradually warmed up.
Liu Hongmin knew that Cha Jianying would go abroad in the future, but he still couldn't control his emotions.
The same is true for Cha Jianying, so she has always hoped that Liu Hongmin could study abroad with her. But it is a pity that Liu Hongmin has no such idea at all.
Study history abroad? In Liu Hongmin's view, it is a matter of giving up the basics and pursuing the weak. Unless there are ancient books and cultural relics abroad, Liu Hongmin would not go abroad to study history.
The popularity of "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty" is gradually decreasing, but it is not over yet.
Professor Yang Xiren of the Public Security University proudly said to the students: "You should all have seen "The Criminal Officer of the Song Dynasty"! Liu Hongmin asked me for forensic science knowledge at the beginning."
"To be honest, when he came to me with the "Collection of Clearing Wrongs", I was a little unimpressed. But after I learned about the contents of "Collection of Clearing Wrongs", I realized that the forensic science of the Song Dynasty was not weak. "Except for the technical limitations of thousands of years, the knowledge recorded in "The Collection of Clearing Wrongs" is no different from what we use now."
This makes future forensic doctors very interested in "The Collection of Clearing Wrongs." Curious, they searched for this book. However, it was not sold on the market at all, so the best option was to find Beijing University Publishing House and ask them to publish this book.
Peking University Press took a look and found that ancient book publishing is also a big project! And because the author has been dead for many years, there is no need to pay copyright fees, as long as the printing costs are borne.
So, starting in June, Beijing University Press began to publish some professional ancient books. Professional ancient books such as "The Collection of Cleansing Wrongs", "Tiangong Kaiwu", "Shui Jing Zhu" and so on have gradually appeared on the market.
Although the purchase volume is small, there is definitely a profit, and it is still a steady flow of business.
In early May, Luo Baoming, Huang Qiang and Yang Guiren came to the capital together. Discussed with Liu Hongmin the copyright issue of the second part of Shaobao.
Similar to the first part of Shao Bao, the second part of Shao Bao was first serialized in Ming Pao. Then it was adapted into a TV series by RTV, and then published as a book by Sanlian Publishing House.
With the cooperation of the three companies, they can completely replicate the success of the first part of Shaobao.
Ming Pao still gives a royalties of 70 per thousand words, RTV’s adaptation fee has increased to 30,000 per unit, and Sanlian Publishing House’s royalties have also increased by 1% in each stage.
The first volume of Shaobao did not sell very well in South Korea, but it still exceeded 50,000 copies. However, it could no longer be sold, so Sanlian Publishing House paid Liu Hongmin royalties based on 70,000 copies, which is about 400,000 Hong Kong dollars for seven copies.
On the Japs side, sales are quite good. The single volume has exceeded 130,000 copies, and it is still increasing, heading towards 200,000 copies. Therefore, Sanlian Publishing House believes that after the number of copies exceeds 200,000, the royalties will be paid together.
RTV still hired Liu Hongmin as a consultant to help film the second part of Shaobao. This time the price given was 20,000. Including the adaptation fee of 180,000 yuan, it is exactly 200,000 yuan.
Liu Hongmin was very happy to receive 600,000 Hong Kong dollars at once. But before he could be happy for long, Huang Qiang told him that he needed to pay personal income tax in Xiangjiang.
“I’m not from Xiangjiang either?”
“I’m not from Xiangjiang. If you make money in Hong Kong, you have to pay taxes.”
“Then why didn’t I pay taxes last year? ?”
“The tax filing period in Xiangjiang is from April 1st to June 30th. The money you earned in the second half of last year should be reported together with the money you earned in the first half of this year.”
“Then. How much do you have to pay?" Liu Hongmin asked in pain.
Huang Qiang talked about Xiangjiang’s personal income tax collection standards, which are divided into four levels, 2%, 7%, 12%, and 17%.
In the second half of last year and the first half of this year, Liu Hongmin earned a total of 830,000 Hong Kong dollars. After calculation, 111,000 Hong Kong dollars need to be paid.
"So much?" Liu Hongmin said with a bitter face. It would be more than 80,000 yuan in RMB! Just gone?
Huang Qiang comforted: "You have to think better. The reason why you pay so much tax is because you earn a lot!"
Liu Hongmin felt relieved. Mood, "How do I pay the tax?"
Huang Qiang took an authorization, "You sign an authorization and I will have someone do it for you. The tax will be deducted from the adaptation fee."< br>
Liu Hongmin immediately signed the authorization book and threw it to Huang Qiang.
"Take it quickly, I'm afraid I will regret it if it's too late!"
Huang Qiang packed up the authorization letter, "The second part of Shaobao will start shooting in August, you need to go in July Resist Xiangjiang before the 20th."
Liu Hongmin calculated the time, and the early and final exams will be in July, and the decoration of the April courtyard will be completed in mid-July. After these two things are done, he can go to Xiangjiang.
“No problem!”
Huang Qiang and Liu Hongmin shook hands and said goodbye, and hurried back to Xiangjiang. If Xu Xiaoming hadn't been filming other TV series, he would have liked to film the second part of Shaobao right now.
Since the first part of Shaobao overtook TVB, TVB has exerted its strength. In the past few months, TVB has released a lot of high-quality TV series, which has overwhelmed RTV.
Watching Huang Qiang leave, Liu Hongmin suddenly thought of a question.
If you pay taxes in Xiangjiang, you should also pay taxes in China!
It is now the third year since he earned royalties, and he has never paid taxes.
Damn! I wouldn't be the first celebrity to get into trouble over tax issues, would I?
Liu Hongmin immediately found Zou Shifang and asked about personal income tax.
Zou Shifang was confused, "What kind of tax is this?"
"You don't even know about personal income tax?"
Zou Shifang shook his head, "I've never heard of it. Huh?”
"Then you don't need to pay taxes when you get royalties?"
"No!"
Liu Hongmin's heart sank. Is the tax issue a group issue these days?
Paying taxes is a citizen’s obligation! So many writers make a lot of money but pay no taxes at all. How unbecoming! ! !
Liu Hongmin went straight to the tax bureau and almost didn't get kicked out.
It turns out that although the country has established taxes in the past 50 years, it has not levied them. It is said that the higher authorities are studying the collection method, but there has not yet been a meeting to discuss it.
In other words, there is no need to pay personal income tax these days.
Liu Hongmin almost stopped laughing, feeling like he had earned something.
After thinking about it, he went straight to the bank and exchanged the 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in his hand into 80,000 Hong Kong dollars in foreign exchange certificates. The country does not collect taxes, which is a sign of the country's generosity, and Liu Hongmin accepts it with peace of mind.
This 100,000 Hong Kong dollars can be regarded as a small gift from Liu Hongmin to the country. After the other money arrives, Liu Hongmin will continue to exchange foreign exchange certificates. Anyway, it is useless for him to keep so many Hong Kong dollars.
(End of this chapter)