Chapter 303 A total of 58.8 billion was recorded
Wicklin seemed unwilling to accept such a result. He looked around at the crowd and asked: "Is there a better way?"
The Ethereum executives present also glared at each other, but in the end no one said a word.
Seeing this, Wakelin could only sigh helplessly and said: "Inform those 'bosses'!"
Behind Ethereum are Mogen Chase and Chicago Exchange. More than 20 consortiums including Bank of New York Mellon, Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Intel, and Accenture have invested in the company.
After the IRS named them, they immediately sought help from these consortiums.
However, because they were facing the IRS and the influence exerted by Angsa Group in order to obtain funds for the W aid bill, these consortiums did not dare to get involved rashly, so the decision-making power was returned to their hands. .
Now that there is no way out, they can only inform these consortiums and then surrender.
While Ethereum is in chaos, at the same time, cryptocurrency companies such as USDT are not much better, because they also received documents from the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service, and The content in the document is naturally also information about tax violations of their respective companies.
After some discussions, cryptocurrency companies such as USDT also had no good options and began to prepare to pay taxes to the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service.
2 p.m., Los Angeles IRS.
Although one day has passed since the IRS and the Department of the Navy issued a negative statement on the aircraft carrier incident, the popularity of this matter is still unabated, and a large number of media are still stationed here, wanting to find out more news.
At this moment, the arrival of two BMW 7 Series instantly attracted the attention of the media personnel.
After seeing that it was Wakelin who got out of the car, there was an uproar at the scene and on the Internet.
“That’s Ethereum CEO Wakelin!”
“Ethereum has been pretending to be an ostrich since David called the roll call, and it seems that it can’t pretend anymore.”
“On the surface, it seems that there is nothing big at the Los Angeles IRS during this period. Actions, and Ethereum also seems to be fine, but I think something must have happened secretly!"
"..."
As many people said! Just like that, since David named major companies by announcing the arrival of Satoshi Nakamoto funds, companies such as the Los Angeles IRS and Ethereum have fallen into a delicate state of non-interference.
But now with the arrival of Wakelin, everyone suddenly realized that the so-called state of non-interference was only on the surface, and things might have been turbulent behind the scenes.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ethereum to suddenly appear at the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service without any warning today.
Here, after walking into the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service, Wakelin was quickly taken into David's office. He forced a smile, stretched out his right hand and said: "Director David, Nice to see you."
"Mr. Wakelin, I'm glad you can come here."
David replied knowingly, and then the conversation started. Redirected: "Oh, by the way, Mr. Wakelin, have you received the documents sent to you by the IRS?"
Wakelin's expression changed slightly, but he quickly replied as if nothing had happened. : "Received. Regarding tax issues, our company does have a lot of omissions. I have ordered the tax department to sort out the relevant personnel. As for the taxes that need to be paid..."
"A total of 18.16 billion, thank you."
Hearing the number reported by David, Wakelin, who was already mentally prepared for a massive hemorrhage, was stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He asked with a red face: "Director David, according to your statistics, the total of all our taxes is only 15.16 billion. How come there is suddenly an extra 3 billion?"
David from He took down a booklet from the shelf next to him and turned to page 56. Then he pointed to one of the articles and said to him: "Look at Mr. Wakelin. According to the tax law, the IRS has the right to punish companies that refuse to cooperate." A certain penalty. The amount of the penalty is calculated based on the percentage of the amount that needs to be paid. The tax levied on you is the capital gains tax. According to the proportion, it should be 3 billion and 6 million more. However, I see that you are aware of your mistakes. Change it, and I’ll wipe it out for you.”
After hearing what he said, Wakelin almost couldn’t resist the urge to vomit blood.
Since you said that I know my mistakes and can correct them, why should I be punished with an additional 3 billion yuan?
And this is still the result of erasing the fraction and collecting the less?
It took a while for Wakelin to finally regain his composure. It was already taxing to pay such a large amount of tax, but if he was robbed of another 3 billion, , then he really has no way to explain to the major financial groups, and can only defend: "Director David, our Ethereum did not say that we will not cooperate with the IRS. After you named him, we ordered the tax department to investigate. This takes time."
"It takes time?"
David looked at him with wise eyes and said: "Mr. Wakelin, given the size of your company, it will take time. Doesn’t it take you so many days to do your own taxes? What’s more, we, an outsider at the IRS, can check your situation so thoroughly in just a few days, so you can’t be later than us, right?”
"This..."
Wakelin choked.
Yes, an outsider from the IRS can clearly investigate the situation of their company, but they themselves are slower.
This is like a person who doesn’t know how much money he has in his pocket, but wants others to remind him. Therefore, this defense is simply untenable.
But he couldn't accept it if he was asked to offer an extra 3 billion yuan like this. He then argued: "Director David, more than 15 billion is no longer a small number. It's almost enough. Otherwise, , I can’t explain it to the consortium that invested in us, I hope you can understand...”
“That is your business, not our IRS’s business”
Seeing David being so heartless, Wakelin also froze on the spot, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly dropped.
"Why did you go to Ethereum earlier? When I called the name, if you were as honest as Binance and came to deal with the tax issues, then you wouldn't have to pay extra fines. So, this has caused this Any subsequent losses will be yourselves to bear!"
"But Director David..."
"No more!"
Before he finished speaking, David interrupted him and said in a cold tone: "I have already issued 18.16 billion in taxes and fines, that is 18.16 billion, not a dime less, if you Ethereum are not willing to pay , then we won’t force it, we can all meet in court when the time comes!” Seeing that the matter had been escalated to the court, Wakelin’s face also showed signs of anger and unwillingness, but in the end it turned into helplessness and stood up. Went out.
About ten minutes later, he walked in again and said: "Okay, as you said, we will pay 18.16 billion, and the matter will end here."
" Very good..."
In front of the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service.
After waiting anxiously for more than half an hour, I finally saw Wakelin walking out. A group of reporters immediately walked up with microphones to ask questions.
But Wakelin, who was so deflated and bleeding so much, had no intention of accepting an interview. He got into his car and left, leaving only the media who were still confused.
But before they could think about it for too long, Nissen who came out of the bureau instantly brought everyone back to their senses and immediately surrounded him.
"Inspector Nissen, how is the negotiation between the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service and Ethereum going?"
Nissen pressed his hands down and said: "We have a lot of talks with Ethereum. Well, they also admitted that they did have tax problems. In addition to the 15.16 billion U.S. dollars in back payment, they also 'voluntarily' paid an additional 3 billion in fines to us. Here, on behalf of our IRS, I make a statement to the Ethereum company. Thank you for your tax contribution!”
“Oh, 15.16 billion tax plus 3 billion tax penalty? Does Ethereum actually have so many tax omissions?”
"As the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, it is not unusual for Ethereum to pay 15.16 billion in tax funds. What I am more concerned about is the 3 billion tax penalty. This is probably a punishment for their previous ostrich behavior! "
"Haha, Binance is probably snickering now. Fortunately, they paid the fee honestly after being named. If they had delayed it until now like Ethereum, they would have been punished. "< br>
“Companies like USDT are probably trembling after hearing this news!”
After hearing Nissen’s report, netizens on major social media instantly became excited.
As netizens said, after Binance heard that Ethereum was fined an additional 3 billion, the senior executives headed by Zhao Changpeng and Lin Huaide were indeed happy and very proud of themselves. Be grateful for the decision you made.
Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.
After seeing Ethereum being fined an additional 3 billion, companies such as USDT that have not yet come have their hearts froze, but in order to avoid suffering more penalties, they dare not drag it out. , and rushed towards Los Angeles as quickly as possible.
In the next two days, the Los Angeles IRS put aside other matters and focused on dealing with the problems of the remaining cryptocurrency companies.
Until the third day, basically all the tax situations of cryptocurrency companies have been processed.
Kepel walked into David's office with all the processed information and said: "Director David, this is the tax processing completion report on all cryptocurrency companies. Please take a look."< br>
David picked it up and read it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, he ordered: "In an hour, hold a media conference."
So far, tax clearance in the entire cryptocurrency field has been achieved A complete success, so the press conference was not only to make a report to the society, but also to show his achievements to all walks of life and pave the way for entering the General Administration.
An hour later, all the media came to the lobby on the first floor.
Surrounded by senior officials from the bureau, David also stepped into the spotlight and said: "Hello friends from the media and the audience who are watching, this press conference is being held. It’s to inform everyone about the tax clearance situation in the cryptocurrency field.”
As soon as they heard this, the media at the scene and the people online became interested immediately.
Except for large companies such as Ethereum and USDT, the tax amounts of smaller cryptocurrency companies have not been reported in the past two days. Therefore, many people currently do not know how much money the IRS has collected in this tax audit. Just a rough guess.
But fortunately now, they can finally know the specific amount.
“Okay, let’s not whet everyone’s appetite. Regarding the tax clearance in the field of cryptocurrency, all taxes are added together. Our Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service has a total revenue of 58.83 billion U.S. dollars. This is the specific number. Thank you for your continued attention to our work, and we will continue to work hard!”
Satoshi Nakamoto’s income has exceeded 20 billion, Ethereum is 18.1 billion, and USDT is 12 billion. , plus those scattered cryptocurrency companies, this leads to the figure of 58.8 billion.
“Oh my god, it’s actually 58.8 billion. This is much greater than the tax value obtained by Hollywood’s tax clearance!”
"It's normal. Since the birth of cryptocurrency, it has been used by many criminals for money laundering, drug financing and other purposes. In addition, the country's tax laws for it have always been very vague, so it is normal to receive such a huge tax now."
"It is similar to what many of us have speculated before. The tax revenue in the entire cryptocurrency field is about 50-60 billion, but unfortunately, this money will be cheaper for others..."
"Oh, it's such a pity. The money that Director David finally received was used in the W aid bill to help those damn Uzbeks. It would be great if it was used in our own country. !”
When they first heard about this huge amount of money, many people expressed emotion, but in the end, when they realized that the money would soon be used for the W aid bill, these people’s My mood instantly dropped.
And here, after hearing this amount, the happiest people are the Angsa Group who control the military-industrial complex.
They have been coveting this amount of money from the IRS for a long time, and now not only have they collected it, they have even received more than 30 billion more than the 100 billion. This can be said to be an unexpected surprise among surprises.
In order to obtain these tens of billions of additional benefits, many people in the Angsa Group have even begun to plan additional funding regulations after the passage of the W aid bill.
Of course, in addition to the Angsa Group, interest groups in the medical, education, and energy fields are also interested.
The initial budget for the W bill was set at 100 billion, but now the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service obviously has an extra budget of more than 30 billion.
Can’t all this money go to your military-industrial complex?
We also have to drink some soup, right?
In order to get the extra 30 billion, many forces began to show their magical powers. Unknowingly, the United States fell into an undercurrent.
(End of this chapter)