I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 722 Task Force, aren’t you honored?

Liu Dongyang still asked calmly: "Don't understand?"

Xiu Qiguang's mind was buzzing, and he shook his head subconsciously, "I don't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"You all said that it was illegal for Anlianghang to be the banker of gambling at Nanyuan Recreation Club. If it is illegal, why should I pay taxes?"

"Boss Xiu, I just said that it was illegal for Anliangxing to be the banker of gambling at Nanyuan Amusement Park. That was just my verbal statement, but it is not illegal. My words don't count, and our tax inspection bureau's words don't count either.

According to the law, whether Anliangxing gambling is illegal depends on whether it has a lottery license and whether the lottery issuance process is legal and compliant. Our Taxation Inspection Bureau is not responsible for administrative affairs in this regard, so we will not make relevant determinations.

We only care about whether On Leung Hang has any gambling operations, whether anyone has bought lottery tickets from On Leung Hang or its agents, and whether On Leung Hang has made any income or profit from it.

As long as On Leung Hang makes a profit, we have the right to ask On Leung Hang to pay the corresponding gambling tax."

Xiu Qi Guang was stunned when he heard this.

Ren Boan and Yang Guian standing beside him also felt a sense of awe.

They were both still members of the Pacification Office, but due to investigation needs, after communication with higher authorities, they were temporarily transferred to the Beijing Taxation Inspection Bureau as a secondment, using this as a cover to investigate the case.

The two looked at each other.

The people in the Taxation Inspection Bureau seem to be even more ruthless than those in our Pacification Bureau.

Going back to the source, although the Taxation Inspection Bureau was under the jurisdiction of the Taxation Department of the Ministry of Revenue, its framework was also built by the Jinyiwei, the "panacea of ​​the Ming Dynasty".

They are actually half brothers of the Pacification Bureau and the police department.

The little brothers sent out from the Jinyiwei are all ruthless people.

Xiu Qiguang thought for a long time before coming back to his senses: "Section Chief Liu, what you mean is that the Taxation Inspection Bureau is only responsible for taxation. If there is a transaction and profit, you have to pay taxes. As for whether the transaction and profit are legal, you don't care."

Liu Dongyang smiled, "Shopkeeper Xiu is a smart man, he will understand once I tell him."

"Then let me ask, if I pay taxes according to the law, does that mean my transactions and my profits are legal?"

Ren Boan and Yang Guian looked at each other. This Xiu Qi Guang was no ordinary person. He could think of this so quickly.

Liu Dongyang looked at Xiu Qiguang and said, "Manager Xiu, I just said you were a smart man and understood everything I said. Why are you confused again? Our Taxation Inspection Bureau only inspects taxes and taxes, and only targets this transaction and profit. Whether this transaction and profit are legal or not has nothing to do with our Taxation Inspection Bureau."

"Who does that concern?"

"As far as I know, lottery licenses must be directly reviewed and issued by the Ministry of Revenue, which is very strict. The specific law enforcement is entrusted to the police department. In other words, whether Anlianghang's gambling is legal must be investigated by the Shuntianfu Police Department and then submitted to the Ministry of Revenue for review before a decision can be made."

“What if it’s illegal?”

"The illegal proceeds will be confiscated illegally, and then the prosecution will be carried out in accordance with the law, and the case will be handed over to the Court for detailed sentencing."

“But I paid my taxes!”

"Paying taxes is the obligation of every citizen of the Ming Dynasty, but paying taxes is not an excuse for you to evade punishment for other crimes."

Xiu Qiguang almost collapsed, "Isn't this a child's play?"

"No!" Liu Dongyang answered seriously, "This is the law of the Ming Dynasty!"

Although I don’t quite understand why Ren Boan and Yang Guian have taken over now, I am greatly shocked!
"Chief Liu, where did you graduate from?"

Liu Dongyang turned around and replied with a smile: "I am a graduate of the Law Department of Jintai College in the second year of Longqing, majoring in commercial law."

The upper bodies of Ren Boan and Yang Guian involuntarily leaned back slightly. They were indeed freaks of the law department at Jintai College.

Xiu Qiguang struggled to climb back from the edge of collapse and asked with red eyes: "What if I don't pay taxes?"

"If you fail to pay taxes on time within three months, you will have to pay the back taxes and a late payment penalty. The late payment penalty is 0.5% of the back taxes paid, 0.5% per day.

Anlianghang is six days overdue. In addition to paying the full amount of tax, it also has to pay a late payment penalty of 173.7 yuan."

After hearing what Liu Dongyang said, Xiu Qi Guang was obviously relieved.

Liu Dongyang continued, "At the same time, the Inspection Bureau conducted a past tax audit on Anliang Bank. According to the law, if a second act of tax evasion is discovered, a fine of half to twice the amount of the back tax must be imposed."

Xiu Qiguang was inexplicably a little nervous, "The second one?"

"Yes, if the profits from other transactions other than gambling at Nanyuan Amusement Park are not taxed according to law, it is considered tax evasion; if the taxes are reported and paid on time according to law, but not paid in full, it is considered tax avoidance.

Tax evasion carries a heavier penalty than tax avoidance.”

“No matter how many times you evade taxes, you only have to pay late payment fees and some fines. Criminal liability will only be pursued if the total amount of tax evasion reaches 3,000 yuan.

If a third case of tax evasion is found, criminal prosecution will be initiated and the case will be handed over to the procuratorate for public prosecution in accordance with the law, and the court will make a detailed sentence."

"The third case?" Xiu Qiguang's scalp tingled, and he felt like a fish caught in a fishing net. "Yes, to put it simply, it is not simply counted as a single transaction, but as a business deal.

This is stipulated in detail in commercial laws and tax regulations.

For example, betting on the Nanyuan Amusement Fair, lottery tickets for the Dragon Boat Race are counted together, and the Football Champions Cup is counted together. As for football match betting, as long as the match has not ended, such as league betting, whether it is for one day or one year, it is only counted as one.

If you sell cotton cloth, it is calculated based on the amount you purchased. If you purchased 500 pieces of cloth at one time, no matter how many days you sell them or how many customers you sell them to, as long as they are all 500 pieces of cloth, they are all considered a transaction and profit.

Xiu Qiguang lowered his head and covered his head, "Wait a minute, let me sort it out, my mind is like paste now."

"It's okay, you're fine. I'll continue to teach you about tax law. If you find out that Anliang has committed three or more tax evasions, the sentence will be determined based on the amount of tax evasion, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. In addition, the punishment will be increased for repeat offenders, with the maximum penalty being death penalty.

Of course, it won’t be beheading, just hanging.”

Xiu Qi Guang raised his head and stared at Liu Dongyang with his red eyes.

What do you mean by "just hanging"? Once I am on the gallows, the only place I can go is the underworld. I will be dead, so what difference does it make whether I am hung on the gallows or my head is separated from my body?
After a long while, Xiu Qiguang asked weakly, "You just said that I will be stabbed here at your Taxation Inspection Bureau. If it is found that the lottery is illegal, or there are other crimes, I will still be stabbed?"

Liu Dongyang replied with a smile: "Manager Xiu did understand. That's right. If it is verified that Anliang Bank has committed multiple tax evasions, and the evidence is irrefutable, Manager Xiu and the accounting staff, that is, the accountant, must bear the corresponding legal responsibilities.

After the verdict is made, if the police or other departments find out that Anlianghang has committed other illegal acts, then naturally the shopkeeper, the license holder of Anlianghang, and the specific responsible persons will bear legal responsibility, and the prosecution will be carried out by the procuratorate and the court, and the detailed sentence will be determined by the judiciary.

After the different criminal cases are sentenced, the magistrate who makes the final judgment will generally continue to combine the sentences. There are certain principles in this. For example, if the combined hard labor sentences exceed 50 years, they will be commuted to life imprisonment.

Three life sentences of hard labor are basically a death sentence. His crime is so serious that there is no need to waste food and manpower to guard him. "

Liu Dongyang chuckled, "This is no longer about tax law popularization, but criminal law popularization. I'm obligated to explain it to you."

Xiu Qi Guang rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you want me to thank you too?"
Ren Boan and Yang Guian were secretly shocked in their hearts. After hearing these words, not only Xiu Qi Guang would be stunned, we would be stunned too!

Other crimes, such as patronizing prostitutes and gambling, assault and injury, and bullying and monopolizing the market, may be difficult to find conclusive evidence under the new policies and legal systems, or they can be pushed onto subordinates, allowing the Yanzimen gang, which has not been registered with the registration bureau, to take the blame.

In addition, with the help of a noble person behind the scenes, Xiu Qi Guang is likely to escape punishment or receive a light punishment.

But once the net of tax evasion was cast, Xiu Qiguang had nowhere to escape.

Anlianghang is the white glove of some nobles. You have to split the money you earn with them 70% and 30% respectively. They take 70% and you only take 30%. How can the nobles be assured that you have not embezzled money privately?
Then the accounts must be kept carefully, for example, by introducing the very popular balanced debit and credit accounting method.

Now the account books have been confiscated and the accountant has been detained. There is no place to hide. If more than three cases of tax evasion are committed, the person can be sentenced. If you dig up all the dirty things that Anliang has done, there are dozens of them. Lifelong hard labor is a luxury. I am afraid it will only be hanging!

Seeing Xiu Qi Guang so confused that he wanted to bang his head against the wall, Ren Boan and Yang Guian secretly sighed, this is the power of knowledge!

The look he gave Liu Dongyang next to him was filled with a bit more admiration.

The atmosphere was almost set, and after receiving Ren Bo'an's gaze, Yang Gui'an spoke up, "Xiu Qiguang, are you thinking in your mind whether the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion can help you with such a big matter?
Chief Liu, please give Manager Xiu another lesson. "

"Okay. Xiu Qiguang, does the Shaofu Supervisor know?"

Xiu Qi Guang nodded.

That is the emperor's inner treasury, the world-famous cornucopia of money. It is said that whoever can get touch with it will become rich. And not just any kind of rich, but the kind of rich that will make smoke coming out of one's ancestral grave!

"The Shaofujian is the largest taxpayer in our taxation department. In the first year of the Wanli reign, the Shaofujian's factories, mines, businesses, and companies with shares paid more than 10 million yen in taxes on their profits."

Ten million yen?
Xiu Qi Guang took a breath of cold air.

Then he thought, if the Shaofu Supervisor pays taxes, doesn't that mean the Emperor should also pay taxes according to the law?

Liu Dongyang seemed to have seen through Xiu Qiguang's thoughts and continued, "Yes, the emperor also pays taxes. The Shaofujian not only owns factories, mines and businesses, but also various agricultural reclamation groups that have been restructured from imperial farms, and they also pay taxes according to the law.

The emperor paid taxes, the royal family paid taxes, and the nobles, including the Marquis of Zhenyuan, also paid taxes. However, their farms, factories, mines, businesses, and shareholdings were all managed by the four companies. "

Liu Dongyang counted on his fingers, "The Agricultural Reclamation Bureau Group manages the land of the royal family, the Baofeng Group manages the land of the nobles, the China Merchants Group manages the factories, mines and businesses owned by the royal family and the nobles, and the Huijin Bank Group manages the industrial shares held by the royal family and the nobles.

Every year, there are financial reports published in Shuntian Government News, Economic News and Business News. Tax information is clear at a glance. As for other businesses, there were many in the past, and our tax bureau found a lot of tax evasion and tax avoidance, and fined a lot of money.

I remember that the mansion of Yongkang Marquis was the one that was fined the most, with a fine of more than 50,000 yuan. Later, they learned to be smart and handed professional matters over to professionals, and handed over the properties under the names of various mansions to those industrial companies to manage. Since then, we rarely hear about their tax evasion and tax avoidance. "

Xiu Qiguang said disdainfully: "Haha, you sound so nice, but isn't there any tax evasion or tax avoidance?"

Liu Dongyang smiled, "It's not good to make random guesses without any evidence. But our audit bureau audits their books, financial statements, and tax returns every year, and there are no problems.

Manager Xiu, if there are no problems with your Anliang Bank's account books, financial statements, and tax returns, you can leave our inspection office now and go home to drink some wine and listen to some music."

Yang Guian looked at Xiu Qiguang and continued, "Boss Xiu, you heard that the Zhenyuan Marquisate must pay taxes according to the law, so don't expect your young marquis to take the risk and pull you out of the quagmire of tax evasion.

If he fails to be rescued, he will be covered in mud. Do you dare, young marquis?"

Xiu Qi Guang lowered his head, his eyes flickering. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and asked, "What do you three want to know from me?"

Ren Boan suddenly said: "I just want to ask, who is the noble person behind you?"

Xiu Qiguang's eyes flashed with panic, but he remained calm, "Don't you all know? The noble man behind me is the young marquis of Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion."

Ren Boan smiled, leaned back in his chair, and said meaningfully: "Xiu Qiguang, let me tell you frankly that Chief Yang and I are from the Zhenfu Division, and we belong to the joint task force of the Zhenfu Division and Shuntian Prefecture.

Task force, does this name sound familiar to you?

The Yangzhou salt merchants were all executed, and seven noble families in Nanjing were stripped of their titles. This was handled by the Huai Salt Special Investigation Team. Hundreds of aristocratic families in Jiangnan were wiped out, and Xu Guoxiang's family was destroyed. This was handled by the Jiangnan Three Major Cases Special Investigation Team.
The special investigation team I work for is definitely not as good as the previous two, but a special investigation team is a special investigation team, and it has direct access to the sky. Shopkeeper Xiu should feel honored to be investigated by the special investigation team. "

Ren Boan said this to dispel Xiu Qiguang's last fantasy. Judging from his pale face and the sweat on his forehead, it seemed that he had really hit the point.

The special task force, a name that once appeared frequently in newspapers, a name that once made prime ministers, high-ranking officials, and noble families tremble with fear, how could Xiu Qi Guang not be afraid?

Ren Boan continued to add firewood to the fire.

“Before this, I was thinking, why do we need to use the name of the Taxation Inspection Bureau? There is nothing that our Pacification Bureau can’t find out.
Chief Liu’s explanation just now made me realize how shallow I am.

Pan Yinglong has a far-sighted vision and the emperor is wise.

What are we checking when we check taxes? We are checking the money! How did the money come in? Where did it go? If it was transferred through a bank, we would check the bank. If it was in silver dollars, we would check the people involved. With thousands or tens of thousands of silver dollars, it is impossible for the shopkeeper to just take it all.

Once you find out the money, Manager Xiu, you and the nobles behind you will have nowhere to hide. Don't understand? Why do those nobles keep you dogs? Just to do some dirty things and make some money illegally.

The relationship between you two is about money. Now there are only two options before you. One is that we spend some time to find out and add to your crime; the other is that you speak out, make up for your crime and seek God's grace so that your family can be forgiven."

Xiu Qi Guang was silent for several minutes, then raised his head and said, "I understand what you mean. Let me think about it again."

"Bang!" The one who got angry was the good-tempered Liu Dongyang, "I've said all the nice things to you, but you still won't confess, right?"

Xiu Qi Guang looked at Section Chief Liu, who had been so kind just now but was now furious, and almost didn't dare to recognize him.

After hesitating for more than ten seconds, he said, "Please let me think about it again."

(End of this chapter)