Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Although the tax accountant was somewhat different from the image he had in mind, Sawayama Haruno finally let him in.

He took out a pair of guest slippers for Nami Yano to change into. Just as he was about to go into the living room to pour her a cup of tea, he did not expect that Nami Yano would go straight to work after changing into slippers.

"Did Mr. Zeshan buy this house?" "Ah? No, I rented it."

Sawayama Haruno looked back at her in confusion.

"Ms. Yano, how about coming in and sitting for a while and having a cup of tea?"

"Ah."

Yano Nami nodded.

"Oolong tea will do."

You are really picky, but luckily I do have oolong tea drinks at home.

This was on sale at a discount in the supermarket yesterday, and I bought a box of them.

It's just right for entertaining guests.

Zeshan Haruno took out two bottles of oolong tea from the refrigerator. After returning to the living room and handing one to the other party, he slowly sat down.

"Excuse me, please continue."

"Mr. Zeshan, have you bought a car?" Yano Nami asked quickly while twisting open a cup of oolong tea, "A car, or even a bicycle, or a smart travel vehicle."

"I don't have a house or a car, and I don't have any other fixed assets under my name."

"That's it"

Yano Nami nodded, thoughtfully.

"So, you pay for your daily travel expenses yourself?"

“That’s normal, isn’t it?”

"No, I have read some of the contents of Mr. Zeshan's employment contract before. It is reasonable for your company to rent a studio for you. These are written in the column of your contract benefits."

Yano Nami said in a tactful tone: "But judging from the current situation, Mr. Sawayama should usually work at home? Or go to a cafe, library or something like that?"

"More or less. I go to places like that occasionally." Sawayama Haruno nodded and admitted it.

"Really? As long as Mr. Sawayama's household registration is not in this house, he can use the apartment as his own studio. Ninety percent of the rent can be regarded as necessary expenses for work. Not only can he reasonably avoid taxes, but he can also significantly reduce his rent expenses." Yano Nami reminded immediately.

"Hey, is this still possible?"

Sawayama Haruno opened his mouth, obviously still a little unresponsive.

But Yano Nami has already started to deal with the next step.

"What about the computer you use for work? Is it provided by the company?"

“No, I bought it before.”

"It can be counted as personal property, but you can ask the company to reconfigure a computer for you. The reconfigured computer will then be considered company property, so the tax on this part can be avoided, and you can also get a new computer for free."

Yano Nami paused and added, "Even if it is a partnership, according to the contract, the company is also obliged to provide Mr. Sawayama with working electronic equipment. Legally, it belongs to the company, but the right to use it still belongs to Mr. Sawayama."

".Amazing."

Sawayama Haruno swallowed his saliva. Could this be how you play?

"Mr. Zeshan can actually spend more money on some things, because as far as your current career as a writer is concerned, there are many channels where you can reasonably reimburse yourself in the form of material expenses."

Yano Nami smiled faintly and said, "As long as these are considered necessary expenses, you can apply for a corresponding amount of subsidy from the company. Even if you purchase through the company's channels, you can also reduce the confusion of paying additional taxes."

"This is the first time I know about this," said Sawayama Haruno honestly.

He didn't expect that there were so many complexities in the island country's taxation.

Although I have heard of the advance tax system for writers, what Yano Nami just said is the first time I have seen it. Before even checking the credit card expenses, they started with the house and computer and forcibly fleeced Kodansha.

No wonder so many people in the island country hire tax accountants every year. Professionals are so good at this.

"Mr. Zeshan, can you show me the annual expenditure and annual income report?"

Yano Nami looked around and asked uncertainly, "By the way, does Mr. Sawayama have any information at home that I need for my work?"

"Well, there's no information, but the report form is right here."

Sawayama Haruno took down the income and expenditure report form that he had prepared in advance from the shelf nearby, but Yano Nami just took a quick look at it and put it aside with some disappointment.

"It's too little. Mr. Zeshan can think about how to spend more next year."

Yano Nami sighed and added, "Do you have any hobbies or anything like that?"

This time, Sawayama Haruno reacted quickly.

"Does making desserts count? Sometimes I make desserts myself, and I bought an ice cream machine and some equipment needed for making cocktails. Can these be reimbursed?"

"It can be considered as work needs. Mr. Zeshan also needs to collect materials when writing novels. The expenses of making desserts can also be considered as necessary expenses. Besides that, has Mr. Zeshan ever traveled?"

“Been to Macau”

"Not bad."

Yano Nami smiled with satisfaction.

Chapter 301: Maki's thoughtfulness makes people feel at a loss

As soon as he saw the other person's knowing smile, Sawayama Haruno knew what was going to happen next.

As expected, the other party took advantage of the loophole and included overseas travel as necessary expenses for writing and field research.

Although this reason is far-fetched, whether it can actually succeed still depends on the subsequent financial and tax statements and application reports.

As a talent from Tokyo's top tax firm, Nami Yano should also have the corresponding working ability in this area. Therefore, Sawayama Haruno was only slightly worried and soon stopped taking the matter to heart.

"It's still too little. Mr. Zeshan has to pay a lot of tax these past two months, but due to his work time and annual expenses, there are too few places where he can be reasonably reimbursed."

After reading the entire form, Yano Nami said with some regret: "This is all we can do at the moment. If we want to get more tax back next year, we have to think of a way in advance."

"I understand. I will pay more attention to it next time." Sawayama Haruno nodded.

It is a remarkable achievement to have achieved such results, and the remaining money almost recovered half of the taxes.

The tax rate for writers in the island nation can be as high as 14 percent. This is because the tax on royalties itself is much higher than the normal labor tax rate. In order to avoid financial and tax issues, general publishing houses will collect an additional portion and will only return the refundable portion in the following year.

For a writer of Sawayama Haruno's level, the tax is not just 14%. He also has to pay additional taxes, not to mention a large amount of copyright fees that are about to be received.

At this critical juncture at the end of the year, this fiscal and tax expenditure will be a considerable sum for him.

But now with the help of Nami Yano, he will be able to get more money back.

"No wonder the warden tried every means to keep Shawshank here," he thought to himself.

You have to know that the tax policy in the United States is much more complicated than that of the island countries, and there are more places where taxes need to be paid. It is very important to be able to avoid taxes with a reasonable excuse these days.

"Then let's stop here today?"

Yano Nami continued to look through the report in her hand and said casually: "I can take these things with me. I will need them when I write materials later."

"Please feel free to do so."

Sawayama Haruno agreed without hesitation.

After politely seeing the other person off, he returned to the sofa still looking a little unsatisfied.

He calculated in his mind the copyright fees he could probably get and the taxes he could get back.

Although it is not yet over 100 million, in terms of Japanese yen, his net worth is still in the tens of millions, and this is even if he did not receive any dividends from the cooperation.

When the book sales increase again and the movie version is released, the dividends he can get will be even greater than now.

If he hadn't considered that he already had a girlfriend in pairs and the number was still to be increased, I'm afraid that just one book "Norwegian Wood" would be enough for him to achieve financial freedom and not have to worry about the rest of his life, right?

It's about time to think about buying a house and a car.

Sawayama Haruno remembered what Yano Nami had just said, and his eyes couldn't help but move slightly.

The royalties will be deposited in next week at the latest. Although it is not enough to cover the cost of selling the copyrights in one go, it is more than enough to buy a house or even a car.

After all, buying a car in an island country is relatively cheap. What really stumps most people is the fact that they need a parking space to buy a car.

But for Sawayama Haruno, who plans to buy a villa, he certainly doesn't have to worry about parking spaces.

What's more, Nami Yano made it very clear. As long as the household registration is not registered under the name of the house, these assets can be reasonably taxed in the coming year. The remaining money will be more than the money for a parking space, so it is not a loss to buy it.

He doesn't need to worry about whether his household registration is registered or not. After all, he has a cooperation contract with Kodansha. Even if his household registration is not registered, it will not affect his work. He can make other plans after his future babies are born.

"Finally, we are reaping the fruits of our hard work." Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but sigh.

"Where is the fruit?"

The bedroom door was opened from the inside with a "click". Miyazawa Maki, with a confused look on her face, was scratching her belly without any ladylike manners, and did not forget to repeat the question.

"What fruit?"

"Well that's what it means to describe it."

Zeshan Haruno twitched the corner of his mouth and reminded: "Your hair is blown up."

"Oh"

Miyazawa Maki subconsciously reached out and played with her hair, then curled her lips and said, "I thought there was some fruit."

"Would you like some fruit? There are some oranges in the fridge, would you like some?"

"No. Eating oranges in the morning gives me a weird feeling."

Maki Miyazawa sighed as she walked to the sofa. As soon as she sat down, she couldn't help but throw herself into Sawayama Haruno's arms, humming and coquettishly saying, "I kind of want to eat strawberry milkshake."

"It's even more unhealthy to have a strawberry smoothie in the morning."

Sawayama Haruno gently helped her comb her hair.

"Suguha has signed up for driving lessons. How about we go out for lunch at noon? Is there anywhere you want to go?"

"Eh"

Feeling the gentle touch of her lover, Maki Miyazawa closed her eyes in great enjoyment.

"It's all right." She yawned and muttered to herself, "But it's better to eat salmon, right?" "Then let's go to Ginza?"

Sawayama Haruno said patiently, "I remember there is a two-star Michelin restaurant there."

“Is it okay without a reservation?”

"Let's try it."

Sawayama Haruno shrugged, picked up his phone and prepared to look for the restaurant's contact information.

He was talking about the Aozora Sushi restaurant in Ginza, which is considered to be a leader among Tokyo's many top restaurants. The reason is very simple. The chef of this sushi restaurant is a disciple of Jiro Ono, who is also known as the "Sushi God" of the island country.

If you want to eat the food of the "God of Sushi", money alone is not enough, you must rely on luck to make a reservation.

But if you just go to eat the food of the disciples of the "God of Sushi", there is no problem.

Fortunately, although it was the weekend today, there were still extra seats in the sushi restaurant. Perhaps because the weather had turned cold, fewer people were willing to come out to eat. Sawayama Haruno didn't have to spend too much effort to make an appointment for a time and seat with the staff of the sushi restaurant.

After giving his phone number and last name, he hung up the phone with a smile, but when he lowered his head, he saw Miyazawa Maki's dazed expression.

"How about it?"

"No, I just didn't expect you to be serious?"

Miyazawa Maki blinked and said bewilderedly, "Won't it be very expensive?"

She had only heard of that kind of high-end sushi restaurant.

Even though I live in Tokyo, it doesn’t mean I’ve been to all the expensive restaurants there. You have to know that there are so many people in Tokyo, and rich people are not everywhere.

As far as she can remember, the only time she had been to a relatively high-end restaurant was when she graduated from junior high school, when her father took the whole family to a Chinese restaurant in the port area for dinner.

"Is it expensive?"

Sawayama Haruno pinched her little nose mischievously.

When he saw that Miyazawa Maki was having trouble breathing and was about to open her mouth to bite him fiercely, he smiled and let go of his hand.

“Being expensive is one thing, wanting to eat it is another.”

Sawayama Haruno paused and added, "And my royalties are coming soon. The copyright has been sold, and it will arrive in my account next week or next month."