Chapter 303 Total 58.8 Billion Received

Vicklin seemed unwilling to accept such a result. He looked around and asked, "Is there a better way?"

The Ethereum executives present also stared at each other, but in the end no one uttered a word.

Seeing this, Vicklin could only sigh helplessly and said, "Notify those 'bosses'!"

Behind Ethereum are more than 20 consortiums including Morgan Chase, Chicago Board of Trade, Bank of New York Mellon, Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Intel, Accenture, etc.

After the IRS named them, they immediately asked for help from these consortiums.

However, because they were facing the IRS and the influence of the Ansa Group in order to obtain the funds of the W-Aid Act, these consortiums did not dare to intervene rashly, so they kicked the decision-making power back to their hands.

Now that they saw that there was no way out, they could only inform these consortiums and then surrender.

While Ethereum was in chaos, at the same time, cryptocurrency companies such as USDT were not much better, because they also received documents from the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Department, and the content of the documents was naturally about the tax violations of their respective companies.

After some discussion, cryptocurrency companies such as USDT also had no good solution and began to prepare to go to the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Department to pay taxes.

At 2 pm, Los Angeles Internal Revenue Department.

Although it has been a day since the IRS and the Navy issued a denial statement on the aircraft carrier incident, the heat about this matter has not diminished, and a large number of media are still stationed here, trying to find out more news.

At this time, the arrival of two BMW 7 Series instantly attracted the attention of media personnel.

When they saw that it was Vicklin who got off the car, there was an uproar at the scene and on the Internet.

"That's Ethereum's CEO, Vicklin!"

"Ever since David named them, Ethereum has been playing the ostrich, and it seems that it can't pretend anymore."

"On the surface, the Los Angeles IRS hasn't made any major moves during this period, and Ethereum also seems to be fine, but I think something must have happened in secret!"

"..."

As many people have said, since David named major companies by announcing the arrival of Satoshi Nakamoto's funds, the Los Angeles IRS and companies such as Ethereum have fallen into a delicate state of non-interference.

But now with the arrival of Vicklin, everyone suddenly realized that the so-called non-interference state was only on the surface, and there might have been turbulent waves behind the scenes.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ethereum to suddenly appear at the Los Angeles IRS today without any signs.

Here, after entering the Los Angeles IRS, Wakelin was quickly taken to David's office. He forced a smile and stretched out his right hand and said, "Director David, it's nice to meet you."

"Mr. Wakelin, it's nice to see you here too."

David also replied knowingly, and then changed the subject and said, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Wakelin, did you receive the documents sent to you by our IRS?"

Wakelin's face changed slightly, but he quickly pretended to be calm and replied, "I received it. Our company does have a lot of omissions in tax issues. I have ordered the tax department to sort out the relevant personnel. As for the taxes to be paid..."

"A total of 18.16 billion, thank you."

Hearing the number reported by David, Wakelin, who had been prepared for a big loss, He was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. His face flushed as he asked, "Director David, according to your statistics, our combined tax is only 15.16 billion. How come there is suddenly an extra 3 billion?"

David took a booklet from the shelf next to him, turned to page 56, and then pointed to one of the clauses and said to him, "Look at Mr. Wakelin. According to the tax law, the IRS has the right to impose certain penalties on companies that refuse to cooperate. The amount of the penalty is calculated based on the percentage of the amount to be paid. The tax collection on you is capital gains tax, which should be 3 billion and 6 million more in proportion. However, seeing that you can correct your mistakes, I will make the decision to erase the decimals for you."

After hearing these words, Wakelin almost couldn't help the urge to vomit blood.

Since you said that I can correct my mistakes, why do you punish me by 3 billion more?

And this is to erase the decimals and collect less?

It took a long time for Viklin to recover. It was already a big tax to pay, and if he was charged an extra 3 billion, he would not be able to explain to the major financial groups. He could only defend himself: "Director David, we at Ethereum did not say that we would not cooperate with the IRS. After you pointed out our name, we ordered the tax department to check it out. This takes time."

"It takes time?"

David looked at him with wise eyes and said: "Mr. Viklin, with the scale of your company, it will take so many days to check your own taxes, right? What's more, we, an outsider at the IRS, can check your situation so thoroughly in just a few days. You can't be later than us, right?"

"This..."

Viklin was choked.

Yes, an outsider from the Internal Revenue Service 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 yuan is no longer a small number. It's almost enough. Otherwise, I won't be able to ask for it." I hope you can understand what the consortium that invested in us explained..."

"That's your business, not our IRS 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 my 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, the responsibility for the subsequent losses lies with you. On yourselves!”

"But Director David..."

"No more!"

Before he could finish 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, and there cannot be a dime less. If you, Ethereum, are not willing to pay, then we won’t force you to do so, just meet us in court then!”

Seeing that the matter had escalated to the court, Wakelin's face also showed signs of anger and unwillingness, but in the end it turned into helplessness, and he stood up and walked out.

About ten minutes later, he walked in again and said, "Okay, as you said, we will pay 18.16 billion, and that's the end of the matter."

"very good……"

In front of the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service.

After waiting anxiously for more than half an hour, I finally saw Wakelin coming 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 came out of the bureau and everyone came to their senses instantly, and they 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 had a good negotiation with Ethereum. They also admitted that they did have tax problems. In addition to the back payment of 15.16 billion US dollars, they also 'voluntarily' paid us an extra 30 billion in fines. On behalf of our IRS, I would like to express my gratitude to the Ethereum company for its tax contribution!”

"Oh, come on, 15.16 billion in taxes plus 3 billion in tax penalties? 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."

“Companies like USDT will probably tremble after hearing this news!”

After hearing Nissen's report, netizens on major social media instantly became excited.

And 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 felt very proud of the decisions they had made before. Rejoice.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.

After seeing that Ethereum was fined an additional 3 billion, USDT and other companies that had not yet come were heartbroken. However, in order to avoid suffering more penalties, they did not dare to drag on any longer, and they rushed to the market as quickly as possible. Rushing towards Los Angeles at a fast speed.

In the next two days, the Los Angeles IRS put aside other matters and focused on dealing with the remaining cryptocurrency companies.

Until the third day, basically all the tax situations of cryptocurrency companies have been processed.

Keppel 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."

David picked it up and read it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, he ordered: "Convene a media conference in an hour."

So far, the tax clearance in the entire field of cryptocurrency has been a complete success. Therefore, the press conference is 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.

David also stepped into the spotlight surrounded by senior officials in the bureau and said: "Hello friends from the media and the audience who are watching, this press conference is held to inform everyone. For the tax clearance situation in the cryptocurrency field.”

As soon as they heard this, the media at the scene and people online became interested instantly.

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, so many people currently do not know how much money the IRS has collected in this tax audit, and can only make a rough estimate.

But fortunately, now they can finally know the specific amount.

"Okay, I won't keep you all in suspense. For the tax audit in the cryptocurrency field, all taxes added together, our Los Angeles IRS has a total income of 58.83 billion US dollars. This is the specific number. Thank you for your continued attention to our work. We will continue to work hard next!"

Satoshi Nakamoto's income has exceeded 20 billion, Ethereum is 18.1 billion, and USDT is 12 billion. Add those scattered cryptocurrency companies, and the number of 58.8 billion is obtained.

"Oh my god, it's 58.8 billion, which is much higher than the tax value obtained by Hollywood's tax audit!"

"It's normal. Since its birth, cryptocurrency has been used by many criminals for money laundering, drug money and other purposes. In addition, the country's tax laws against it have always been vague, so it is normal to receive such a huge tax now."

"It's similar to what many people have speculated before. The tax revenue of the entire cryptocurrency field is about 50-60 billion, but unfortunately, this money will be cheaper for others..."

"Oh, it's a pity that the money that Director David received with great difficulty was finally used in the W Aid Act to help those damn Ukrainians. It would be great if it was used in our own country!"

At the beginning, when they heard about this huge sum of money, many people sighed, but in the end, when they realized that the money was about to be used in the W Aid Act, their mood instantly dropped.

On this side, after hearing this amount, the happiest people were the Ansa Group that controlled the military-industrial complex.

They have been coveting the IRS money for a long time. Now they have not only collected all the money, but also got more than 30 billion on top of 100 billion. This can be said to be an unexpected surprise among unexpected surprises.

In order to obtain the extra tens of billions of benefits, many people in the Angsa Group have even begun to plan the additional funding regulations after the passage of the W Aid Act.

Of course, in addition to the Angsa Group, interest groups in the fields of medical care, education, and energy have also moved their minds.

The initial budget of the W Aid Act was set at 100 billion, but now the Los Angeles IRS has an additional budget of more than 30 billion.

You can't eat all this money for your military-industrial complex, right?

We have to have a share too!

In order to get the extra 30 billion, many forces began to show their magical powers, and unknowingly, China and the United States fell into a state of undercurrent.