Tokyo Unnatural Forensics

Chapter 440, Taxes Galore, My Head Is Huge!

After dealing with the District Public Prosecutor's Office, Uesugi Muneyuki activated his invisibility ability and quietly headed towards Roppongi Hills in Ginza, Minato Ward.

He had arranged to meet with Mai-senpai today to discuss his personal tax issues, and he had already sent his new income to Mai-senpai so that her financial advisor could handle it.

Although Uesugi Muneyuki doesn't care much about money because his current lifestyle is almost entirely cost-free, he still wouldn't stand for money to be taken away right in front of him. Moreover, Uesugi Muneyuki also wants to find an opportunity to discuss matters related to the underworld with his senior. Previously, the series of ghost cases and bulletproof vest cases in the Toshima Ward of the surface world had attracted Uesugi Muneyuki's attention, while his senior was handling most of the matters in the underworld.

Tax! Tax! Tax!
A famous Frenchman once said that our national flag symbolizes France's long history and tradition of paying taxes: blue is the color of our tax bills, white is the color of our faces when we receive them, and red represents our anger when we see the exact amount of our taxes.

France is one of the countries with the heaviest taxes in the world, having once levied a 75% "wealth tax," but we won't discuss France here. Instead, we'll take the United States, whose tax rate is similar to Japan's, as an example.

To give a typical example, Stephen Curry, a famous NBA star in the United States, earned an annual salary of $6000 million in his later years. However, 35% federal tax, 13% state tax, and 3% agent commission were deducted. In addition, the NBA also deducted 7%-10% annually for retirement savings.

So while $6000 million seems like a lot, even with proper tax avoidance through a brokerage firm, Curry only receives $2600-2800 million annually.

Japan is in a similar situation. Taxes and various pension and health insurance contributions in Japan account for 20%-30% of income, and if consumption tax is included, it accounts for about 35%. Therefore, paying too high a salary is actually just giving money to the Ministry of Finance.

In comparison, China's direct taxes are actually not high, or even very low. However, this does not mean that China's actual taxes are low. The country has cleverly hidden many taxes in indirect taxes, such as inflation and value-added tax, and the household registration system tied to real estate. This means that without buying a house, it is difficult to enjoy public resources, community services, and educational and medical resources. Therefore, people have to buy houses. In fact, 30-40% of the house price is the so-called land transfer fee. This part is actually the same as the so-called social security, which is essentially a tax, but with a different name and concept, so it is not so conspicuous.

How to collect taxes from the wealthy is a global challenge.

For example, Mai-senpai, who is the head of the Kanto Shrine Alliance.

About fifteen minutes later, Uesugi Muneyuki arrived at Shirakawa Mai's mansion in Roppongi, Ginza, as scheduled.

But today's situation seemed different. When Uesugi Muneyuki opened the door, he was surprised to find that there were other people in Mai-senpai's large penthouse!
who is it?

Has a third person entered the senior student's private world with him?
Uesugi Muneyuki paused for a moment, then looked at the pair of deep red suede ankle boots with bows on the back placed by the door, and immediately understood.

It's Asuka!

Sure enough, as he entered, the chosen girl, Saito Asuka, appeared, bouncing and skipping: "Mr. Uesugi! Welcome!"

"Oh, it's Asuka! I thought it was someone else!" Uesugi Muneyuki smiled and reached out to pat the girl's head. "Asuka looks very pretty today!"

"Really? Hehehe~ Mai-neechan said that Uesugi-san will definitely like it!" The girl was clearly very pleased with Uesugi Muneyuki's praise. She smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and then she immediately knelt down to change Uesugi Muneyuki's slippers.

At this moment, Saito Asuka had styled her hair into a side fringe with braids, and her long, black hair was draped over her shoulders. Underneath her rather slender figure, she wore a cross-stitched shirt that resembled a school uniform. The twisted floral decoration on the chest slightly enhanced the curves that should have been there. A purple ribbon on the chest was tied into an elegant bow. At the tightly buttoned neckline, one could glimpse the girl's delicate collarbone and a Mickey Mouse crystal silver necklace from a Disney boutique. She wore a dark red trench coat over it for warmth, which made her look quite mature.

The pleated skirt on her lower body is an elegant black, but what's even blacker and more eye-catching than that is probably the Wolford style 40D matte black stockings she's wearing.

Uesugi Muneyuki has a particular fondness for this style, and Asuka tries her best to dress up for him for this reason.

However, the girl has been a little resentful lately: Mr. Uesugi has been too busy lately!

"Asuka, what brings you here?" Uesugi Muneyuki said with a smile.

"Mai-neechan invited me!" Asuka glanced cautiously at Uesugi Muneyuki and said in a soft, cute voice, "Mai-neechan said that Uesugi-san will also be coming, and he wants to eat my cooking."

"I see." Uesugi Muneyuki nodded sincerely and commented, "I must say, your casual clothes are adorable, Asuka, this outfit suits you very well!"

"Hehe, I'm glad you like it, Mr. Uesugi." Saito Asuka showed a shy and bashful expression. "Please wait a moment, I'll go prepare the ingredients!"

After saying that, Asuka turned around shyly and ran away, deliberately showing off her thin figure and delicate legs.

Indeed, the girl's delicate and slender legs paired with black stockings gave her a touch of maturity, and at 17 years old, she finally had a bit of a woman's feel.

Beautiful legs, beautiful feet, beautiful stockings!

Uesugi Muneyuki remained composed as he stood and watched.

Tsk, Mr. Uesugi's fetishes for feet, stockings, and legs are really something...

Asuka felt a mix of smugness and resentment, and quickly ran away.

After changing his shoes, Uesugi Muneyuki slowly strolled into his senior's house. Just as he was about to enter his room, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the other end of the corridor. He turned around and saw Mai-senpai coming out of the study.

"Senior?" Upon seeing the beautiful figure in front of him, Uesugi Muneyuki called out with a hint of amusement and inquiry, after all, he never expected that his senior would call Asuka over!

"Junior, are you here?"

At this moment, Shirakawa Mai's slender figure was dressed in a yellow and white patterned home shirt. The V-neck revealed her beautiful collarbone, and her snow-white and long neck was adorned only with a silver chain inlaid with teardrop-shaped pink jade. The faint pearly luster of the pink jade could not compare with her smooth skin, which instead made her skin appear snow-white, transparent, and crystal clear like jade.

Two long, straight, jade-like legs were revealed beneath a European-style cashmere dress. The slender, beautiful legs, like white lotus roots, were encased in gray sheer stockings. The thin stockings made her long, slender, and fair legs even more alluring. Her beautiful feet were clad in light purple high-heeled silk sandals. The edges of the sandals were very thin, revealing most of her beautiful insteps encased in stockings. A bow with a gold trim adorned the toe of the sandal, and the outlines of ten delicate jade toes could be vaguely seen.

"You finally remembered me, junior?"

With elegant steps, Mai-senpai walked up to Uesugi Sōyuki and asked a question in a low voice. Her bright eyes, which were filled with reproach, stared at Uesugi Sōyuki, making Uesugi Sōyuki somewhat afraid to meet her gaze.

This couple from the other worlds haven't seen each other for quite a while.

"The cases have been big and complicated lately, and I can't get away from them," he explained.

"Is that so? Are you sure you didn't only think of me because the taxes are too heavy?" Senior Mai grabbed Uesugi Muneyuki's neck with both hands and forcibly turned his face towards her.

Uesugi Muneyuki only felt a fragrant breeze waft towards her. When she looked up, the beautiful face of the national goddess Mai-senpai was so close that before she could even speak, her mouth was covered by a kiss.

"Mmm~" Senior's kiss was domineering and passionate, and she even wrote words on Uesugi Muneyuki's chest while they were kissing passionately.

"five!"

Uesugi Muneyuki's face turned green; he knew he couldn't escape today.

Guild war tonight!
Abyss results will be announced tonight!

........................

But we still need to get down to business first.

In the kitchen, Saito Asuka was preparing dinner for the two of them, while in the dining room, Mai-senpai took out a document and gave it to Uesugi Muneyuki to calculate.

“Zong Xue, I have already submitted the document you sent to the Blackstone Foundation’s finance personnel for review. Among these, your social insurance and salary income tax as a doctor at Tokyo University are options that cannot be avoided.”

Mai-senpai calculated the taxes for Uesugi Muneyuki: "So, based on this calculation, the annual actual take-home pay is 12 million yen before tax - 234 million yen for social security - 167.4 million yen for actual taxes = 798.6 million yen."

If we include the year-end tax filing, then the average monthly take-home pay is 66.6 yen.

“However, we can adjust your existing taxes, Zong Xuejun.”

"First of all, as the head of the Kanto Shrine Alliance, I enjoy the privilege of being exempt from resident tax. Therefore, as long as you declare your shrine religious affiliation as a formal member of Uesugi Shrine and I approve your transfer to Meiji Shrine as a descendant of Kenshin to regularly participate in Shinto activities, you can save 30 yen in resident tax per year."

"Then, you can spend 33 yen a year to buy our Shinto products and enjoy tax exemption. Of course, you don't actually need to buy them. I will do the accounting for you and give them to you directly. This way, you can save about 30 yen in hometown tax gifts to make up for it."

"Adding a dependent relative aged 70 or older can save 148,000 yen in taxes."

"Finally, I suggest you transfer your financial relationship from your personal account to my Blackstone Foundation. Our Shinto cult's social activities and various business commissions enjoy special national tax breaks, which means that only 500 million yen of your 250 million yen with the Metropolitan Police Department will be included in the taxable amount, reducing income tax + resident tax by about 70 yen."

"In other words, after our adjustment, Zong Xue, your annual income can be increased from 798 million to 942.8 million!"

Mai-senpai handed the document to Uesugi Muneyuki, smiling as she said, "How is it, junior? Is this adjustment alright?"

"Not bad? Absolutely fantastic!"

Uesugi Muneyuki's eyes lit up as he looked at the tax avoidance plan compiled by Mai-senpai's finance team.

This resulted in a net increase of 144 million yen in revenue per year!
From this perspective, an annual income of 1200 million yuan actually yields a net income of 942 million yuan, which is perfectly acceptable!

Paying taxes is the duty of every citizen!
My love is this country!

(End of this chapter)