American tax officials

Chapter 118 It's time to reward those who have made contributions again.

"Tomorrow and the day after..."

Gar and the others could imagine that Twente and Dieter's trial would come soon, but they never expected it to be this quick.

Although more than 2000 million in cash is a lot.

However, with the support of the three precincts and the city bureau, totaling about 200 inspectors, the money was quickly loaded onto two armored trucks.

Matthew walked over and said meaningfully, "Tax Chief David, this is almost done, so what's next..."

"Don't worry, Matthew, tax inspector. Your inspectors have worked hard today too. After they report back to the director, you'll definitely get your reward!"

After receiving this promise, Matthew grinned.

David stopped dawdling and got into the car with the other inspectors, heading towards the exit of the reserve.

As the IRS convoy drove away into the distance, Gar and the elders suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

But then, Wilfred seemed to have thought of something and said, "Chief, if Dieter and Twen are going to trial tomorrow, should we... find them a lawyer?"

It's not that he particularly wanted to help the Twen father and son.

He was just worried that if the trial went to trial, Twen might become desperate and reveal that he had also participated in the armed conflict. So he was hoping that Twen would be lenient and let him off the hook in court.

"Find a lawyer? What a load of rubbish! Haven't you heard? The IRS has its own lawyers, courts, and judges. In court, it's all their people. You can't get anywhere with a lawyer, not even the president!"

"That's right. If they were to go through a proper legal process, a lawyer might be somewhat useful, but this is a trial in a private IRS court. A lawyer is useless here!"

"It's called a trial, but it's just a formality. Given the IRS's style, no matter who they bring in, this father and son will never get out of here!"

The elders felt that Weifuled's actions were completely unnecessary and refuted him one by one.

Garr pondered for a moment, then replied, "No matter what, they are still members of our Indian tribe. Wipoled, go find him a good lawyer!"

He knew, of course, that hiring a lawyer would be of little use, but as the chief of an Indian tribe, he still had to at least pretend to protect his people.

……

Meanwhile, in the office of the director of the State Taxation Bureau of the Lake District.

"Everything is going smoothly, Deputy Director Donald. Although this Native American tribe numbers in the tens of thousands, what trouble can they possibly cause in front of our tanks and fighter jets?"

"As for taxes, it's alright. They collected about 2300 million on the spot, and adding that to the funds they took from Dieter earlier, the total is only about 4000 million..."

William was beaming with pride, his smile stretching to the heavens as he continuously reported the battle's progress and gains to the higher-ups at headquarters.

"Very good, William. 4000 million in taxes is no small sum. We'll credit you for this. Keep it up. Also, regarding the media... you should be able to handle it!"

"Don't worry, Deputy Chief Donald, I'll take care of it!"

William was overjoyed.

He has been the director of the Lake District Branch for many years. Now, not only has he generated such a large amount of tax revenue, but he has also been commended by the head office. It won't be long before he is promoted.

"Chief, Tax Chief David and the others have returned, and the media are also in position!"

Just as William was basking in his smug thoughts, his assistant walked in and interrupted him.

William quickly stood up, went to the bathroom to fix his hair and collar, and then went to the lobby on the first floor.

Meanwhile, the area was already packed with media from Las Vegas and Nevada.

He first found David, who had returned to the lobby, nodded to him, and then stepped into the spotlight, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm William, the IRS Commissioner of Las Vegas. I'll be giving you a brief explanation regarding this reservation case!"

"As you can see, our IRS has deployed armored vehicles, fighter jets, and other weapons and equipment to enforce the law on the Indian reservation."

"But first and foremost, we must clarify that we were absolutely not using excessive force. It was because the tribe harbored a criminal who attempted to assassinate our IRS personnel that we were forced to resort to this tactic..."

"..."

William then went on and on, and of course, he kept praising his leadership achievements to the media!

Finally, he turned to David and said, "Alright, that's all I wanted to say. Now, let's invite the chief investigator of this case, Chief Tax Officer David, to give you a brief report!"

David took a deep breath, then walked onto the stage and said, "Hello everyone from the media, I am David. Director William has already explained the details. If you have any further questions, I will answer them."

A reporter preemptively asked, "Chief Revenue Secretary David, after this incident, will your IRS's armed forces be deployed more frequently in the future?"

"Of course not. The deployment of armed forces by our IRS involves a very complicated procedure. We don't deploy them every time we collect taxes from criminals. After all, deploying these weapons and equipment costs taxpayers' money!"

"Chief Tax Officer David, will those high-ranking members of the Native American tribes who harbor criminals be severely punished?"

Another reporter asked.

David replied, "Or severely punish them, that's the police's job. Our IRS is only responsible for collecting taxes!"

"Tax Chief David..."

"..."

Next, David answered many questions from the reporters present.

Until half an hour later.

Having said what needed to be said and explained, he stopped answering and replied, "Alright, I've already announced most of the specific details of this case, so that's all for now..."

"Chief Tax Officer David, regarding this matter concerning taxes..."

Many media outlets wanted to press for more information, but the bureau's inspectors were not going to tolerate them and politely "invited" them out.

Once the scene was mostly cleared, David approached William and asked, "Chief, can we hold a trial tomorrow and close the case quickly?"

"tomorrow……"

William thought for a moment and quickly understood David's meaning, then replied, "Although it's a bit rushed, since the chain of evidence in this case is already complete, there shouldn't be any problem with the trial tomorrow!"

He turned to his assistant and instructed, "Ottilia, send a notice to City Hall, the City Council, the police, and... invite them to attend the court hearing tomorrow!"

It has long been a tradition for the IRS to invite various departments and high-society figures to attend its trials.

This is done to intimidate these people, and then use their influence to spread the authority of the IRS to all levels, thereby creating a deterrent effect on people at all levels.

David nodded and then said, "Chief, what about the allocation of this tax revenue collected this time...?"

"You're the overall commander of this case. You're responsible for collecting all the taxes; you can allocate the specific amounts yourself!"

William was quite sensible.

First of all, as he said, David was not only the overall commander in this case and in terms of taxes, but also made the greatest contribution.

Secondly, if he were to distribute the funds, David might be unhappy if he gave too much to the other teams, and the inspectors of each team would be unhappy if he gave too little to each team.

Therefore, he wouldn't take on this hot potato; he'd rather leave it to David to distribute as he pleased.

No matter how it's allocated, this tax revenue of over 4000 million will end up in the hands of their Hu District branch; it can't go anywhere else.

"Alright, since you've said so, Director, I'll allocate them myself!"

David had anticipated William's response, but the amount of tax this time was so large that he had to make a symbolic request.

"Alright, you handle it then. I need to go talk to Judge Chiesa about tomorrow's trial!"

After saying that, William turned and went upstairs.

David looked at Keanu and Matthew, who had followed him back, and said, "Keanu, Matthew, Inspectors, since our chief has asked me to make the assignments, I'll begin!"

Upon hearing this, Matthew, Keanu, and the inspectors from their two divisions felt a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

"How about this, each of your branches takes 50, is that alright?"

Whether it's a major district or a new urban area, there are always 10 inspection teams. David gave each branch 50, which means each inspection team gets 5 on average. He thought that was about right!

Hearing this, Keanu and Matthew were slightly disappointed, but their inspectors didn't think so much and became excited.

Although the lake district received tens of millions of dollars in taxes this time, strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with them.

Now David is paying each branch office $50 in taxes as a reward.

50, when averaged across their various inspection teams, would amount to 5 in tax revenue per team.

A tax credit of 5, given the current efficiency of tax collection, could probably be obtained by a capable tax audit team in just a few days.

But if it were a less capable team, they might not receive any rewards even after a single assessment period.

However, they only worked for an afternoon... no, to be precise, a few hours and they made money, which is already pretty good!

Keanu composed himself. $50—while it was nothing compared to the tens of millions from the Lake District branch, it was still a small profit for them. He nodded and said, "Very reasonable, Chief Tax Officer David, thank you!"

(End of this chapter)