American tax officials

Chapter 124 The Opportunity for Promotion to Branch Chief Arrives

William noticed David's lack of interest and then reminded him, "Don't think this is just the IRS creating a celebrity. If the IRS is going to create such a person to serve as a figurehead, then the corresponding level certainly can't be low!"

"Oh? So, Director, you mean that while developing this person, the headquarters will also promote this person's rank?"

David wasn't interested in becoming a star, but he was certainly interested in getting a promotion.

William nodded and replied, "Of course. Do you think it's appropriate for an auditor, or even a tax commissioner, to become the face of the IRS?"

"Chief, what level will that promotion be to?"

"According to the information I received from Deputy Director Donald at headquarters, the lowest possible position is tax inspector, and the highest... could be a direct transfer to the position of regional bureau chief!"

"What?! The branch chief?!"

David's expression changed, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Given his current tax contributions to the IRS, he is qualified to be promoted to Deputy Inspector.

The only problem is that he is too inexperienced and too young, and more importantly, he has only been in office as tax secretary for a short time.

Therefore, even if the tax evasion bill can break a series of previous promotion rules, it is impossible to become a deputy tax inspector so quickly; one still needs to wait for a while.

But now that the General Administration is going to carry out this god-making plan, it means that as long as anyone is selected, there is no need to wait for any rules, regulations, or qualifications!

Most importantly, he's only the tax chief now. If he's really selected for this god-making project, as William said, if he's really promoted to the position of branch chief, wouldn't that be a three-level promotion?

Even if the General Administration doesn't ultimately appoint a branch director, if he's guaranteed a promotion to tax inspector, that's still a two-level promotion!

David, who had initially shown no interest in the idol-making plan, was now suddenly intrigued. Looking at William with expectant eyes, he asked, "Director, what specific conditions are required for this idol-making plan?"

"The specifics aren't clear yet, but I don't think it'll be too complicated. I guess it'll be selected based on who generates the most tax revenue for the IRS and who performs well on the tax results list..."

William saw the longing in David's eyes, but to be honest, he didn't have high expectations for David.

Because there's one more thing he didn't explicitly say, and that's the background.

In any country's workplace, a strong background is essential for achieving unconventional promotions.

He knew David very well and knew that David had no political resources or connections.

Although Donald at the General Headquarters is currently very optimistic about David, Donald isn't the only one who has the final say at the General Headquarters.

There are also other deputy directors, and even the director, two advisors, and a series of other high-ranking officials.

Of course, he wouldn't say this directly to avoid dampening David's enthusiasm!

Besides background, another factor is tax performance.

Although David has taken the top spot in the national rankings, he himself has said that it is unlikely he can maintain it until the end of the assessment period.

Therefore, all things considered, William still thinks that people like Brown Soros in New York and Bellamy Hardy in Los Angeles have a better chance.

Because, as far as he knew, these two people not only had outstanding tax performance in each assessment period, but also had very impressive backgrounds!

"Generates the most tax revenue..."

Before asking, David had already guessed what was going on. After receiving the answer from William, his anticipation gradually diminished, and he fell into deep thought.

If the god in this deification project is chosen based on tax performance, then he would certainly be no match for people like Bellamy Hardy and Brown Soros.

But who knows...

After all, if a selection is actually made, the higher-ups at the General Administration will definitely have to consider the differences between the various branch offices and platforms.

Otherwise, how could the chosen god convince the people?

But no matter what, the most urgent task is to do everything possible to keep your tax performance at a high level!

Only after this god-making plan is completed can he compete with people like Brown Soros and Bellamy Hardy!

This is a direct route to high-ranking positions such as tax inspector, or even regional governor or bureau chief. I wouldn't dare say it would save you ten years of hard work, but it would definitely save you three to five years.

He'd risk his life to take this gamble!

"Giggle giggle..."

Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in!"

The next second, William's assistant, Ottilia, pushed open the door and entered, her face somewhat grim, saying, "Director, Tax Chief David, Brown Soros is back at the top..."

Upon hearing this, both William and David looked dumbfounded.

How long have they been at the top of the list?

It hasn't even been an hour yet, has it?

How did Brown Soros suddenly regain the top spot?

To confirm this, William immediately opened the tax results list on his computer and found that, just as Ottilia had said, the top spot on the tax results list had changed hands once again.

"Wait... 3500 million? A single transaction of 1000 million?"

William seemed to have noticed something amiss, and his face darkened.

David immediately turned to look at the computer screen and found that, just as William had said, Brown Soros's tax record was indeed $3500 million, and there was also a detailed record of a single income of $1000 million. His face immediately darkened.

You know, this guy only increased his tax revenue by a little over 200 million yesterday. Now that he saw that the top spot had been pushed down, he immediately took it back. Moreover, he made exactly 1000 million, bringing in 3500 million, which slightly surpassed his 3432 million.

It's hard not to wonder if the other party was deliberately trying to disgust him!

Apart from the two people in the office.

Meanwhile, in the inspectors' office on the third floor.

"Fuck you, that damn Brown Soros, he's definitely cheating!"

"The day before yesterday, the day before yesterday, and yesterday, he earned over 500 million, 300 million, and 200 million respectively. Today, as soon as the top spot was taken, he immediately earned exactly 1000 million. This is definitely cheating and disgusting!"

"This is unfair! We're going to appeal to the General Administration and have him investigated!"

In the Dieter case, all the inspectors at the Lake District Precinct made a fortune, which naturally made them very grateful to David.

Moreover, David's achievement of topping the national tax performance list naturally gave them, as inspectors at the Lake District branch, a great sense of honor.

But now, this sense of honor hadn't even lasted an hour. The key issue was that they were pushed off in such a seemingly cheating and disgusting way, which immediately angered all the inspectors in the office.

Among the angry crowd, there was one exception in Dimension.

This person was Serena. She seemed to be thinking about something, then picked up her phone and went into the bathroom.

Of course, apart from the Lake District Branch, the inspectors of the Main Street Branch and the New City Branch, while not as angry as the inspectors of the Lake District Branch, were also somewhat annoyed by the disgusting behavior of Brown Soros.

In the office of the director of the Lake District Police Station.

The commotion in the inspectors' office on the third floor quickly reached the ears of David and William, who were deep in thought.

David composed himself and suggested, "Chief, this can't go on like this. Why don't you let me go down and try to calm them down?"

William thought for a moment, realizing that David's intervention was indeed necessary to stabilize the situation, and then agreed, "I'll call headquarters and have them investigate whether there was any tax fraud involved!"

Although he knew very well that since the other party dared to do this, they probably wouldn't find anything even if they investigated, he still needed to express his support for David.

David nodded, turned and walked out, soon arriving at the inspector's office on the third floor.

The inspectors were still indignant about losing the top spot, but they all fell silent when David arrived.

David began, "Losing the top spot makes me even more uncomfortable than everyone else, but there's nothing we can do. If our performance isn't as good as others, we accept it. We'll just keep working harder to regain our top ranking and focus on doing our best!"

"But Chief Tax Officer David, as the saying goes, you don't hit someone in the face. This guy named Brown Soros is clearly being disgusting, and we also believe he's cheating!"

"That's right, otherwise why would he have received the 1000 million not earlier or later, but precisely right after we took the top spot?"

"..."

The inspectors at the scene were still standing up for David.

David responded again, "Whether it was cheating or not isn't up to us to decide. The director has already called headquarters. If it really was cheating, headquarters will give us an explanation. Okay, everyone get back to your work!"

After saying that, David looked at Nixon Bucky and the others and said, "You guys, come to my office."

After David and the others left, the inspectors at the scene looked at each other, but since the director had already called the headquarters to request an investigation, they really had nothing to argue about now, so they patiently waited for the results.

With this in mind, the inspectors stopped discussing the matter and focused on their work.

David walked in first, followed by Buckinison and the others.

Upon entering, Nissen immediately burst into curses: "Tax Chief, even if that bastard didn't cheat, he definitely used some underhanded tricks, otherwise he wouldn't have done this!"

"Let's leave him for now."

David pushed the documents about the three major cases in front of everyone and said, "These are the cases we're going to handle next. Take a good look at them and see if you can get any clues."

Of the three major cases in the main district, he has some leads on the arms case so far; he still needs to gather more information on the other two cases.

(End of this chapter)