American tax officials

Chapter 42 Yes, we're extorting money too.

"According to the Black Tax Act, people like you with incomes exceeding $91151 but below $190150 are required to pay a 25% tax rate."

"25%? That's going way too far!"

Costi and the other four were furious again.

While they were indeed wary of the IRS, hearing that they would have to pay a quarter of the tax was tantamount to having their flesh ripped out, and they were all naturally furious.

"Too much?"

David looked at Costie, his tone slightly sarcastic, and said, "Even if it's outrageous, can it be more outrageous than your blackmailing of others?"

"Excuse my bluntness, but what your IRS is doing is no different from our extortionate practices."

David laughed and replied, "You're right, essentially there's no difference. But you need to realize one thing: we're legal, and you're illegal. So if we tell you to pay, you have to pay. There's no other way!"

"you……"

Costi and his five men were furious. Now they finally understood what it meant to be "two mouths in the word 'official'".

But there's nothing we can do; David is absolutely right.

Their actions are shady and clandestine, and the IRS's black tax bill also seems like robbery, but who can blame them when it's passed by Congress and written into law?

"I've said my piece; it's up to you whether you hand it in or not!"

David had already figured it out. Despite his seemingly resistant demeanor, Costie was actually a smart man, so there was no need to waste any more words.

……

On the way back, Nissen joked, "You had a great time just now. Next time something like this happens, let me 'sacrifice' myself for the country, okay?"

Ye Zi's appearance was quite good; he had been extremely envious of her just now.

"Sure, but I think a place like a strip club would suit you better!"

Nissen, somewhat embarrassed, retorted, "What strip club? I never go to places like that!"

David gave him a meaningful look, but in the end he just smiled and didn't say anything more.

at the same time.

Costi and the other four have returned to their base camp.

Everyone thought they would be the hunter again today, but unexpectedly they became the prey instead, which left everyone feeling uneasy.

They're always the ones extorting others; when have they ever been extorted themselves?

The more he thought about it, the more indignant he became. The Asian man named Kagawa spoke up: "So what if it's the IRS? We won't pay. Let's see what they can do to us!"

Have you heard of Al Capone?

Kagawa turned his head, somewhat puzzled as to why Costie was bringing this up.

"Al Capone, the most ruthless Mafia godfather in America in the last century, whom even the president couldn't touch, but do you know how he ended up in jail?"

Kagawa, being from an island nation, wasn't very familiar with such an ancient mafia godfather, but upon hearing this, he still showed curiosity.

Kirsty continued, "It was the president and the FBI director who jointly requested the IRS to intervene. Those bastards at the IRS are really ruthless; they sent out more than a dozen undercover agents who managed to infiltrate Al Capone's ranks for three years. In the end, they managed to find an account book signed by him and put him in jail on charges of tax evasion!"

Upon hearing this, Kagawa's lips twitched. The president and the FBI couldn't do anything to this mafia boss, but in the end he fell into the hands of the IRS. The impact of these words was considerable.

Costie continued, "And do you know what Al Capone said after he went to prison?"

He left the world with three famous quotes that have been passed down to this day!

"First, heavy machine guns are more effective than submachine guns!"

"Secondly, always wear a condom when you're intimate."

Third, pay your taxes to the IRS on time every month!

After hearing this, Kagawa seemed somewhat disheartened, and the idea of ​​violently resisting the law began to fade from his mind.

Even a Mafia boss like Al Capone couldn't withstand the IRS, let alone these little Karamis.

But after thinking for a while, he suggested, "Since we can't afford to offend them, can't we just run away?"

"Heh, shall we go?"

Costi gave a forced smile and continued, "Do you think those bastards know so much about us that they'd let us leave?"

"We might just have this idea, and the next second they'll break down the door and arrest us!"

Kagawa thought about it and realized that it made sense. The fact that they were able to reveal all about their involvement in the case and their income meant that they had a complete grasp of their every move.

Moreover, David acted as if he had them completely under his control when he left, clearly not afraid of them running away at the last minute.

"The situation is forcing us to pay. At least after we pay, we can continue in this business. It just means we'll earn a little less. Consider it a loss to avoid further trouble!"

Just as David had predicted, Costie was indeed a smart man.

The others present did not object to his words, which clearly indicated their agreement.

……

The following morning, David arrived at the station on time, ready to welcome Kirsty.

It's worth mentioning that, because he hadn't been to the station much these past few days, he suddenly noticed that the situation there was somewhat different than before.

In the past, when people came here, they would either deal with tax invoices and documents, or leisurely drink coffee and chat about the cases they were working on.

But now, most of the inspectors who come here are either frantically swiping on their phones or constantly waving their mouse buttons at their computers.

David looked curious and turned his head to look at Bucky, who was frantically working on something. He then realized that Bucky was looking at the tax results list.

Oh right, the tax performance rankings went live yesterday, didn't they?

Moreover, once the data is successfully entered into the database, the list is basically updated in real time.

He said, "No wonder everyone is so busy and looking forward to something today; they're checking their rankings."

"Haha, Dawson, we're number 9689! We've made it into the top 10,000!"

Just then, Bucky turned around and excitedly called out to his partner.

David was somewhat speechless. Making it into the top 10,000 list? Was that something to be excited about?

Bucky's partner, who was positioned in David's direction, noticed David watching them after the initial excitement and quickly explained, "There are 140,000 inspectors and 70,000 inspection teams nationwide. Making it into the top 10,000 isn't shameful at all!"

"Um……?"

David seemed to have thought of something: although he was in the top 100 in the last assessment period, his tax performance was still 0 in this assessment period.

Now that Bucky is saying that it's not shameful to be in the top 10,000, doesn't that mean that it's incredibly shameful for him to be at the bottom?

(End of this chapter)