Zhang family.
“I see!”
Xu Zun sat at the dining table, smiled and nodded, put down the newspaper in his hand, and laughed to Zhang Fei beside him: "No wonder you ignored the rumors flying around before. It turns out that you plan to let the people report it on their own. In this way, those rumors will be self-defeating!"
Although he was Zhang Fei's father-in-law, he, like Fu Bi and the others, only found out about it from reading in the newspaper.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Let's talk about the facts. In fact, what those newspaper articles said is very correct. They are not fabricated. If I argue with them, I will only get myself stuck in a quagmire. After all, this is a tax, not a handout. This is a disgusting thing."
Xu Zun nodded slightly.
If Wang Anshi had simply exempted the yamen service, everyone would be happy. However, Wang Anshi asked everyone to pay equally. People did not have to pay before, but now they have to pay. How could they not object? This is very normal. It is impossible to ask them to pay happily.
Xu Lingxiao suddenly asked: "But can the people report truthfully?"
Everyone who sees this article will have this doubt for the first time.
If I report a little less and lower my household registration level, I won’t have to pay taxes.
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Zhang Fei shrugged slightly and said, "I don't know about that. Anyway, you are lucky if you are not checked. But if you are checked, you have to accept the punishment. Moreover, there is no statute of limitations for illegal activities. For example, if you make a false report this year and it is not checked, you will still have to pay a fine if it is found out five years later."
Xu Lingxiao was surprised and said, "Didn't you say that it wasn't picked up during the random inspection? Then the matter is over."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Of course not. Many perpetrators were caught after many years."
Xu Lingxiao murmured to himself again: "Who would dare to conceal the truth so easily?"
Xu Zhiqian said, "In my opinion, someone will definitely test it at first to see if the tax commissioner is really capable. It will just be a fine anyway."
"That's what I thought."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then said to Xu Zun: "So my father-in-law may be very busy in the future."
Xu Zun was overjoyed and said, "Be busy, be busy. I feel that the procuratorate is too idle. There is not much that can be done at present."
Xu Zhiqian's eyes turned, "Zhang San, then you must be very busy too."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Do you need my help?"
Xu Zun immediately frowned and said, "Qian'er, you are already married now, how can you still show up in public?"
You are my daughter, so I am willing to give you more freedom, but you are already married and a member of the Zhang family, so you have to pay attention to the issue of women's ethics.
"My daughter knows." Xu Zhiqian lowered her head depressedly.
Since she married Zhang Fei, she seldom went out. It's not that Zhang Fei didn't let her go out, but she felt guilty. The change in her status made her feel embarrassed to go out, but with her personality, she was really bored staying at home.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Father-in-law, I really need Zhiqian's help this time."
Xu Zhiqian raised her head suddenly.
Xu Zun said: "Don't spoil her too much."
Zhang Fei said seriously, "Father-in-law, have you forgotten that the exemption tax also includes female households? Those singing girls must be among them, and some of them will definitely come to our office to calculate the tax. I need Zhiqian's help."
"That's true."
Xu Zun nodded, and glanced at Xu Zhiqian again. He saw tears in his daughter's eyes. She looked at him hesitantly, and shook her head helplessly, "She is your wife, you have the final say."
Xu Zhiqian clenched her pink fists excitedly, "I'm finally free."
Baifan Building.
"Humph, this tax commissioner is just daydreaming. He asked the people to file their own tax returns. Who would report the truth?"
"But what else can we do if we don't do this? The tax bureau only has a few people. Even if we ask them to collect taxes from every household, they can't do it!"
"But if you are randomly checked, it will be very uncomfortable."
"There are hundreds of thousands of households in Bianjing alone. If they can spot check a few households, everyone will conceal their information and say that they are all low-class households. If we are to be spot checked, we will admit it, but can the national finances withstand such a toss? This is simply nonsense."
really!
With the current capabilities of the Taxation Bureau, it is impossible to investigate every household. They can only conduct random checks, and the finances really cannot afford the hassle.
I heard that they would say, believe it or not, when they go to report it, they will definitely not dare to make false reports. "
Fan Zheng smiled and said, "They are just waiting for someone else to go, but no one is stupid, especially rich people like them, who will not take the risk."
Fan Yong frowned and said, "But if this is the case, the tax commissioner will be in control of how much money each household has."
Fan Zhengdao: "According to what Third Brother said, the Tax Commissioner will keep it confidential and will not easily disclose it to others. This will make us businessmen safer, because the amount known by the Tax Commissioner is our legal rights and interests, and will be protected by the judiciary."
Fan Yong asked again: "Can the tax commissioner protect us?"
Fan Zhengdao said, "The ones who really protect us are the Royal Police, the Imperial Court, and the Procuratorate. I agree with what Third Brother said. If we keep it secret, once the court wants to investigate, we won't even have an explanation. Isn't that what many corrupt officials often do to us?"
Fan Yong nodded, "That's true, then we have to prepare."
Fan Zheng said: "I have entrusted it to the Third Brother's office. It should have been written. When we confirm it, the office will help us apply for it."
State Bridge.
But I saw a group of ordinary people in short and brown clothes standing in front of a wall.
"Brother Policeman!"
"Can you call me Royal Police?" said the young Royal Policeman quite dissatisfiedly.
The guy who was asking the question quickly changed his words and said, "Oh, Royal Police, what do you mean? Is it true that I say so?"
The Royal Police said, "It should be said that the tax department will calculate the amount you say, but they will conduct random checks from time to time. If they find that the declared amount is different from the actual situation, they may bring them to court."
"If we go to the imperial court, will he beat us?"
"No, it's just a fine."
"Then you might as well beat us."
".!"
"Royal Police, we don't know how to count, what if we report the wrong thing?"
"If you say you can't count, I believe you. But if you say you can't count money, I don't believe you. I'm afraid you remember how much you earn every year better than anything else."
A group of ordinary people showed awkward smiles on their faces.
The Royal Policeman added: "Actually, this arrangement is the best for you."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm going to say something offensive here. Just looking at your address, I know you are all low-class households. If I were a tax police, I wouldn't bother to check you. I might as well check the people in the left wing."
"Who are you looking down on?"
A young man said unconvinced.
"Sorry! Well, I hope you make more money and pay more taxes in the future."
The common people laughed foolishly, but they all secretly glared at the young man who just spoke, saying, "If you have money, you go and pay it, but we don't have any."
The young Royal Policeman pointed to the notice and said, "Read your door number carefully and report it at the designated place when the time comes."
As the Royal Police posted notices on bulletin boards in the neighborhood, public opinion began to turn around.
Previous public opinion had always been alarmist, which scared the people out of their wits, causing public opinion to begin to change, and everyone was afraid of the exemption tax.
But now that they know they have to declare it themselves, the situation is very different. First of all, the poor don't have to be afraid. According to their wealth, they do not have to pay the exemption tax. What they were afraid of before was that the government would give them a high household status, which is a common occurrence.
The middle class were already happy because they finally didn't have to work as servants in the government. Now with this arrangement, they feel even more relieved.
Nowadays, those alarmist remarks have become entertainment for monks, Taoists, officials and women.
They would certainly dare to object.
But they are just a minority after all.
But at the same time, many wealthy businessmen who don’t really care about it are also uneasy about this practice.
Among them were major clients of the firm such as Chen Maoqian and Ma Tianhao. After seeing the news, they rushed to the Bian Jing Law Firm as soon as possible.
Zhang Fei and Xu Zhiqian had already been waiting here.
"Sanlang, we are actually willing to pay some exemption tax, but the tax commissioner's voluntary declaration is really too troublesome for us. Our business is very complicated and it is not easy to remember!"
Chen Maoqian complained with dissatisfaction.
The other businessmen also nodded, but there was a trace of guilt on their faces.
Xu Zhiqian listened with curiosity, wondering whether they were willing to pay taxes or were just looking for an excuse.
But Zhang Fei has a clear mind.
If it were the previous system, they would just be considered an upper-class household, and all they would have to do was pay some money. The government would not carefully check their property. They were already an upper-class household, so how could they be checked?
But they are very depressed about the voluntary declaration. They must be upper-class households, so is it okay to just report to this line?
This tax is not less than a penny, but this is also considered false reporting, so will I be sued?
This involves where their interests come from.
What to do with gray income?
This time even the Hong brothers from the gambling house came, but their current position allowed them to just stand in the corner and listen.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "As your Erbi, I know everything about this matter. Of course, I have to report it, but these accounts are all confidential to the tax bureau. Unless the government orders it personally, no one can view them. This is because the tax bureau has a privacy law. Anyone who leaks these records will be severely punished by the government once they are caught.
At the same time, the tax commissioner does not have judicial power. The tax commissioner's power is only to check taxes, and does not care about other things. So according to these rules, my personal understanding is that even if the money is stolen or cheated, it does not prevent you from paying taxes. They will only look at how much you earn, but how the income comes from is nothing to them. Of course, if they think you are evading taxes, they will investigate the source of your income. "
After hearing this, Xu Zhiqian suddenly understood and immediately despised these businessmen. They were all guilty, proving that they all had gray income!
Ma Tianhao said casually: "What privacy law? When we go to file taxes, everyone knows about it in public, right? How can we keep it secret?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "You want to go, but the tax commissioner won't agree. Your finances are difficult to calculate, and that would delay other people's work. Can't you afford to treat them to tea and food?"
Ma Tianhao said: "Didn't we invite you?"
Zhang Fei said: "So I just need to help you count and report it."
Ma Tianhao laughed and said, "How can we do that? What if we missed something? Wouldn't that implicate you?"
"Won't."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I won't be implicated unless there is evidence that I encouraged you to lie or conceal information. Otherwise, the tax department will only investigate you. If necessary, I can help you with the lawsuit, but the money will be calculated separately and is not included in the annual service fee."
What I mean is, you can cheat me as much as you want, I don't care, it has nothing to do with me, and if something happens I can even help you with the lawsuit and make some money in the process.
The businessmen looked at each other in dismay, fearing that they would never be able to save this money in the future.
Trial Court.
“This is a trap.”
At this moment, Meng Gansheng was no longer as calm as before. "That traitor Wang Anshi asked the government households to pay the exemption tax, and the tax commissioner here wanted to do something like voluntary declaration. This is to deal with us."
Urgent!
This time they were completely anxious.
They were opposed on the surface, but were actually very excited. They relied on the civil service, that is, the officials of the states and counties. No matter how you legislate, you will still have to do it in the end.
However, this voluntary declaration means that the tax commissioner only needs to send a group of tools to handle the matter, and it requires no technical content at all.
Now even as government households they have to declare it.
In fact, official households also had to be calculated before, but they had privileges and did not have to pay many taxes.
The original system of calculating household status required the government to take the initiative to check, but they had to take human relationships into consideration and it was impossible for them to go to their homes to check. Even if they really wanted them to pay taxes, they would just report the number to them and solve the problem within the system.
But now, when they are asked to report it themselves, they feel very uncomfortable. If they don’t report it, it seems like they are breaking the law, which would be embarrassing if they are caught in a random check. But if they report it, they feel like they are walking into a trap, or in other words, they feel suppressed.
The Imperial Censor Pei Wen said, "Meng Zhiyuan is right. We must unite and put pressure on the emperor."
But Mao Chunwang from the Ministry of Salt and Iron asked, "How can we exert pressure?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded.
There has to be a legitimate reason to exert pressure.
You are allowed to declare it on your own, and it depends on how much you say. Isn't this less tolerant than the previous system?
They can only say that this is not a good idea because the unruly people will not pay taxes and this will affect the finances.
But the problem is, they have been saying before that it will increase the burden on the people, and they can't go back on their word.
It really costs me my life!
Meng Gansheng asked: "Mao Bu Shi, do you know Li He?"
Mao Chunwang said: "I don't know him, but I asked someone who knows him to ask around, and Li He said he was just a worker, and none of this had anything to do with him."
Meng Gansheng asked: "Does the random inspection have anything to do with him?"
Mao Chunwang said: "He said he doesn't know yet how to conduct random inspections when the time comes."
Liu Shi slammed the table and said, "Let's not file the tax return. I believe other colleagues won't care. Does the tax commissioner dare to investigate all the civil and military officials in the court?"
Everyone looked at me and I looked at him.
The shout is fierce.
If they really investigate, this official might even lose his job!
Is it necessary to work so hard?
An official sitting at the end said timidly, "I heard that many wealthy businessmen go to Zhang San to calculate their taxes. Their offices can report directly to the tax bureau."
Everyone looked at the official angrily.
(End of this chapter)
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