Chapter 85: Bad things happen one after another

Gold Diamond Law Firm is one of the best law firms in Jincheng. As for whether it is the best law firm in the entire Federation, it is unclear, but they say so themselves.

Jonny changed into a slightly more decent-looking suit today, although the way he sat in the wheelchair was a bit... but at least it didn't look strange.

His daughter pushed him into the Gold Diamond firm. The person receiving him was a beautiful blonde lady.

She wore a lady's formal suit. The large neckline and white shirt made her look very capable, and the slightly downward neckline squeezed out two semi-circles, bulging, giving people infinite reverie.

The sweet face always made gentlemen calm down for the first time.

"Gold Diamond Law Firm welcomes you, sir. What service do you need?"

"If you have an appointment, I can help you check."

Jonny looked at the exquisite decoration and luxurious materials and suddenly felt a bit restrained. "I... want to find a lawyer to consult about some tax matters. I don't have an appointment."

The beautiful lady at the front desk flipped through the appointment book. "Mr. Ges is free now. He is one of the most outstanding tax case lawyers in Jincheng, with a winning rate of over 95%."

"I highly recommend him. If you hope to choose other lawyers, I can recommend them to you, but they don't have time now."

It sounded very powerful. Jonny didn't make more choices. "Just this Mr. Ges lawyer. Can I ask, how much is his consultation fee?"

"60 per hour, sir."

The beautiful front desk lady didn't look down on them because of their ordinary clothes. Although the sponge is loose and baggy, as long as there is still moisture inside, it can still squeeze out water if you squeeze it.

These two people don't look like rich people, but they can come to the law firm, which means they can at least squeeze out an hour's consultation fee from them.

"60, my god, more expensive than over there!", the fat daughter whispered in Jonny's ear.

Over there?

That bastard over there let himself not hire a lawyer, causing him to make a fool of himself in court. People say he could have gotten more compensation!

Jonny glared at her and then looked at the front desk lady with a full smile. "It's him. Can I go over now?"

The front desk lady recorded it in the appointment book, then picked up the phone. "Mr. Ges, someone has some questions to consult you... Okay, I'll take him over."

She hung up the phone. "Please follow me."

Mr. Ges's office was a bit far from the entrance. For the law firm, tax lawsuits are not their favorite, nor are they the ones with the most "traffic."

They prefer economic disputes and divorce cases, so they are arranged a bit far away.

It took about two or three minutes to walk to the door of Mr. Ges's office. The front desk lady knocked on the door, and after an answer came from inside, she smiled and pushed the door open, inviting the two to enter.

"Help me send three cups of coffee to my client." Mr. Ges had the appearance and clothing of a very typical Federal middle-class elite: oily hair and meticulous, chin slightly blue, temples looking like they were measured with a ruler.

He wore a light-colored formal suit, a tie with blue and purple stripes, and the Gold Diamond firm's badge on his chest.

"Please...", he originally wanted to say "Please sit," but Jonny was already sitting. He crossed the desk to move the chair away, with a slight apologetic tone. "Sorry, I didn't know."

Jonny didn't care about such things; he just wanted to start his consultation quickly.

When Mr. Ges sat back in his position and the front desk lady sent the coffee, he took out a pen and a few pages of stapled paper and started this work.

"Mr. Jonny, what do you want to consult us about?"

Jonny was silent for a few seconds. "They told me that the tax bureau sued me, saying I was suspected of tax evasion."

Mr. Ges revealed a very surprised expression. His original slightly forward-leaning posture, intending to record some things, also changed. He leaned back, and the pen was put back on the table from his hand.

"Mr. Jonny, tax evasion is a very severe accusation. First of all, I guarantee to you that I am professional, and I will not disclose the content of our conversation to anyone."

"Here I want to ask you a question first: did you evade taxes?"

Jonny shook his head, and his voice was slightly louder. "I have never evaded taxes!"

Mr. Ges raised his hand to signal him to calm down. "You don't need such a loud voice; I can hear it. Then have you reported taxes?"

"Yes, I reported taxes, business tax."

The lawyer frowned. "May I ask, are you an operator or a shareholder?"

"I am an operator myself. I run a bakery."

Lawyer: "That looks like your business should be good. After all, you can attract the attention of the tax bureau; at least you won't lose money."

Jonny didn't deny it. "It is like this."

Lawyer: "Can you tell me how you determine your monthly income and how you report taxes?"

Jonny glanced at his daughter. "My daughter and I are both employees of the bakery. Each of our wages is 50, and then the bakery's profit per month is about 100 or so."

Mr. Ges caught the point immediately. "So in your tax return, you only submitted this part of the business income and ignored the part of the wages you paid yourself?"

In the past few decades, the Federation's tax law has been changing back and forth. Some presidents used "individuals don't need to pay taxes" to get votes and take office.

Federal government fiscal health is one aspect, and on the other hand, this also has a relationship with the reason for the Federation's birth. Tax issues have been very sensitive for a long time.

So during this period, the tax law was very chaotic, until recent years, according to the "Tax Law Amendment," a new policy was promulgated, and it was determined that an individual's monthly income not exceeding 100 does not need to report taxes.

This is also why many people have work cards, but they are only willing to provide work for two people.

If a third person works, it may exceed 100, and they must pay taxes!

And enterprises, no matter how much income they have, must report taxes.

However, Congress is actively negotiating to push for the passage of a new tax law amendment. The senator presiding over this amendment believes that as long as the income is higher than 35, there is a need to collect taxes.

But this proposal is very difficult to pass in a short time because the civil resistance is too great.

But no matter what, from Ges's perspective, Jonny did indeed evade taxes.

"I am not a professional accountant. I don't know exactly how much tax you should pay, but if you haven't registered a company and only report taxes according to your business and profit, while ignoring the part of the wages you paid yourself and your daughter, honestly, Jonny, you are in trouble."

He said this and paused. "Have you and your daughter signed an employment contract?"

"For example, something like how much you promise to give her every month?"

Jonny shook his head. "Never, who would do such a thing, but I can swear that I give her money every month!"

The fat daughter also hurriedly spoke. "Yes, sir, my father gives me 50 every month."

Mr. Ges still had no intention of recording. "But the tax bureau doesn't believe it, the court doesn't believe it, the judge doesn't believe it."

"They can say that the money you gave your daughter is a gift you gave voluntarily, and you probably haven't registered a company either, for example... something like Jonny's Bakery Workshop."

Jonny shook his head. "Not registered."

"The law in this state clearly stipulates that the business tax and personal income tax of individual operators are reported together, but you only report taxes according to your business situation and ignore your extra income of at least 100 every month."

"No matter whether you intend to state to the court that your daughter serves you for compensation, or other situations, you cannot produce strong evidence to prove these."

"In my opinion, there is no disagreement about the result of this lawsuit."

Jonny's head was about to explode. "No one has ever told me this!"

Mr. Ges was not interested in whether he knew it or not. "If the tax bureau intends to sue you, they have very likely mastered clear evidence, so...", he shook his head. "If you intend to find a lawyer, it is best to be as soon as possible."

Looking at Jonny's expectant face, Mr. Ges directly and decisively shook his head. "I won't take this case. First of all, I personally mainly take corporate cases and don't take individual cases."

"Secondly, I personally don't take such inevitable-loss cases. However, I can recommend a lawyer to you if you need it."

He looked at Jonny. This kind of case is actually very common in the Federation. Federal tax law, state tax law, local tax law—God knows how many different tax laws the Federation actually has.

And state tax law and local tax law will also be different because of the differences in states and regions. Other laws are the same.

It is possible that this state encourages a certain industry and does not collect or provides partial tax exemption, but in other states, this belongs to a non-encouraged industry, without any preferential treatment.

So basically, there are no lawyers in the Federation who can kill across the country. Almost all lawyers only specialize in the law of one state. If they want to cross states, they need to contact higher-level law firms or find peers.

Jonny's case doesn't need to find peers; he just stole and evaded taxes. There is no dispute about this point. The only thing that can be done is to see how to minimize his losses as much as possible, which is also the only thing lawyers can do in this matter.

Tax cases are not easy to take because once a tax case reaches the point of going to court, the tax bureau has basically grasped conclusive evidence.

Jonny was somewhat desperate. Mr. Ges, looking at the 45 (the law firm has to extract a 25% commission), said softly, "The lawyer I recommend has been interning by my side."

"He can help you change the tax evasion in subjective consciousness into tax leakage as much as possible, so that the punishment given to you by the court will also be correspondingly lighter."

"And his agency fee is very cheap, not exceeding 200."

For an intern lawyer, this price is not too low, and it also gave him a chance to go to court and fight with the tax bureau. This kind of opportunity is not available every day.

Analyzing a hundred cases is not as good as fighting with the tax bureau's lawyer directly in court. This is the most efficient growth plan!

Jonny doesn't have much money in his hands now, and his bank has also been frozen—applied for by the tax bureau, on the grounds that this money might be the wealth he stole that belongs to the tax bureau and the Federation!

Suddenly, the whole life became a mess. Every day this month, bad things happened. He felt terrible! ===== CHAPTER 86 =====