There is not only such a single room on the top floor where gambling is taking place, but there are also more rooms. The people playing cards here are either famous capitalists in the society and have great social influence, or they are from the political system. After all, it is only more than an hour's drive from the imperial capital - after the steam locomotive is upgraded.
It will be difficult and difficult for Lucky Casino to break away from the Dulin system. This requires the cooperation of many people, not only the shareholders in the casino, the big bookmakers in Otis City, but also many people in other parts of society.
For example, the General Chamber of Commerce, such as some influential capitalists and officials. Only with the joint efforts of these people can the Good Luck Casino be independent from the whole city of Odis and become an independent individual.
Some of these poker games are indeed normal gambling behaviors, but some are bribes with the help of gambling games.
The establishment of the Empire's "Anti-Official Crimes Act" and the birth of the Occupational Crime Investigation Bureau mean that the cost of occupational crimes is constantly increasing and the risks are getting bigger and bigger. It has indeed stopped various types of occupational crimes to a certain extent.
But at the same time, the types of job-related crimes that were originally very common began to become less common, more confusing and secretive. Gambling games like this are organized by casino shareholders to bribe some people.
They only need to let a certain person continue to win money. The laws of the empire clearly require that officials with official positions cannot conduct money and power transactions with capital forces, but there is no provision that they cannot gamble.
Maybe it was before that, but after the establishment of the special zone, gambling in Otis City was legal. As for the legal income from legal activities, that was not a problem.
At about two o'clock in the evening, before the gambling game ended, Chap personally went to each room to shake hands with these important guests and say goodbye. In short, he performed well and made some people very satisfied.
Everything is moving in a better direction, getting closer and closer to what Chap hopes.
The vigorous tax reform will first be implemented on the territory of the New Party. This is also inevitable. In the world in Dulin's dream, there is a saying called "You need to be strong to strike iron." Although there is no such concise expression in this world. , but there are similar sentences.
"When you need others to surrender to you, you must have a reason for them to surrender!" seems to be a very stylish sentence, and Maggs also does this.
He first carried out tax reform and tax payment census in the areas under the jurisdiction of the new party. Regardless of whether there were problems or not, when he next investigated the companies within the scope of the old party and targeted the big nobles and big conglomerates, others would not be able to find some. Reason to prevaricate Mags.
So as the most important city in the empire and the closest money bag to the imperial capital, Odis City has obviously become the first "victim".
After determining the next steps, Dulin left first. He also had to conduct a new round of publicity and speeches for the end of the year polls, but his attention remained in Otis City.
An investigation team from the Imperial Tax Administration entered the city of Otis on October 11th to begin investigating the tax situation in Otis City, and gave reform opinions from the imperial cabinet.
Prior to this, the empire's taxation process was for taxpayers or companies or forces that needed to pay taxes to go to the local tax bureau for tax registration with annual financial statements and a tax registration form listed by an accountant with a national qualification certificate. and pay adequate taxes.
In fact, there are many disadvantages to this method of taxation. First of all, the amount of sales of a company in a year is determined by the company's own accounts. Everyone knows that the account books are written by people. As long as it is written by one person, , if you have normal thinking ability, there will inevitably be a tendency.
Under the interference of some coercion, inducement or other factors, not every accountant will strictly abide by their professional ethics and fill in every number strictly as they once promised to the empire.
In an environment with little oversight, inaccurate figures would go unnoticed, which was one of the main reasons why the empire lost tax revenue.
Among the tax reforms this time, there is such a thing. In addition to having its own accountant, each company that needs to pay taxes will have a brand new audit unit set up by the Imperial Taxation Bureau. The audit unit will send accountants to each company. Circulation, double supervision and auditing of the company's operating conditions to ensure that tax losses caused by accounting fraud are minimized.
At the same time, with the cooperation of the Imperial Treasury and the Imperial Central Bank, a new public account will be established, as well as a corresponding system, to ensure that every expenditure and income of money is traceable, and if there is any problem with any money, it can be traced. Find out what went wrong with the money and where it went.
Supplemented by some other detailed changes, it can be said that the cabinet's determination on tax reform this time is unprecedented and decisive, especially in terms of penalties, which are unprecedentedly severe and may even directly bankrupt a company!
Before Dulin left, he had an explanation with Webster. Because the problem involved almost all the casino shareholders, Webster might not be able to fight them. So it would be better to let Webster follow the Imperial Taxation Bureau and directly deal with the problem. These people were pressed to death on the table.
The first stop of the tax investigation team was the Seven Casinos. Their clear purpose made the casinos a little frightened. However, with Chap's comfort, everyone's mood was relatively stable. After all, they haven't had any crooked thoughts in their account books, they have paid all the taxes they should pay, and they are not afraid of these people investigating.
After more than ten days of inspection, with Chapu's full cooperation throughout the process, the investigation team found no problems at all. It can be said that there is no tax evasion at all in the seven major casinos. This was a relief to many, including the investigation team itself.
After all, the Seven Casinos are so large and they are locals. If a big problem is discovered, it will also be a huge hidden danger to their safety.
You know, there are more than one or two tax officials who have been assassinated over the years because of problems found in accounting audits!
Chapu booked a restaurant that day and entertained all the members of the investigation team. They had delicious food and drinks. They also gave each person a small gift when they left. The unspoken rule of giving gifts was first established by Du Lin for journalists. It soon spread to all walks of life and has become a "basic law" of social interaction.
In the evening, when the investigation team was preparing to report its investigation results to the cabinet, there was a knock on the door of the room.
The leader of the investigation team is re-examining the investigation results during this period. These materials will eventually be handed over to the General Administration and the Cabinet, and will be viewed by others. He must ensure the rigor and accuracy of the investigation results.
At this time, he paused and looked up at the door. He was not the only one in the room, there were also several team members.
He put down his work and raised his head. Two young team members stood up, and one of them inserted his hand into his pocket. It is also one of the cores of tax reform that tax officers legally wear guns and have the right to shoot immediately. This is to ensure the personal safety of tax officers during the investigation process. In the past, many investigators died inexplicably on the job, so The cabinet allowed them to carry guns to ensure that their lives would not be threatened.
"Who is there?" the young team member asked. There was no sound outside the room, and the knock on the door just now was like an illusion.
His companion behind him had already taken out his pistol and turned off the safety, and then he slowly opened the door a crack. There was indeed no one outside the door. After opening the door, he stretched out his head and looked around. The corridor of the hotel was empty, with only the wall lamp that had been on still giving off its light.
Just as he muttered the word "strange" and was about to close the door, out of the corner of his eye he saw a file bag containing documents lying on the ground. He squatted down and took the file bag in his hand, and clicked it. It was quite heavy and seemed to contain a lot of material.
I touched it along the outline and pushed it a few times. It didn't look like a dangerous item.
He told the team leader what he had discovered. After checking the file bag again, the team leader asked his assistant to get the camera. He felt that there might be some special circumstances in it.
Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, the file bag was slowly opened, and a stack of photos slipped out of the file bag along with some letter paper. The assistant kept preserving evidence for these photos. After the team leader looked at these photos, he looked at them again. Look at the stationery.
His expression gradually changed. There is no doubt that their investigation of the Seven Casinos is not complete, because these photos, including the contents on the letter paper, have proved that the Seven Casinos are using some kind of illegal cash delivery. This method avoids accounting problems and the special laws of the Special Administrative Region.
They evaded taxes!
This discovery made the investigation team excited but also a little worried, because the people and money involved in these photos were destined to not be a trivial matter. This was a serious crime and involved a job crime.
He thought for a long time and asked the team members to stay where they were. He got into the bedroom and dialed the number of the Imperial Capital Taxation Bureau.
Rani is handling official business in the office. With Maggs's sweeping tax reforms, more and more problems are emerging, making it impossible for him to leave the office. During this time, he became accustomed to sleeping in the office and continuing to work after waking up.
Not long after the call was connected, the fatigue on his face suddenly turned into... joy. After ensuring that the investigation team had taken safety measures, he immediately reported the situation to Mags.
After Mags listened carefully, he gave Rani his own opinions on how to deal with it.
"Get to the bottom of it!"
(End of chapter)