Dong Qiangqiang went to other departments of the tax bureau alone to ask about opening a company and paying taxes. When he came back to find Tong Lele after asking, he found that she had just walked into the inheritance tax consultation and payment office.
"So you mean, this money is tax-free?" After listening to the female tax collector's explanation, Tong Lele opened her mouth in shock.
"The money you received is an inheritance gift and belongs to the 'other persons' category in the 'beneficiary category' of inheritance tax, so your tax-free amount is 40,000 marks, and any money exceeding 40,000 marks needs to be taxed." A young female tax collector wearing glasses looked at Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele and said gently.
"Sorry, I didn't understand." Dong Qiangqiang suddenly stopped the female tax collector and continued, "You just said that our tax exemption is 40,000 marks?"
"Yes."
"But there are three of us. After the money is divided equally between the three of us, each person will only get more than 20,000 marks, which is still far from 40,000. Why do we still have to pay taxes?" Dong Qiangqiang asked puzzledly, "Don't we (the money) Should everything be tax-free?”
"You understand incorrectly. According to what is stated in this amount distribution confirmation," the female tax collector pushed the confirmation in front of Dong Qiangqiang and Tong Lele, "this money belongs to the three of you jointly. As for how you distribute (the money) It is your right, and the tax bureau will not interfere. We only focus on your total tax payable. Now the total amount of the money exceeds 40,000, so the excess must be taxed, there is no doubt about it."
"But there are three of us..." Dong Qiangqiang emphasized again.
The female tax collector showed a businesslike and helpless expression.
Dong Qiangqiang said depressedly: "If I had known this, we would have just asked the judge to divide it equally for us at the court and then file the tax return."
But complaining is just complaining and cannot solve any problems.
"How much tax should we pay?" Tong Lele's mentality was relatively calm.
"The total amount of money is less than 150,000 marks, so the tax rate you have to bear is, let me take a look..." The female tax clerk's fingers moved quickly on a form, "Well, 30."
"How much?" Dong Qiangqiang shouted, "30?"
This shout was a bit loud, and a German man with white hair and beard in the office next door immediately glanced sideways at him, frowned and said displeasedly: "Speak more quietly!"
Tong Lele touched Dong Qiangqiang's arm and told him to restrain his emotions. Dong Qiangqiang lowered his head with a frown, and whispered doubtfully: "Did you see it wrong?"
"It's not wrong. You have no blood relationship with the deceased or the heirs, so the inheritance tax rate you have to pay is the highest among the three categories of heirs."
"Then how should we declare the money after we get it?" Tong Lele took out a notebook and asked while taking notes.
The female tax clerk handed her a form and pointed with her hand: "In this line, fill in the basic information of the declarer, that is, the names, ID numbers, phone numbers, and addresses of the three of you. In this line, fill in the amount of tax declared. Remember What you need to fill in here is the total amount of money you got from the court minus 40,000. The result of multiplying this number by 30 is filled in this box. This is the actual tax you have to pay. Then this line leaves Register your bank account so that we can transfer money directly. This last line requires everyone’s signature. Just fill out everything and give it to me.”
"How long will it take for us to get the money?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.
"If all the materials are complete, it will take 3 days. If it is slow, it will take 1-2 weeks." The female tax collector said patiently, "It is best to check the materials carefully before submitting them."
"Okay, thank you." Tong Lele bowed and hurriedly pulled Dong Qiangqiang out of the door of the tax bureau.
"Why did you shout so loudly just now?" Tong Lele complained, "She didn't set the tax."
"The main reason is that I didn't expect German taxes to be so high." Dong Qiangqiang looked resentful, "Usually when we buy food in supermarkets and shopping malls, the tax is only 17."
"Can that be the same?" Tong Lele said angrily, "That's value-added tax. This is inheritance tax."
"Then fill out the form when you receive the money." Dong Qiangqiang asked, "Do you need me to sign now?"
"You can sign it now." Tong Lele said and handed the watch to Dong Qiangqiang, "By the way, what are you going to do with the foreign currencies other than marks?"
"Didn't Lei Lanting also say that? All foreign currencies will be converted into marks. We don't need other countries' money. And I read in the newspaper that from January 1 next year, all countries in the Eurozone will use the euro as their official currency. , it’s safer for us to change to Mark first.”
"Okay, I'll tell you as soon as I receive the money this afternoon." Tong Lele put the form into her bag.
Li Junfeng thought that Shang Cambridge suddenly changed his mind because of his greed for money, but Shang Cambridge pretended to be confused mainly because of two things.
First, university is still a public place after all, and Shang Cambridge is worried that talking about money in public will easily lead to misunderstandings.
Second, Li Junfeng opened his mouth like a lion and asked for 1,800 marks. If he hadn't just talked to him last night, Shang Cambridge would have thought that the other party was here to blackmail him.
Shang Cambridge was sitting in the lecture theater, looking at the beaming professor on the podium while copying the dense blackboard, but he was thinking about why Li Junfeng's numbers were so exaggerated.
The total money in Yu Jianghai's bag last night was 823 marks. Shang Cambridge didn't know how Li Junfeng calculated the 1,800 marks.
He couldn't help but regret not counting Yu Jianghai's money clearly in front of Li Junfeng last night before dividing it up. Now he can only be a mute eating coptis. If we follow the logic of half for one person mentioned by Li Junfeng, it means that Li Junfeng determined that Yu Jianghai should have 3,600 marks on him last night.
Shang Cambridge thought about it for most of the class before he realized: except Yu Jianghai and him, no one knew the specific amount of the money. Li Junfeng must have heard Yu Jianghai say that he lost 3,600 marks last night, so he rushed to the school early in the morning to ask for money from him.
Shang Cambridge lamented that Li Junfeng was too stupid, and lamented that Yu Jianghai was really an old fox. When he lost money, he didn't think of calling the police first but estrangement. It was really hateful.
If he had just told Li Junfeng that Yu Jianghai only had 823 marks on him last night, half of which he could give Li Junfeng 412 marks. It is estimated that Li Junfeng will not believe what he said, and might even fall out on the spot.
So Shang Cambridge did not complain at the first moment, but thought about how to make it clear to Li Junfeng.
He knows that money is always a double-edged sword. Once it's taken care of, Li Junfeng will be a friend. If it is not handled well, there will definitely be trouble in the future.
On the other hand, this guy Yu Jianghai looked unattractive, but he didn't expect that he was still a scammer. He really couldn't underestimate him.
At 15:32 p.m., Tong Lele's bank account received the transfer.
Tong Lele immediately converted all foreign currencies into marks according to the exchange rate. After the exchange, there was a total of marks in the account. According to the requirements of the female tax collector, the total amount of tax reported is Mark, and the actual tax paid is Mark.
According to Lei Lanting's request, Tong Lele divided the money into three equal parts. Since Lei Lanting insisted on filing his own taxes, Tong Lele directly transferred his share to him. Dong Qiangqiang chose to file taxes together with Tong Lele.
Tong Lele immediately submitted the tax return signed by her and Dong Qiangqiang to the Hanover City Taxation Bureau. All that was left was to wait for the other party to transfer money from her account.
The moment he handed over the declaration form, Tong Lele felt relieved.
(Special thanks for this chapter: Jin Wan Liang 2019, Yun Ya Qi’s recommendation vote)
