American Tax Officer-Chapter 630 - 317: Conclusion, Preparing to Enter the Final Phase_2

Chapter 630: Chapter 317: Conclusion, Preparing to Enter the Final Phase_2

“Understood!”

Although they had already anticipated this outcome, the three of them couldn’t help but be thrilled when they heard David say it himself.

After all, that was the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters, a place countless people dreamt of joining, and they were about to secure a spot there!

It was like the old saying goes, “It’s good to enjoy the shade under a big tree!”

At this moment, all three were extremely grateful, grateful for holding on to David’s coattails early on, otherwise, they might never have had the chance to enter the headquarters even if they mixed in the industry until the end of their days.

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Silicon Valley, Google Company.

In a meeting room, the company’s CEO, Ryan Fraser, CFO Harwood Peters, and a group of board members were all present, their faces extremely somber.

After a while, CEO Ryan said in a grave voice, “Let’s all share our opinions.”

“We need to clarify one thing first, is the Internal Revenue Service solely targeting Amazon, or are they planning to target all the big internet firms!”

“Amazon’s case has been a wakeup call for us; if we can’t ensure that there are no discrepancies in our taxes, then we must communicate early to avoid ending up like them!”

“It’s indeed a wakeup call for us; if we are also found to have tax issues, the loss would be substantial.”

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The fall of Amazon inevitably sparked panic among the executives at Google, which is why they immediately convened a high-level meeting after the trial ended.

The question now facing them was.

They didn’t know if David was solely targeting Amazon or, like the previous crackdown on cryptocurrency, planning a thorough investigation of the entire sector.

If it were the former, that would be good, but if it were the latter…

Then they might become the next target, or one of the next batch of targets, marked by the hunter’s arrow, a danger not to be underestimated.

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“We at Google haven’t done anything like Amazon, with hidden charges for customers, nor have we misused tax reductions or received government tax subsidies, so he shouldn’t be coming after us, right?”

The head of the tax department spoke up.

“Heh, Amazon has been without any tax scandal for many years, but as soon as David began the investigation, he found their Achilles’ heel, can you guarantee that your department has no weaknesses he can exploit?”

“That’s right, David’s methods are too formidable, not to mention the current Amazon, the number of businesses that have fallen at his hands before is not small, and if he is really determined to conduct a tax audit across the whole sector, it’s very unlikely that we at Google can come out unscathed.”

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As soon as the tax department head said this, he was immediately met with rebuttals from many people at the scene, and after hesitating for a while, he eventually fell silent.

None of the companies that made it to the Fortune 500 would dare to claim their taxes were completely clean.

And if this had been in the past, they might not have been too afraid of an audit, but what’s frustrating is the sudden emergence of David at the Internal Revenue Service, a man whose auditing capabilities are off the charts, with countless individuals and businesses having fallen at his behest, so who could confidently say they could come out scot-free if he were to conduct an investigation?

Meanwhile, as Google was in discussions, Microsoft, Oracle, NVIDIA, Apple, and various other major companies were also holding emergency meetings.

And the content of their meetings was the same, which was, what to do if the Internal Revenue Service, if David, like with Amazon, would also conduct a tax audit against them?

But these large companies were doing okay, after all, their connections and backgrounds were out in the open, and even if they were subject to investigation, it would take a considerable amount of time, allowing them time to maneuver.

However, slightly smaller companies were getting antsy.

Because they feared being investigated and regulated, after discussing among themselves, they directly sent representatives to the Los Angeles IRS, planning to pay a hefty sum to avoid disaster.

Of course, this was an unexpected surprise for David and the Los Angeles IRS.

Because he had absolutely no plans against these companies at present, he was now single-mindedly focused on heading to the IRS Headquarters to assume his new position, as for the direction of subsequent investigations, at least he figured he would wait until his position was firm!

In the midst of everyone’s thoughts, two days passed.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is CBS Television. In the past two days, the market value of the Amazon Group has evaporated by several hundred billion, suffering a heavy loss. According to our observations, the Los Angeles IRS has no intention of targeting other internet companies after Amazon, and according to our information, it is said that Director David will soon be transferred to the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters, although it is not yet clear what position he will assume, and whether this news is true has also not been confirmed, please stay tuned to our channel for follow-up reports…”

In these two days, the severe evaporation of Amazon’s market value had indeed frightened all the major companies.

However, there was no indication from the Los Angeles IRS that it was investigating other companies, which allowed Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Apple to breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet, when the media reported that David might be transferred to the headquarters, many people became anxious again.

The reason was simple; David, as a regional Director in Los Angeles, had already launched investigations into the cryptocurrency domain and the Amazon Group.

If he were to be transferred to the IRS Headquarters, becoming part of the higher echelons with even greater power, wouldn’t that mean he could be even more unrestrained?

As a result, some businesses and forces that feared David’s immense power and the prospect of investigation began to manipulate the media secretly, launching criticisms regarding this matter.

And the Wall Street Journal even published a scathing article titled “Behind-the-scenes Operations.”

As for the content, it accused David of having made countless significant contributions to the IRS, but it was unreasonable to rise from an inspector to the decision-making circle of the IRS Headquarters in less than ten months, insisting there had to be some behind-the-scenes maneuvering involved.

“What the hell is the Wall Street Journal, who are they to criticize the IRS’s way of doing things?”

“Yeah, right, it’s not like the IRS is electing a Director who needs the consent of both the Senate and House of Representatives, right?”

“The Wall Street Journal is so disgusting, always concocting such negative news to slander others.”

“Haha, who doesn’t know that the Wall Street Journal is a mouthpiece and a lapdog for the Jewish people; they’re surely afraid that Director David, once in the IRS decision-making circle, will continue to strike against them!”

After seeing the title and content published by the Wall Street Journal, supporters of David on various social media platforms couldn’t sit still, launching attacks.

However, the intensity of their criticism was quickly suppressed for some unknown reason, instead, discussions criticizing the rapidness of David’s promotion and suggesting behind-the-scenes manipulation grew increasingly robust.

Los Angeles IRS.

Nisen walked into the Director’s office with a copy of the Wall Street Journal and said to David, who was organizing files, “Director, look, the Wall Street Journal is really disgusting, saying that there is behind-the-scenes manipulation in our promotions, attacking us in all sorts of ways, and now that group of Jewish people is obviously controlling the online public opinion, dampening the voices of our supporters.”

David glanced over the content and his face darkened slightly.

Last time he announced the investigation into Amazon, the Wall Street Journal was the first one to jump up and label him as a destabilizer of the American economy.

And now that he was about to be promoted, they were attacking him again for being promoted too quickly, as well as leading the public to foolishly speculate about behind-the-scenes manipulation in his promotion, which was truly detestable.

No, the power of public opinion was terrifying, even President Nixon couldn’t withstand it, let alone him.

It seemed that if he wanted to contend with Freemasonry, he had to first cut off their mouthpieces and channels that guided public opinion.