American Tax Officer-Chapter 728 - 365: Masko’s Choice

Chapter 728 -365: Masko’s Choice

About seven or eight minutes later, the door to the private room was pushed open again—Harrington returned, followed by Masko himself.

However, upon seeing David and the others in the private room, Masko was utterly baffled and turned to ask Harrington, “Harrington, is this the important person you mentioned? I don’t recognize him!”

“Mr. Masko, this is… the Internal Revenue Service’s Inspector David!”

“David!”

On hearing this, Masko was initially startled, then hurriedly shifted his gaze onto David’s face, sizing him up.

“There’s no need to look any further, Mr. Masko, it is indeed me.”

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After hearing David’s voice, Masko was still visibly astonished and said, “I did not expect to see the renowned Inspector David here today. May I ask what brings you to me?”

David did not reply immediately but turned to look at Harrington.

Although Harrington was curious to know what the two were about to discuss, seeing David’s dismissing look, he knew to take the hint and left.

“Mr. Masko, would you be interested in some sort of cooperation with me?”

“Cooperation?”

Masko was puzzled, but considering the Freemasons’ seething hatred for David, he did not want to get involved and quickly shook his head, “I’m a businessman, I don’t think there’s anything I could help Inspector David with.”

“Don’t be so hasty to refuse, Mr. Masko, cooperating with me could be very beneficial to you in the future!”

“Very beneficial? How so?”

“Our Tax Bureau is pushing forward a bill called the ‘Overseas Tax Evasion Act’…”

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The Freemasons were clearly aware of this bill, and it wouldn’t be long before the whole world knew as well. Since the drafting of the bill was imminent, David did not mind letting Masko in on it in advance.

“What, you’re pushing for such a bill!”

When he heard that the bill would limit all overseas tax avoidance schemes, even Masko, who had weathered countless storms, was taken aback.

Once the bill came into effect, places like the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands—these tax havens—would cease to exist. If it really went through, the wealthy in America would be in an uproar!

This Chief Inspector was being too bold for comfort!

“Yes, once the bill is passed, many of your companies would be affected, and then…”

“You won’t succeed!”

Masko interjected before David could finish.

Such a bill would mean cutting into the flesh of America’s big corporations; those companies and their wealthy backers would never agree to it.

Not to mention the Congressmen representing the interests of the wealthy would be even less likely to vote in favor in Congress.

“That’s not necessarily true!”

Seeing David’s confident demeanor, Masko frowned.

Though it was his first encounter with David, he had already learned of the man’s methods through the media.

Could it be… this young man really had the means to push through the bill?

But that seemed impossible!

Passing a bill was not as simple as auditing and arresting people; you need to get 218 Congressman from the House of Representatives and 51 Senators on board.

Even then, when the bill reached the President, it was uncertain whether he would have the resolve to sign such a potentially chaotic bill.

“Let me be frank with you, Mr. Masko, I am 80% certain I can get Congress to pass this bill. Once it’s effective, what it implies for you, besides what it means for everyone else, I believe you understand!”

“80%?!”

Masko stared hard at David, and after a few seconds, asked, “I still don’t believe you can pull it off, but I’d like to hear what you mean by cooperating with me.”

“Once the bill is passed, you would have to pay a significantly higher tax bill, which would be a loss for you. However, I could provide some tax advantages for your companies to compensate for your losses!”

“And what would I need to do?”

“I need you to provide financial support for the campaigns of some Congressmen, that’s all!”

In recent times, David had reached agreements with numerous state Congressmen.

They would help him work on this bill, and in return, he needed to help them win in the midterm elections.

To win, aside from other tactics, campaign financing was essential.

However, with so many Congressmen making deals with him, even the Kennedy Family was feeling the strain, having already complained to him about it.

So, these days, David had been pondering how to gather these campaign funds.

Certainly, the Internal Revenue Service had money, but it belonged to the nation and definitely could not be pulled out directly to support those Congressmen.

Upon seeing Masko, he came up with this idea.

Firstly, as the newly crowned world’s wealthiest man, Masko’s financial capability was beyond doubt.

Secondly, as far as David knew, Masko was not Jewish and did not have significant ties with the Ansa Group or the Illuminati, making him a suitable target for recruitment.

“Providing campaign funds for Congressmen…”

Masko narrowed his eyes. With his intelligence, he could interpret the implications; apparently, some Congressmen had really reached an agreement with David to push for the bill, which is why David was now arranging campaign finances.