When Ai Luo came back to his senses, he saw that the tax official was looking at him expectantly.

As for...friends? Haha, there are no friends in front of money. What's more, to Ai Luo, this tax collector is simply a demon from the hell of gold coins, specially coming to devour his small wealth!

After adjusting his mentality for a while, Ai Luo took a long breath, put a smile on his face again, and said slowly: "Oh, Mr. Tax Officer, look at what you said. Where did you make money? In the past year,

I’ve lost all my money.”

Hearing what Ai Luo said, the tax official's smile was slightly stunned, but he soon regained his cheerful tone and said: "President Ai Luo, you are the one who loves to joke. Your guild is so beautifully decorated now.

Why are you still telling me that you have no money? I think..."

He paused for a moment——

"You should be different from those evil bosses who, after making a lot of money, plan to evade taxes and use various means to avoid paying or paying less taxes... right?"

The tax collector is smiling...he is smiling at Arrow with squinted eyes!

This kind of smile is really terrifying. This guy may not be a bad person, but he is definitely a born qualified tax officer!

"Hahaha! Of course! Our President Arrow is definitely not that kind of scumbag guild! So without further ado, let's quickly sort out Mermaid Song's accounts for last year? I think this matter is quite important.

After finishing the arrangement, I still have some things that I want to discuss with you, the president~~~!"

It's useless no matter how much you struggle, everything is laid out in front of you now.

The corner of Ai Luo's mouth twitched slightly. At this moment, he could only bite the bullet and took out all the accounts for the past year and placed them one by one in front of the tax official.

The tax officer also sorted it out very diligently. He picked it up and started to look through it. It seemed that he had no intention of being lazy or reading everything at a glance.

Every time I see how conscientious the country's civil servants are now, Ai Luo really feels a kind of emotion in his heart... He can't tell whether he should cry or laugh.

"Every time I see President Airl's accounts, I feel very relaxed, so clean and tidy! Oh my, I really want to ask President Airl to do all the accounts of all the cities in your marginal province! In this case

Maybe I can solve all those towns in one day!"

Ai Luo had a smile on his lips, but he was already cursing loudly in his heart. Halfway through the curse, Napa suddenly came out from behind: "Ai Luo, why are you so obsessed with other people's mothers?

"

"roll!"

Ai Luo didn't need to give Napa a good look for the simple, straightforward word, and just sent it back to the classroom.

The tax official raised his head, his face full of question marks, and looked at Ai Luo as if he was waiting for an answer. But after seeing Ai Luo continuing to smile gently at him, he also smiled happily and lowered his head.

The head continued to look at the accounts.

After almost an hour, the tax officer finally checked all the accounts from September 1301 to September 1302. He spent a few minutes making statistics and said with a smile: "It's really convenient and easy. So Ai

President Luo, let us now count your total revenue and the taxes you should pay in the last tax year." "First of all, your total income in the last tax year was 1,240 gold, 4 copper, and 1 iron.

The income is 750 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. Let’s first calculate the opening tax. According to the tax regulations of the Blue Bay Empire, the tax limit for the gambling industry is 67%, so the tax amount for this part is 502 gold, 5 silver, 8 copper and 7 iron.

.You have always kept this part of the opening tax with the Mayor of Round Cheese, so I have already received this money before, so I can keep it secret."

"Then there is your tax limit of 734 gold, 4 copper and 1 iron in the last tax year. The normal guild's tax limit is 15% of the operating income in the previous tax year. Then we will calculate your tax exemption limit."

"You still belong to a new guild that was opened within three years, so you can enjoy 5% of the new guild's tax exemption. Moreover, your guild has successfully hired more than 5 adventurers in the previous tax year, and you can enjoy an additional 5% social tax.

Tax reduction system for idle personnel.”

"There are still children under the age of 14 in your guild, so according to the law, an additional 1% childhood compensation tax for each child needs to be levied."

"Your guild is still stationed in an area where there are no regular Imperial Army defense forces stationed, so it can enjoy an additional 3% tax reduction for additional forces."

"Last year, Pelican Town's economy seemed to have developed significantly. Mermaid Song can be said to have contributed a lot to this development process, so it can enjoy an additional 5% reduction in the bustling town tax."

"Then, because your revenue in the previous tax year significantly exceeds 100% of the previous tax year, you need to add a huge wealth tax of 10%."

"After the above calculation, it is calculated that your tax amount for the last tax year was 13%. After conversion, your tax amount is 95 gold, 4 silver, 2 copper and 5 iron."

With a plop, Ai Luo's head tilted back, and his whole body simply collapsed on the floor behind him.

This turn of events caused the tax official, who was busy doing calculations, to panic. He nervously put down the accounts in his hands and shouted in horror: "President Arrow? President Arrow, are you okay?! Someone is here!"

Is there anyone in the guild who can help me? Someone, please come!"

Under the tax officer's fright, Ai Luo slowly stretched out his hand.

The corners of his mouth were slightly twitching, and his whole body was trembling. But even so, there was still a smile on his face.

"President Arrow? You...are you okay? Are you really okay? Your face looks terrifying!"

Ai Luo returned to his seat with difficulty, gave a very difficult laugh, and said: "No... nothing really happened... I was just wondering if I should have anything else... Is there any tax deduction amount?

Just enjoying it...haha..."

The tax official nodded and said: "Originally, you Mermaid Song should be able to enjoy more than 10% of the tax exemption in the prosperous city. After all, I saw that the guild war you had before was really successful.

Very good. But then you see, didn't Pelican Town usher in a big investor? Those 5,000 gold coins were directly invested, and all the contributions made by your Mermaid Song were wiped out in one fell swoop.

I racked my brains to help you find a way to get this 5% quota! President Ai Luo, hey, shouldn’t you thank me properly~~~? Hahaha!”

Thank you? Ah, yes, I really want to thank you very much. Thank you, you big-headed devil!

Now Ai Luo understands why there are so many guilds in this world racking their brains to evade taxes in various ways. The tax is really too big! And the tax is not calculated based on net income, but based on turnover.

Calculation? How could something so terrible happen?!

The tax official looked Ai Luo up and down. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Your face looks really bad. President Ai Luo, do you have any questions? If there is no problem, can you first

The taxes have been paid in full, so I don’t have to disturb your work anymore.”

Aero really wants to cry now...

But as a president, he really couldn't just cry like this. After a dry laugh, the president regained his energy, tremblingly, and slowly pushed the accounts for the next few months to this point.

In front of a tax official.

"President Arrow, what is this?"

The tax official opened the month and looked at it, then said——

"This is the account for the next tax year, right? If there are no problems, the tax calculation should be done when I come here in October this year. Why are you showing me now?"

Ai Luo stretched out his hand tremblingly and said with a dry smile like an old man: "Please...take a look at the last few purchases..."

The tax officer frowned and thought about it, but he still opened it and took a few glances. Soon, he noticed the problems in these accounts. With a little surprise and panic, he raised his head and looked at Ai Luo.

——

"President Aero?! You mean...your Mermaid Song...Mermaid Song has...already...?!"

"No, I'm not broke."

Ai Luo took a deep breath, tried to make his expression calmer, and said with a smile——

"I just can't pay the taxes on time for this tax year...I applied for an extension of payment...for one year."

The tax officer exhaled slowly and took another look at Mermaid Song's current accounts. If another tax was imposed under such circumstances, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to bankruptcy of Mermaid Song.

Thinking of this, the tax officer finally closed the account book in his hand, nodded slightly, and said: "I see, I understand. Insolvency is not a big problem in the guild's operation, as long as the guild can continue to operate.

You can continue to operate as soon as you get down.”

"But I want to give you a little boost. A 25% late fee will be added to the delayed payment of taxes. If you decide to apply for an extension, then next year, in addition to paying the 95 gold, 4 silver, 2 copper and 5 iron fees this time,

In addition to taxes, you also need to pay an additional late payment fee of 23 gold, 8 silver, 5 copper and 6 iron. The total amount is 119 gold, 2 silver, 8 copper and 1 iron. With such an amount, you are sure to be able to pay the tax before next year.

Do you pay in full? Also, please don’t forget that in addition, there is next year’s tax amount that you need to pay as well. Taken together... it’s not a small amount of money.”

If you don't want to, then you will be finished now.

Tomorrow, the entire Mermaid Song can be disbanded, and then everyone goes their separate ways, and he must go back and accept his inescapable fate!

Thinking of this, is there anything else Ai Luo can do now?
Chapter completed!