"To be honest, I don't understand German accounting standards. The company's monthly financial statements so far have been approved by German accounting firms. If you have any questions, you can ask them, and their explanations may be more accurate than what I said." Dong Qiangqiang said this not intentionally to make excuses or denys, because he really doesn't know how to keep accounts, and he never expected that German accountants would make such mistakes. "But I have a question. If the other party said he paid our company, wouldn't you just check the bank statements on both sides of us? Isn't it the quickest and clearest way to check it?"

"The accountant of that company said they did not pay you the fee by bank transfer." The man in glasses said quietly, "but it was paid in cash."

"Cash?" Dong Qiangqiang became even more confused. "Our general company transfers money to the company and never has cash transactions. I can provide you with our contract. The above has agreed that the other party should pay the fee by bank transfer. I don't know why they want to give me cash?"

"Under normal circumstances, there are two possibilities for the party who collects cash not to pay taxes in time." The man in glasses said coldly, "One is that the accounting business level is not enough and he forgot to record the account in time. Another possibility is that he deliberately evades taxes." A sharp gaze flashed over Dong Qiangqiang's face, "But you are using an accounting firm."

The other party’s implication could not be more obvious, so he just pointed at Dong Qiangqiang’s face and said, “Don’t make a quibble.”

Dong Qiangqiang ignored the other party's subtext and immediately asked: "Then why should he keep it in his account?"

"Because this expense is a expense for him, it can reduce his total profit this year, in other words, his tax filings at the end of the year."

The other party's logic was reasonable, and Dong Qiangqiang was speechless for a moment. But he was unwilling to accept the suspicion of tax evasion (and he could not bear it) and could only ask again: "Since they said they had paid cash, who would pay the cash, will they always leave a receipt voucher? As long as they took out the receipt and compared the handwriting, they could know whether I had collected the money." At this point, even Dong Qiangqiang himself was surprised. He didn't expect that he could conspire with the other party so calmly, perhaps because he often faced wild boars alone, which improved his courage and courage without realizing it.

The man in glasses suddenly fell silent because the tax bureau did not find any receipts related to the money in that company.

In other words, the tax bureau only has personal evidence but no physical evidence.

But Dong Qiangqiang didn't know this, and he was still saying to himself. "Our company account books are all in the club, you should have checked it, right? I am willing to confront the other party. If I collect it, I will definitely pay taxes. The problem is that I don't..." As Dong Qiangqiang said, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. This thought seemed like a sudden lightning flashing through the dark clouds in the sky, awakening him.

He thought of a terrible possibility, so he didn't continue to talk about it.

Perhaps it was not him who collected the money, but Lei Lanting.

At this moment, a female staff member wearing a tax bureau work uniform hurriedly walked in from outside the door, walked to the man with glasses and whispered a few words. The man with glasses listened and nodded from time to time. After more than ten seconds, the female staff turned around and left the room again.

"I need to call my lawyer." Dong Qiangqiang no longer had the confidence he had just said.

"Yes." The man with glasses pointed outside the door.

Dong Qiangqiang quickly walked out of the tax bureau and quickly called attorney Friedric.

But Friedric didn't understand the tax law, so he asked his secretary to find a lawyer who understood the tax law from the law firm to Dong Qiangqiang.

After listening to Dong Qiangqiang's statement, the female lawyer asked directly: "So the tax bureau has not formally sued you yet?"

"No. They seem to be still investigating. I'm pretty sure I've confiscated the other party's money, but I can't be sure whether my partner has collected it." Dong Qiangqiang admitted, "I haven't asked him yet, and even if he told me that he's confiscated the money, I don't know if I can trust him."

“So you call this to consult first and then decide whether to hire a lawyer?”

"Yes. Is your consultation paid or free?" Dong Qiangqiang knew that lawyers' time was very precious.

"From now on, there is free consultation within fifteen minutes, and billing will start over fifteen minutes." She continued, "If you need to sue, you can hire me as your defense attorney. If you are not sure whether your partner has collected cash from the other party's company, you can consider: 1. Acknowledge your mistakes to the tax bureau. 2. Resubmit the correct financial statements to the tax bureau. 3. Repay taxes that have not been paid in time due to the wrong financial report. 4. Accept possible fines."

"It's nothing to pay a fine, but isn't that equivalent to admitting that I evaded taxes? Will this affect my visa and the future operation of my company?"

"According to the relevant provisions of the German tax law, if you actively admit your mistakes and pay the arrears of taxes and corresponding fines in a timely manner, it should not affect your visa and continue to open a company. For foreigners like you, it is not uncommon to make mistakes due to lack of mastery of German financial knowledge. If the amount is not large, it will generally not have much impact."

After hearing the other party's words, Dong Qiangqiang was probably confident and he continued to ask: "Then if I ask you to defend me, can you guarantee that you will win the case?"

"I need to know more detailed information about this matter before I can reply to you." The lawyer said quickly.

"Okay, thank you for your advice. If I sue, I will contact you again." Dong Qiangqiang politely hung up the phone.

Dong Qiangqiang, who sat opposite the man with glasses again, said sincerely: "Sorry, I don't remember collecting this money, but it may be related to my not familiarity with German accounting standards. I want to know now, what can I do to correct the financial mistakes I may make?"

The man in glasses thought that Dong Qiangqiang would continue to argue with him with cleverness, but was caught off guard by Dong Qiangqiang's sudden change in playing style. He thought for a while and said in a serious tone: "If you admit to tax evasion, then you must first pay the tax arrears, and secondly, you must accept a certain amount of fine."

"If I pay the tax and pay the fine, will this matter affect my continued stay in Germany to study and start a company?" What Dong Qiangqiang is most concerned about at the moment is not the fine, but whether he can continue to stay in Germany.

"As long as you complete the reimbursement as soon as possible, there will be no impact. But I must point out that your company will stay on our watch list for a while, and if you don't make any re-incidence in the future, we will remove your company from the watch list."

"Okay, then please tell me the process of paying taxes and fines now. I hope that the mistakes made due to lack of financial knowledge can be made now." Dong Qiangqiang said humbly.

The man in glasses threw a stack of documents to Dong Qiangqiang. Under his guidance, Dong Qiangqiang filled out more than a dozen orders step by step, feeling more tired than the preparatory exam in the morning.

Fortunately, Dong Qiangqiang felt that because the amount of unrecorded income was relatively small (less than 1,000 marks) and he had no other tax filing issues, the Taxation Bureau finally issued a fine of 200 marks.

Dong Qiangqiang left the tax bureau with his front legs and headed straight for Lei Lanting's house.

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