Chapter 35 Begging Tax (Revised)
Nearing evening, Zhang Ailun also returned to the base camp of Bridge Cave Camp No. 19.
At this time, Dominic and Sig were setting up a tent on the roadside. They chose a location on the street outside the west section of the bridge tunnel and did not live inside the bridge tunnel.
Because after storing the cans, there is basically no space left inside, and it can only accommodate a maximum of three tents.
The tents and supplies were obviously obtained from the Green Letter Shelter. Sig was lucky enough to arrive at the shelter when it had sufficient supplies.
Now he has changed into a new sweatshirt and a new pair of shoes that suit his size. The only thing that remains unchanged is the camouflage military cap on his head.
After washing up, he looked more energetic.
"Hey! I'm back! Guys!"
Zhang Allen greeted.
Dominic and Sig immediately greeted him warmly, and Zhang Ailun also returned the $20 that was robbed from Dominic.
I turned around and saw Dave was there too.
What was unexpected was that little Lori was there too. Didn’t he go to the roadside to clean windows and beg?
Zhang Ailun looked at Dave who was writing and drawing, and the old black man sitting next to him like an iron tower. He walked in to take a look and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Dave looked up at him and smiled, "I'm helping little Lori fill out his tax forms."
"Paying taxes? What taxes does little Lori have to pay? Doesn't he have a job?" Zhang Ailun was confused.
Dave responded: "Begging taxes."
"What tax?"
Zhang Ailun was dumbfounded.
Begging tax?
No, I have even resorted to begging, and I still have to pay taxes?
Dave gave him a strange look and said, "Don't you know? Homeless people who beg and buy things for free also need to file tax returns."
"...I really don't know about this." This touched upon Zhang Ailun's blind spot in knowledge.
Dave immediately told him seriously, "In America you can forget anything, but you must never forget to pay taxes!"
"Bro, do you know what Al Capone, the godfather of the Italian Mafia in Chicago, said before he died?"
Little Lori couldn't sit still anymore, and said in his bass voice: "Heavy firepower weapons are better than light weapons. Take safety measures when going to bed with a woman, and don't forget to pay taxes to the IRS!"
The gangsters that the FBI couldn't handle were eventually arrested by the IRS on charges of tax evasion, and a total of 25,000 years in prison were handed down. These are bloody lessons!
Dave also immediately supplemented Zhang Ailan with relevant legal and tax knowledge.
There are two things that Americans cannot avoid in their lives: death and taxes.
It is said that the tax law documents of all states in the United States add up to a terrifying 3 million pages! ! Much thicker than their history books.
Single tax, scenery tax, wig tax, tattoo tax, entertainment tax, abortion tax, gift tax, fitness tax, sales tax, transaction tax, consumption tax, fresh fruit tax, pet grooming tax, striptease tax...
A country of ten thousand taxes.
Everything is taxed.
On the West Coast, as a legal citizen you still have to pay taxes even if you beg on the streets.
Anything purchased by the homeless using shopping coupons will be recorded. If the amount exceeds the shopping coupons and the subsidy issued that month, it will be reviewed and found to be extra income and will need to be declared taxable. If you don't pay the tax, just wait for next month's subsidy to be deducted.
You don’t need to pay taxes for picking up cans because it is an environmentally friendly recycling project.
The reason why cans are valuable is that when citizens buy beverages, they pay a 5-10 cent environmental tax. The money you get from selling cans has already been paid by shoppers, so it is also a positive cycle business.
This is why most homeless people would rather compete by rummaging through trash cans than begging.
Cans in California can only be sold to local recycling stations in California, and it is illegal to sell cans across state lines.
At the beginning, a Latin American family of eight made $760 million by traveling around the states reselling cans, and then they were accused of suspected illegal operations such as fraud.
Because he took advantage of a loophole and brought cans from other states to California to sell, he caused huge economic losses to the environmental protection department and the local state government.
本来饮料卖出去的时候加州政府能抽税5-10美分，回收罐子支出5-7美分由各回收企业获利，环保部门中间可以赚到3-5美分，最差也只是不赚不亏。
But now the 10-cent tax has not been received yet, and countless 5-cents have been given out all at once. The deficit is so huge and the accounts can't be right. Who can bear this?
There is no tax on reselling cans in California, but that's only because you don't make enough money. If the money you make exceeds a certain amount, you still need to file a tax return.
Old Banner people have long been accustomed to having their personal income and remuneration cut by the IRS first.
Dave carefully helped little Lori fill out the tax form. He buried his head in writing and calculating for a while, fearing that he would fill in a wrong zero. This was also his other part-time job. On weekdays, he would also help Simone and other neighbors to file their taxes.
After all, tax is too complicated for most people to understand. The IRS has a clear rule that you need to calculate your own tax and will not remind you how much tax you should pay. Although they know how much you should pay in the background, they will not remind you. It is entirely up to you to be conscientious. This also leads to many people easily making mistakes in their calculations and receiving fines.
If you pay too much tax, the IRS will not give you a refund. If you pay too little, you will receive a tax refund email from the IRS every week, as well as penalty interest.
There are even places where tax bureau employees will deliberately drag their feet and not pay you back. You may have only owed $160, which would have been fine once you paid it, but they drag the payment until you have to pay a $5000 fine and interest before they notify you.
Just look at how disgusting this thing is.
Zhang Ailun felt so terrified.
It is worthy of being called America’s Western Factory.
I could only change the subject and ask, "How did your case go, Dave? Did you win?"
"Don't mention it. After my strong arguments, the court postponed the case."
Dave immediately became listless, like a deflated ball.
Zhang Ailun breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not lose the case. He has made great progress!
Immediately comforted: "It's okay, there will be another chance, right?"
"no more chance."
Dave shook his head and smiled bitterly. "That family will soon move out of the community and live somewhere else. In other words, this case has basically lost its meaning. I messed it up again."
"..."
Zhang Ailun was speechless and choked up. I told you that you were not good enough. At least you didn't get arrested by your employer this time.
I originally wanted to invite you to be a professional lawyer in our team, but considering your performance, I think I should think carefully about it.
Without disturbing Dave and Little Lori from working, Zhang Allen turned around to help Dominic and Sig set up the tent. After putting their things in order, he put all the things he had bought in the tent.
I spent some time to sort out the lines and installed the solar charger. I tried to charge my mobile phone with it. It works great. I no longer need to lack power.
I have been using Dominic and his friend's chargers before, but now it is much more convenient.
Night falls quickly.
They had originally agreed to spend a huge amount of money to go to the supermarket to buy some food to celebrate the new members joining, but surprisingly, Sarah came to the door and delivered a few servings of fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce, and also brought some expiring beer to them.
The 24-hour supermarket where Blitz works diligently has expired food that needs to be thrown away every day. Anyway, as long as you are not too unlucky, you will not starve when wandering on the streets. At most, you will have too much mental stress and be prone to seizures and mental illness.
It’s a pity that many people in the camp don’t have much time today, so there’s no need for a party.
Dominic also brought large and small bags of snacks, jelly, yogurt and other things from Reina.
Several people sat on the sofa, eating snacks, chatting, and discussing tomorrow's business distribution.
Dominic handed Wapson Street over to David and Gate. He planned to take Sig to the two new streets taken over by Zhang Allen to meet Leo, put up graffiti tags and officially announce that it was the territory of Lori Louis 19.
Teach Sig street survival skills step by step, and after he becomes a master, he will be responsible for the business of other streets, or recruit new members to join the organization.
Become bigger and stronger! Create more glory! When you have enough financial strength in the future, you will get an AK and he will get a rifle, and you will strike down the scavengers on the streets!
Zhang Ailun didn't have any plans. He would have to wait and see what new information there was tomorrow and then arrange his time accordingly.
After eating and drinking, they chatted briefly. Dominic got up too early today and felt a little sleepy, so the others adjourned the meeting and went to rest and recuperate.
Zhang Ailun was lying in the tent and getting ready to sleep when he received a message from Olivia.
Open the picture and zoom in.
The white incandescent light seemed to be a small changing room. She had brown curly hair and a seductive figure, but she was only wearing a bikini.
Olivia: Does it look good?
Allen Zhang: It's pretty good, but I'm going to bed soon. :)
Olivia: Okay.
Obviously, she felt a little disappointed. But she must have known that it was impossible for Zhang Ailun to teleport to the property department of Corona Crown District to fight with her.
Zhang Ailun simply replied to her, said good night, and didn't communicate any further.
Nothing happened.
(End of this chapter)
