Chapter 427: Chapter 427: Tripartite Negotiation
There is a lot that can be said about value-added tax (VAT) invoices.
For general taxpayers, they are sometimes a resource.
In fact, many companies, especially those that mainly sell retail, pay very little tax each month, or none at all. This is because the goods they purchase are all issued with VAT invoices, but when they sell, they rarely issue invoices. As a result, input tax is always greater than output tax, so not only do they not have to pay tax, they also always have tax credits left over.
The reason for this is simple. When we go to the supermarket to buy a bunch of things for ourselves, or go to an electrical and mechanical company to buy a few electric tools for woodworking, and DIY something in the garage or yard, how many of them will issue an invoice?
Not to mention issuing a VAT invoice, you don't even have a tax number, so you can't issue one even if you want to.
What about all those extra tax receipts? This is actually a well-known secret that no one can talk about. Just do a search online and you'll know that many charge 5 to 7 points for issuing a VAT invoice.
Of course, it's not easy to dispose of these things properly, because the invoices go with the payment. If you're a bit careless, it's easy to get caught. Then, if you falsely issue a tax invoice, not only will you be fined, you'll also be sentenced.
Let's just say that when Feng Yiping later opened that husband-and-wife shop, although there were always extra tax invoices, he never thought of doing anything dodgy with them. He was an honest man!
So, now that he heard about this, he understood that the breakthrough point was in the Shenghongchang Electromechanical Company. They just took the VAT invoices and generally used them as accounting vouchers, which were not very useful.
If they were more daring and resourceful, they could charge 5 to 7 points and issue VAT invoices for other electromechanical companies that were ordinary taxpayers.
However, Hongchang Electromechanical is obviously not a nice person, as can be seen from the fact that they refused to pay Longshan Welding for some reason.
Therefore, if you want to resolve this matter satisfactorily, you still have to think of some way.
This is why Feng Yiping and Jin Ling are concerned about the reputation and image of the logistics company. Otherwise, just pay 500 yuan and sue? We will accompany you, and that way you won't have to pay 500 yuan.
Longshan Welding's boss Yao was the first to give in. After listening to Lawyer Mao's words, he must have consulted a lawyer as well, and realised that he was in the wrong. He knew that if he continued to cause trouble, it would not end well. So not only did he not bring anyone to the logistics company branch to cause trouble in the morning, but after receiving Lawyer Mao's text message, he immediately contacted him. Compared to his attitude last night, it was night and day. He even took the initiative to propose a meeting in the province.
Mr Yao, in his fifties, wore a checked jacket and a red tie, drove a pickup truck, and had the image of an authentic peasant entrepreneur. When he met Lawyer Mao and Zhang Bixing in the meeting room, he lowered his posture, took Lawyer Mao's hand in both of his, and kept apologising, 'Lawyer Mao, I'm sorry, I'm a hothead. Yesterday I was angry and had drunk too much. You are a generous person, so please don't hold it against me.'
'I understand. Please sit down,'
As soon as they sat down, before Mao and Zhang Bixinghai could state their position, Boss Yao started talking again.
He went on and on for more than half an hour, bitterly recounting the history of the revolutionaries, how hard it had been to set up the factory, how bad the profits were now, and that without the repayment of the 200,000 yuan, the whole factory would not be able to turn around.
He also said that big companies like yours don't understand the difficulties of small workshops. If you issue another tax invoice, he won't be able to pay the wages of the workers in the factory and the rent for the factory building because he has to pay more than 40,000 yuan in taxes.
In short, his attitude was very good and he was very humble, but his demand remained unchanged: he wanted the logistics company to compensate him 45,000 yuan.
Zhang Bixing helplessly spread his hands to Lawyer Mao, who nodded and told him to calm down, 'Mr Yao, come, have a drink and take a break.'
'Don't be offended, I'm a hot-headed person and can't hold my tongue,'
'It's fine,' Lawyer Mao took out some prepared information, 'We won't shirk responsibility for our mistakes, and will bear the corresponding legal responsibility. In fact, there have been many similar cases over the years, Mr Yao, you can take a look first.'
The cases he had prepared were court rulings from this year, mainly cases of lost VAT invoices by postal couriers.
In one of the cases, the postal service lost two tax invoices with a total face value of 760,000 yuan. However, as the goods had not been insured, it was equivalent to both parties confirming that the actual value of the express delivery items did not exceed five times the express delivery fee. In the absence of an agreement between the two parties, after the loss of the item, the postal service only paid 5 times the 15 yuan express delivery fee, so the court ruled that a total of 75 yuan in compensation would be paid.
Mr Yao obviously knew about this as well. The more he looked at the face, the blacker it became. He was thinking that complaining and being soft would not work, and that he would have to be tough. Lawyer Mao had obviously thought of this long ago.
'Mr Yao, you understand, from the consignment contract to the employees of your company who made the delivery, they all said that it was accessories. Therefore, even if you go to court, our maximum liability is to compensate you for the original price of the lost accessory, which is 500 yuan,'
Mr Yao loosened his tie and was about to lose his temper again, but Lawyer Mao stopped him. 'Just hear me out. The main reason for this outcome is that you mixed the goods when you shipped them. You admit that, right? You didn't insure the goods and handed the tax stamps to the logistics company separately. They would have made proper arrangements, wouldn't they?'
When Boss Yao was about to speak again, knowing that he would say something unreasonable again, Lawyer Mao stopped him again. 'However, we are also a responsible company. Although we are not legally obliged to do so, we have decided to do our part morally,'
and Boss Yao's eyes immediately lit up. "How much are you prepared to pay?'
'We will at most compensate you for the missing accessory at the original price, but we will try our best to minimise your losses,'
'Make my losses go down? That's easy, just pay up!" Boss Yao exclaimed.
'Mr Yao, we are both over a hundred years old. This attitude is not a solution to the problem. Don't you agree? Just let me finish,'
After listening to what Lawyer Mao had to say about the arrangement, Boss Yao refused again, 'Why do I still have to pay 5 to 7 points? On what basis? It's obvious that you lost my goods.'
'Since Boss Yao is in this attitude, there is no need to talk. We will wait for the court summons,' Lawyer Mao packed his things and was ready to leave.
As soon as he hardened his stance, Boss Yao immediately softened and hurriedly held him back, 'Brother, I'll think about it. Are you sure this will work and that Hongchang Electromechanical will agree?'
Lawyer Mao didn't say anything, and Boss Yao let go of his hand. 'Okay, I'll get in touch.'
At 3pm, in front of Tianming Tea House, they waited until they met Hongchang Electromechanical's boss, Zhou Xiangqian. This was a thin middle-aged man, who didn't smile or laugh much, and had a bad habit of pointing his finger at people when he spoke. As soon as he heard that Zhang Bixing over there was the boss of a logistics company, he immediately pointed at him and said, 'What kind of logistics company is this? Is this convenient for us or a scourge?'
This made Zhang Bixing angry!
Mr Yao stood by without saying a word, a little bit like he was enjoying the joke. Lawyer Mao laughed as he tried to calm Zhang Bixing down, saying, 'Let's go in and talk,'
Zhou Xiangqian snorted, walking ahead with his arms folded. He saw the pickup truck parked at the entrance and said, "Lao Yao, didn't you switch to an Audi? Why are you still driving this old thing?'
Mr Yao's face flushed with embarrassment. "Oh, it's broken and being repaired. Let's go in quickly, don't block the entrance and hold up business.'
Zhang Bixing glanced at Lawyer Mao. These old foxes, each one of them talking, it turns out that there is so much water.
When the waiter opened the door, Zhou Xiangqian was taken aback. There were already two people sitting inside. He was about to ask if he had brought the wrong person when Lawyer Mao took the lead and walked in, 'Director Chang, President Mei,'
Zhou Xiangqian looked at him intently and then walked in with a smile on his face. 'Director Chang, what a coincidence!'
Chang, the deputy director of the State Taxation Bureau's Inspection Bureau, was sitting there, holding out his hand to shake hands. "President Mei of Jiasheng asked me to talk about something, so it's a good time to chat together.'
Mei Yiliang said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, let me introduce myself, Mei Yiliang,'
Zhou Xiangqian hurriedly handed over a business card, 'Zhou Xiangqian, I am honoured to meet President Mei today.'
Mei Yiliang took a look at his business card, "Electrical and mechanical company? With so many business items, is there a chance we can cooperate? Our group, not to mention large equipment, is the annual procurement of various cables and tools, the amount is not small.'
Seeing this situation, Zhou Xiangqian knew that his wishful thinking was going to fall through, and he smiled weakly, "Then I really hope that President Mei will give me more opportunities,'