Chapter 68: Cayman Islands Part 2
Michael was astonished by what he saw in the back of Raymond's office. There were hundreds of mailboxes lined along the wall. The boxes were only the size of his hand; the scene reminded him of a mailroom.
" What is this?" Michael asked Ray.
Ray smiled, He always enjoyed showing this room to his new clients. " This Mr. Rodriguez is the headquarters of nearly 600 International corporations."
Michael looked at him with his jaw opened.
Ray continued. " Each post box is the international headquarters of a large corporation. The only thing you need to register a business is a postal box and each of these boxes are rented out."
Ray walked towards a specific box and pointed at it. " Look this is the Headquarters of Pintel International. Yeah, the chip manufacturer that is worth more than a hundred billion has a main office that can barely fit mice." Ray mentioned while laughing.
Michael was having a hard time accepting the information. He did not think that the Mega-corporations were so shameless. On contrary, he was trying to do something similar; so he could not judge them too much. He thanked Ray for the tour and walked to a hotel nearby.
The resort style hotel was clearly intended for tourists; Michael did not mind the tourists and shut himself in a small room. He needed to come up with a plan to deal with the income tax on his personal and business funds. The first issue was the money he kept transferring to the system.
" System, Won't you be investigated by Tax departments around the world?"
[ You do not have to worry; any investigator that tries to follow the trail of money will give up eventually.]
Michael did not bother asking for more; he figured that the system can cover for itself.
" What about on my end? Won't I be investigated?" Michael nervously asked. He hoped that the system would not abandon him at this crucial point.
[ The offshore accounts are linked to shell companies. You shall be listed as one of the trustees so the money you send will not be seen as personal income. You will just be someone investing the money on behalf of the trust.]
Now Michael only needed to worry about his personal income. He planned on not showing any personal income; he could file everything as a business expense. In regards to his business; Michael intended to do what Ray suggested. He would establish the headquarters in the Cayman Islands and make the subsidiary companies pay enough royalties so that they did not have any profits.
[ Host needs to remember that your goal should be to build your own empire. The sooner you accomplish that goal the less you have to worry about Government agencies. Will the IRS be able to bully you once you are the emperor of a sovereign nation? ]
Michael was reminded again by the system of his end goal; of course, thanks to the IRS he had another reason to build an empire. Somehow Michael could imagine him meeting with world leaders in the future; when they ask him why he created an empire he would just blame the IRS.
Michael spent the rest of the day forming a plan for an elaborate set up to evade taxes. He went to bed after trying some steak.
" Lobster is definitely better." Michael mumbled while drifting into sleep.
The next day Michael gathered the documents and took a taxi to Ray's office. When Michael walked into Ray's office he saw others were leaving the office. There was a middle-aged European man followed by two men that were obviously bodyguards.
Ray took the initiative to introduce them. " Michael, this is Jacob. Jacob, this is Michael."
Jacob extended his hand. " The full name is Jacob Bryan. I own a little shipping company. What sort of business are you in Michael?" He asked curiously.
" I own a small Video Game company. It's nothing big." Michael replied and shook his hand. Surprisingly Jacob started testing Michael and squeezed his hand. Michael did not retaliate; he wanted to see how strong Jacob was.
After a couple of seconds, Jacob retracted his hands. " It seems like your not just a simple game developer. Here is my card; I would love to talk sometimes. My shipping company focuses on specialty sales; the kind that needs to be done quietly. I have several other businesses too. Anything you need, I can probably sell it to you for the right price."
" Thank you, I will certainly keep your company in my mind." Michael replied. He was surprised by Jacob's strength. Although he could not measure the exact stats, Michael figured Jacob had at least a 2.5 strength stat. Of course, it was nothing to Michael, but compared to the average person, Jacob would be a superman. Michael walked into Ray's office and Jacob left. Michael started to finalize everything with Ray.
Outside the office, Jacob and his guards walked towards their limo.
" Boss, is he strong?" One of the guards asked Jacob.
" Yeah, I couldn't see an end to his strength. He is a monster." Jacob replied while trying to understand Michael. There was no way Michael was just a simple game developer. Jacob intended to investigate Michael when got back to France.
Michael and Ray finished the paperwork; Empyreal Holdings and Eminence Gaming finally had a new headquarters in the tropical Cayman islands.
Michael explored the islands and relaxed for a day before flying back to Austin. Once he touched down in Austin, He drove to his office and met with Jennifer and Kevin.
" I have established a new headquarters in the Cayman Islands." Michael explained. He handed the documents to Jennifer and Kevin.
Jennifer was already familiar with corporations establishing offshore headquarters and bank accounts in order to evade taxes. The money that was saved could be reinvested into the company or could be used to expand the company in other countries; therefore, Jennifer was happy with Michael's actions.
Kevin promised to take care of the paperwork; he needed to complete some procedures on behalf of the subsidiary company before the whole process was completed.
" Also guys, I will probably be busy for a while in the near future. You can still call me or use email, but I won't come to the office." Michael explained. Ever since he met Jacob, Michael had been thinking about personal security. It never occurred to Michael that he should get some bodyguards, but he now realized that there was strength in numbers. Not to mention it would be great to have someone else be the pilot so Michael can relax.
Michael knew that it was not time to form his empire yet; However, he wanted to start laying the foundations now so that he could be prepared when the time comes.
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