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The Inland Revenue Bureau has taken action! The incident of protecting the rights of Xi'an Mercedes-Benz oil spill continues to ferment, from the video exposure sensation across the country, to the illegal collection of 15000 financial service fees, now Xi'an Mercedes-Benz female car owners may uncover the "black curtain" of the entire industry on their own.

On April 13, witnessed at the scene of the Xi'an Market Supervision and Administration Bureau, the female Mercedes-Benz owner negotiated with executives at the Mercedes-Benz 4S store, the star of Xi'an, and insisted that the Mercedes-Benz 4S store give a clear statement on "charging a 15000 financial service fee." The female car owner repeatedly questioned the 4S store of Mercedes-Benz Star in Xi'an: "forced to charge 15000 yuan for financial services, who did it serve?"

I learned from the exposed communication recording that the female car owner mentioned that she could have bought the whole money, but the 4S store said that the interest on the Mercedes-Benz financial loan was low and lured her to use Mercedes-Benz Finance in various ways. After she made the down payment, she was unknowingly opened to Mercedes-Benz Finance and was forced to pay 15000 of the service fee. The other party also asked to pay through the Wechat QR code, transferring the money to a private account without an invoice. After paying the service charge, I went on to handle the follow-up business for her.

So far, Xi'an Leixing Mercedes-Benz has not given a clear answer about charging 15000 service charges, while Mercedes-Benz Financial has explicitly denied charging any financial services fees from dealers and customers.

In the eight-point claim submitted to the industry and commerce department, the female car owner also asked to "investigate whether the 4S store infringed the right to know in the sales process, whether there was compulsory consumption, and whether the financial service fee charged was reasonable." Whether there is an illegal act.

Who does this financial service charge go to? Where does it go? Under the concern of the whole country, the constant pressure of public opinion exposure and the investigation of the industry and commerce department, we may soon find out.

But the incident is not that simple, in addition to finding out whether the collection of financial services fees is illegal, it may also be suspected of breaking the law.

The female car owner mentioned that she was forced to pay 15000 of the financial services fee when buying the car and transferred it to a private account without issuing an invoice. The tax authorities revealed to the media on April 15 that they had paid close attention to the Xi'an Star Mercedes-Benz incident and had actively investigated and verified whether the Xi'an Star Mercedes-Benz had committed any tax evasion or tax-related violations.

The staff of the Shaanxi Taxation Bureau said that if Xi'an Star Mercedes-Benz does provide VAT taxable behavior, it needs to issue a responsibility tax invoice; if Xi'an Star declares according to the uninvoiced income (uninvoiced income), it is also declared, but there is no invoice. Whether Mercedes-Benz, the star of Xi'an, is guilty of tax evasion or tax-related violations still needs to be further verified.

It is understood that tax evasion involves the Criminal Law, and it is possible to investigate criminal responsibility, while tax evasion does not involve the Criminal Law, but only the economic responsibility of enterprises. The difference between the two can be understood as intentional and unintentional.

In the case of Fan Bingbing's tax evasion, which attracted widespread attention last year, Fan Bingbing eventually had to pay back taxes, late fees and fines totaling more than 800 million yuan.

If it is verified that the Mercedes-Benz 4S store has the above violations, according to the previous case, it is not only necessary to hand over the financial service fees derived from the violations, but also face a huge fine from the administrative department for industry and commerce. at the same time, the Inland Revenue Bureau will also deal with fines in accordance with laws and regulations.

If you try to calculate that Mercedes-Benz sold 650000 new cars in China in 2018 alone, if half of its customers choose loans and 4S stores charge 10, 000 service fees, the amount of money involved will reach 3.25 billion.

However, it has to be mentioned that the so-called "financial service fee" is very common in the industry and has long become a potential fee in the automobile sales industry, which will be charged by almost every major automobile brand 4S store, depending on the brand and the amount of loans. the service fee is as little as a few thousand or tens of thousands. Some 4S stores will also clearly mark the "service charge" in the details of the fees given to customers, and many stores will inform customers in advance. If the customer chooses not to pay this so-called financial service fee, the sales staff may directly inform them that they cannot handle the financial plan and will not accept the business.

The outbreak of the Mercedes-Benz incident may trigger a nationwide boycott of auto financial service fees, which, once settled and investigated, will involve a wide range of issues.

In yesterday's article, it was mentioned that according to the analysis of people in the industry, compulsory installation and financial service fees are not only a major event, but also a large amount of income for 4S stores. This incident may change the car consumption environment this year and spread to all 4S stores across the country. Customers may be involved in tens of millions of units.

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