Google CEO Eric Schmidt, chairman and chief global high profile this year has just ended a trip this week, Google has an awkward encounter with a make it annoying to a "scandal."Passive involvement in the center of the storm is always the image of elegance, is considered the eyes of the young students Kai-fu Lee idols.
Yesterday, media reports said Google China president Kai-fu Lee suspected of tax evasion, the amount of up to 500 million.In response, public relations manager for Google China Choi Jin a denial: "there is no problem to open multiple evasion - which has nothing to do with the individual." At the same time, Google released a statement denying tax evasion in China, but said that he had "delayed payment period", but has to settle charges.The copy of Lee's phone has been turned off yesterday.
Google denies tax evasion, to smooth things over
According to "Shanghai Securities News" reported that the Inland Revenue Department has been in Beijing for Google and Kai-fu Lee investigation.Saying, Kai-fu Lee suspected proceeds of personal income tax evasion over 5 million yuan.Yesterday, the reporter of Beijing Local Taxation Bureau of the first and second inspection bureau audit inquiries.Related to the first inspection bureau office staff said "not our managers, and do not know"; second inspection bureau office staff is simply related to "unclear" response.
Kai-fu Lee suspected of tax evasion, which in the end how is it?Kai-fu Lee to see how exactly?Yesterday, for the newspaper interview, Google sent a copy to the newspaper about 100 words of the "state", and between the lines, Google will embrace all the responsibilities to the body, which recognize the "delayed payment period", but now "has to settlethat should be paying personal income tax for employees of all related costs. "
The following is the "state" of the text: "Google (Google) today denied in China tax evasion. Google has to pay taxes in the process, with the relevant tax authorities were consulted to determine their Application in China's tariff, during whichdelayed pay period, but the company has been cleared on the payment of personal income tax should be for all staff related costs. "
Google captive brand strongly defend
Choi Jin Google PR Manager will be directed at the foregoing personal information Kai-fu Lee angry.She said that personal income tax is withheld by the company on a monthly basis, and has nothing to do with the individual, "there is no evasion of the issue re-opened, not directed at individuals."
Choi Jin said, the income of employees, the company is very clear, the outside world out of this rumor, "is doubtful whether there is any intention behind it."Jin Cui did not made it clear that the so-called "behind the heart," What do you mean, only stressed on the tax matter, Google's position has been stated above expression.
It is obvious that Google's image of Kai-fu Lee prepared plus care, trying to maintain.Refined manners, knowledge-rich Kai-fu Lee, has been attached great importance to establish and maintain their own integrity, honesty and personal brand.In a sense, "Kai-fu Lee" in the name Google has become the representative of Chinese brands.Kai-fu Lee joined Google in Beijing after the largest single-handedly created the Google R & D center, and in the past year, launched more than 20 products, particularly in spring of this year's "Spring Festival traffic map", so that Google CEO Eric Schmidt globalSpecial doubly appreciated.Kai-fu Lee Schmidt's performance on the generous words of praise.Even college students in China, Kai-fu Lee group has a high popularity.
In other words, Google, the maintenance of Kai-fu Lee's personal brand, the equivalent of maintaining the face of Google China.
Google "stated that" full text:
Google (Google) today denied that tax evasion in China.Google in the process of paying taxes, with the relevant tax authorities were consulted to determine the applicable tariff in China, during the pay period of the delay, but the company has had to be cleared on payment of personal income tax for employees of all related costs.
■ News Background
It is understood that Kai-fu Lee is totally involved in tax evasion scandal, "pull out the carrot out of mud."In 2007, Google China was reported in the 2002-2006 tax evasion 5 years there has been a serious problem, Google the company suspected of tax evasion several billion yuan.Google launched in the tax department survey, incidentally, Kai-fu Lee found a personal tax evasion problem.
Late last year, the company for alleged tax evasion Google rumors, Kai-fu Lee said in answer to the media, the most recent tax evasion of the media, some of the legend that is just gossip, so the rumors are unfounded and not worthy of trust.
■ newsmakers
Chinese-American Kai-fu Lee the industry as "Working Class."Worked in Apple, Microsoft and other companies took office executives, and in 2005 resigned from Microsoft to join Google.Information from the media was informed that Google opened to the annual salary of Kai-fu Lee, including stock options and cash payments of two parts, the amount of up to tens of million yuan, more than Microsoft, Nokia and other companies in China, President of treatment.