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Cha Eun-woo, a member of the group Astro and actor, expressed his position on the alleged tax evasion.
Cha Eun-woo's agency Fantagio said in an official statement on the 22nd, "The main issue is whether the corporation established by Cha Eun-woo's mother is subject to real taxation," adding, "It is not currently finalized and announced, and we will actively explain issues related to legal interpretation and application in accordance with due process."
Earlier in the day, a media outlet reported that Cha Eun-woo was notified of more than 20 billion won in tax collection by the National Tax Service on charges of tax evasion, including income tax.
According to reports, Cha Eun-woo was under intense investigation by the Seoul Regional Tax Office in the first half of last year on tax evasion charges. Originally, despite the fact that there was an agency, it was reported that the two sides created a separate family company and evaded taxes by using a method of lowering taxes in an expedient manner.
Cha Eun-woo reportedly shared the income earned by Fantagio, A corporation and himself after Fantagio signed a service contract to support entertainment activities with corporation A, which was created by his mother Choi.
In response, the National Tax Service judged A corporation as a so-called "paper company" that did not actually provide services, and predicted that Cha Eun-woo and his mother set up a non-substantial A corporation to reduce income taxes of 45% and distributed income so that the corporate tax rate was applied more than 20 percentage points lower than the income tax rate. In addition, it was determined that the profits of corporation A eventually went to Cha Eun-woo, and Cha Eun-woo did not pay more than 20 billion won in income tax.
The artist and tax agent will cooperate faithfully so that the process can be completed as soon as possible, Fantagio said. "Cha Eun-woo promises to faithfully fulfill his tax returns and legal obligations as a member of the people."
Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo joined the army in July last year and is serving in the military.
Hello, I'm Fantagio.
We will announce our official position on the article related to the tax investigation of Cha Eun-woo, an artist under our company, reported today.
The main issue is whether the corporation established by Cha Eun-woo's mother is subject to real taxation, and it is not currently finalized and announced, and we will actively explain the issues related to legal interpretation and application in accordance with due process.
The artist and tax representative will sincerely cooperate so that the process can be completed as soon as possible.
As one of the people, Cha Eun-woo promises to faithfully fulfill his tax returns and legal obligations.
Thank you.
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