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It's an ambassador for tax evasion.
Actor Song Hye-kyo, a member of boy group ASTRO and actor Cha Eun-woo has established himself as an icon of tax evasion.
The two have two things in common. They are tax evasion and Jewelry Ambassador. Song Hye-kyo evaded 2.5 billion won and Cha Eun-woo 20 billion won, and the two are currently working as global ambassadors for luxury jewelry brand C.
Song Hye-kyo was accused of evading about 2.5 billion won in 2012. According to the tax investigation conducted by the Seoul Regional Tax Office, tax evasion of 5.4 billion won out of 13.7 billion won (10.7 billion won) in profits was reported for three years from 2009.
At the time, experts said, "The method was too simple and ignorant" about Song Hye-kyo's tax evasion. He said he spent 5.4 billion won without any evidence and only "5.4 billion won." This is simply not convincing. If you receive the Model Taxpayer Award, you will have a three-year grace period for the investigation. Coincidentally, he evaded taxes at this time. It can be suspected that it was an abuse.'
On the other hand, Song Hye-kyo's family appeared on a current affairs and culture program and was surprised to hear that the National Tax Service talked about tax evasion. They said the calculation was all wrong. I didn't mean to pay, but it's unfair. I didn't mean to hide it. I left it all to the head of the tax office, but I took care of it alone,' he claimed.
In the end, Song Hye-kyo bowed his head. He attended the premiere of the film "My Life with a Heartbeat" in 2014 and said, "It was an act that should have been faithfully implemented as a citizen, but I made a mistake. He was suddenly investigated two years ago, and that's when he learned of tax evasion. I immediately tried to correct my mistake. I paid the taxes in full right away, but I don't think this solved everything. It's a mistake out of ignorance. I apologize again here,' he apologized.
Since then, Song Hye-kyo has paid about 3.1 billion won to the National Tax Service for income tax and additional taxes from delayed tax payments.
Cha Eun-woo, like Song Hye-kyo, is currently suspected of tax evasion. However, Cha Eun-woo has a different scale. It is a whopping 20 billion won. After Cha Eun-woo's mother, Choi, signed a contract to support entertainment activities, the corporation A and his agency Fantagio reportedly shared their income with Fantagio.
Regarding this, the National Tax Service judged A as a so-called "paper company" that did not actually provide services, and predicted that Cha Eun-woo and his mother set up an unrealistic A to reduce income taxes of 45% and distributed income to be subject to a corporate tax rate that is more than 20 percentage points lower than the income tax rate. In conclusion, the profits that A earned eventually went to Cha Eun-woo, and Cha Eun-woo did not pay more than 20 billion won in income tax.
In connection with the allegations, Cha Eun-woo received a high-intensity investigation from the Seoul Regional Tax Office in the first half of last year on tax evasion charges.
In this regard, Fantagio said on the 22nd, "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 issues related to legal interpretation and application in accordance with due process." In addition, he added, "Cha Eun-woo promises to faithfully fulfill his tax returns and legal obligations as a member of the people in the future."
However, criticism against Cha Eun-woo is growing uncontrollably as corporate A has been changed from a corporation to a limited liability company to avoid external audits and the fact that A's address to Ganghwado Island also serves as a kind of "tax haven" to avoid heavy taxation of employment registration tax (three times the basic tax rate) when a corporation acquires real estate.
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