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Cha Eun-woo (29, real name Lee Dong-min), a member and actor of the group Astro, is facing suspicions of tax evasion worth 20 billion won, and is responding in earnest.
According to Spotify News on the 26th, Cha Eun-woo recently appointed Sejong, a large law firm, and is preparing legal procedures for the taxation of the Seoul Regional Tax Office (National Tax Service). Until recently, Sejong has been in charge of litigation to terminate the exclusive contract of the group Newzins, including former CEO of Door, Min Hee-jin.
In the first half of last year, the National Tax Service's investigation bureau 4 conducted a high-intensity tax investigation against Cha Eun-woo and notified him of the additional income tax of more than 20 billion won. This is the largest amount ever imposed on a domestic entertainer.
Cha Eun-woo's income was shared by his agency Fantagio and Cha Eun-woo, a corporation A founded by Cha Eun-woo's mother Choi. The National Tax Service believes that Cha Eun-woo and Choi used a trick to reduce income tax, which is 45 percent, to apply a corporate tax rate that is more than 20 percent lower than the income tax rate by using a non-substantial corporation A. In addition, it was confirmed that the address of corporation A matched the eel restaurant in Ganghwa Island, which was operated by parents, adding to the controversy.
As a result, Fantagio was fined 8.2 billion won in August last year. Cha Eun-woo objected to the decision of the National Tax Service and requested a pre-taxation review.
The public's response to Cha Eun-woo is cold due to the reports pouring in every day. Netizens are angry with "paying taxes," "goodbye," "great without an apology," "if you punished and set an example properly," "Why on earth did the National Tax Service wait for you?" "I published an article after waiting for the military, just pay for it," "I'm disgusted," and "I lost too big."
Cha Eun-woo was suspected of sending a notice of the investigation results after the National Tax Service completed the enlistment process at his request, and even caused controversy over his "escape enlistment."
Cha Eun-woo joined the army in July last year and is serving as an army military band, and his scheduled discharge date is January 27, 2027.
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