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The timing is quite coincidental. Cha Eun-woo (29, real name Lee Dong-min), a member and actor of the group Astro, directly opened his mouth on the alleged tax evasion of 20 billion won after appointing a large law firm.
On the 26th, Cha Eun-woo left a statement on his Instagram as a "soldier." This is the first statement of position in five days after it was reported on the 22nd that it had received a notice of additional income tax of more than 20 billion won from the National Tax Service. The National Tax Service believes that Cha Eun-woo signed a management service contract with a corporation A established by his mother and applied a lower corporate tax rate than the personal income tax rate of up to 45%. It was judged that this corporation A was a 'paper company' that did not actually provide services. The address of corporation A added to the controversy after it was found that it was consistent with the restaurant specializing in Ganghwa Island, which was operated by Cha Eun-woo's parents.
In response, the agency Fantagio said, "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," adding, "We will actively explain the issues related to the interpretation and application of the law in accordance with legal procedures."
After that, Cha Eun-woo broke his silence and opened his mouth himself, and news broke out on the morning of the 26th that he was preparing to respond in earnest by appointing Sejong, a large law firm, as his legal representative. Until recently, Sejong had been in charge of legal disputes between Min Hee-jin and the group Newzins, and rose to the "three largest law firms in Korea" with an all-time record of 436.3 billion won in annual sales last year. In addition, Lim Sung-bin, former head of the Seoul Regional Tax Office, was recruited last year to strengthen his expertise in the tax sector.
Coincidentally, Cha Eun-woo left a statement on the night and is suspected of his sincerity.
Apart from this, Cha Eun-woo only raised criticism from the public with a thorough apology that described the alleged tax evasion worth 20 billion won as "various things" and "misunderstanding."
In addition, Cha Eun-woo said, "I will look back on myself more strictly in the future and live with a greater sense of responsibility with a heart of repaying the love I have received so far," and delivered a virtually non-subject "all-round apology."
Netizens responded, "That's amazing," and "Is this an apology with a lawyer on it? "You've only made perfunctory remarks without any core," "I knew there was a tax problem even before joining the military, but it broke out and I appointed a law firm and apologized." "What are you humbly accepting while filing complaints?" and "Why are you so holy?" "You can just pay taxes and explain your paper company," "You say no to 'military run' right away, but you're turning around the tax evasion part without any explanation or acknowledgement," "No, you're just reflecting on yourself after being under tax investigation before joining the army? What didn't come to you when you were in society?" and "The scale is unprecedented to say that you were ignorant and didn't know. He voiced criticism, saying, "I don't like your position."
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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