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While actor and singer Cha Eun-woo was notified of tax collection worth 20 billion won, an analysis has been raised that the possibility of criminal punishment is low.
Lim Soo-jung, a tax accountant, appeared on CBS radio's "Park Sung-tae's News Show" on the 27th and expressed his views on Cha Eun-woo's tax evasion scandal.
Tax accountant Lim said, "It is common for the agency to give it to Cha Eun-woo individually. However, Cha Eun-woo's mother established a corporation A and went to Cha Eun-woo's individual from his agency Fantagio. Cha Eun-woo is actually attributable to this corporation for the purpose of distributing income to pay less taxes and evading taxes, and he was taxed on charges of reducing taxes by using only the shell of the corporation," he explained.
Regarding the fact that corporation A was registered as an eel restaurant in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, he said, "It is not a general case, but not all corporations are a problem. "It is legal to establish a corporation in practice, have human and material facilities, what services are actually performed, and conduct normal businesses," he said. He pointed out, "The main issue is that there is no paper company or substance without providing practical services."
A line was drawn on the possibility of criminal punishment. Tax accountant Lim said, "If you belong to a tax portal, there is room for criminal punishment under the Tax Offender Penalty Act. However, we have to see what other issues will be subject to criminal punishment rather than just paying taxes, but in my personal opinion, the probability of going to criminal punishment does not seem very high."
Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo has recently been embroiled in allegations of tax evasion worth 20 billion won. The tax authorities reportedly notified Cha Eun-woo of the additional 20 billion won after determining that he evaded income tax using a corporation in his mother's name. In particular, controversy intensified when it was revealed that the address of the corporation was registered as a restaurant in Ganghwa Island operated by his mother.
Cha Eun-woo, who is currently serving in the military, said on his SNS, "With this incident, I am reflecting on myself and deeply reflecting on whether my attitude toward tax obligations as a citizen of the Republic of Korea was strict enough." We will also humbly accept the results according to the final judgment made by the relevant agencies and fulfill our responsibilities accordingly," he said.
The agency Fantagio said, "The current issue is being fact-checked in accordance with the tax authorities' procedures, and the agency and artist are faithfully investigating within the scope of their respective needs. If legal and administrative judgments become clear in the future, we will responsibly implement necessary measures according to the results.
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