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Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo is embroiled in allegations of income tax evasion worth 20 billion won, and broadcaster Yoo Jae-seok's neat tax payment method is drawing attention.
Lawyer Kim Myung-kyu recently appeared on the YouTube channel 'Nalidge Studio' to analyze Cha Eun-woo's alleged evasion of 20 billion won.
While analyzing Cha Eun-woo, lawyer Kim said, "The record of the book is called 'Gijang'. There is always room for interpretation with the National Tax Service about how the captain was done and how the cost was handled. In the eyes of the National Tax Service, if it is not recognized, additional punishment will come out as in the case of Cha Eun-woo," he said.
"In the case of Yoo Jae-seok, the expense ratio is just applied with the intention of not creating such a controversy at all. In fact, it's more advantageous to be a captain, but (Yoo Jae-seok) is paying a more unfavorable tax rate himself. If you do it instead, it's neat," he explained.
Regarding Yoo Jae-seok's tax payment method, lawyer Kim speculated, "I think Yoo Jae-seok chose that part intentionally because there is no controversy even at the National Tax Service."
Regarding the 20 billion additional fines Cha Eun-woo encountered, he said, "At first, the additional fines would have been higher than 20 billion won. It is reduced to 20 billion won, and the first workshop is already over. Investigation countries 1, 2, and 3 are the places to investigate regular, general, and property taxes, and investigation countries 4 are the places to conduct irregular special tax investigations. I understand that it is a place to enter (investigate) only when there is a large-scale corruption or specific tax evasion charges, and only when criminal charges are different. "You can think of the weight class of the allegations as different," he analyzed.
Meanwhile, in the first half of last year, Cha Eun-woo was under intense investigation by the Seoul Regional Tax Office on tax evasion charges, and the National Tax Service recently notified about 20 billion won in tax collection.
The National Tax Service judged that tax evasion was carried out through corporation A established by Cha Eun-woo's mother. Cha Eun-woo reportedly worked in a structure in which his agency Fantagio and his mother's corporation A signed a service contract to support entertainment activities, and the profits were divided and attributed to Fantagio, the corporation, and Cha Eun-woo.
The National Tax Service believes that corporation A was deemed inappropriate to perform entertainment management tasks and used a trick to disperse income through a non-substantial "paper company." Cha Eun-woo signed a service contract with a separate family company in addition to his existing agency Fantagio, which was applied with a lower corporate tax rate of more than 20 percentage points instead of the income tax rate of 45 percent.
The core of this controversy is whether corporation A is involved in Cha Eun-woo's profit distribution process. In addition to the fact that the entity of the corporation is an "eel restaurant" run by Cha Eun-woo's mother amid the controversy, Cha Eun-woo has been revealed to have introduced the eel restaurant as a "dangol restaurant."
In response, Cha Eun-woo said on social media on the 26th, "I sincerely bow down and apologize for causing concern and disappointment to many people due to various things related to me recently. "With this incident, I am reflecting on myself and deeply reflecting on whether my attitude toward the duty of tax payment as a citizen of the Republic of Korea was strict enough," he said.
In addition, Fantagio said, "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."
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