"Pay All Taxes" Cha Eun-woo Resolves 20 Billion Tax Evasion Controversy while serving in the military → The agency also apologizes [a comprehensive Star Issue]

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Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo paid all taxes. The controversy over tax evasion of 20 billion won while serving in the military has been settled.

On the 8th, Cha Eun-woo said through his personal account, "We respect the procedures and results of the National Tax Service, and paid all related taxes to prevent further confusion. We will also faithfully deal with the remaining procedures," he said.

Cha Eun-woo said, "As we have been active with the love and support of many people, we are taking this issue more seriously and deeply. If there was anything I didn't look at sufficiently, I'm also responsible for it, he apologized, saying, "I won't avoid it by saying 'I didn't know' or 'It was someone's judgment' for any reason."

In addition, Cha Eun-woo revealed the reason for establishing a single-person corporation. He explained, "I established a corporation in the process of preparing to continue my activities more stably at a time of various changes and confusion during my activities."

"Looking back now, there was a part that I didn't fully look into in the process, and I think the responsibility lies with me, not my family or company," he said.

Cha Eun-woo said, "I will check my entire activities in the future with more careful and strict standards so that the same problem does not repeat again. I will work harder and harder to become Cha Eun-woo, who takes responsibility for my choices and actions to the end," he added.

On the same day, Cha Eun-woo's agency Fantagio also posted an apology on its website. Fantagio said, "We deeply apologize for causing concern to many people due to the recent controversy over the tax of our company and its artists."

"We take this incident seriously as a problem arising from the lack of management responsibility of the company, not just an individual case," he added. "As a company that has to manage and support the overall activities of artists, we have not been able to fully check the issue in advance and are seriously aware that there were insufficient parts in the management process."

Fantagio said, "We are currently reviewing the internal management system and decision-making process, and we are pushing for practical improvements by strengthening the pre-verification process, including tax and legal review. We will faithfully engage in related procedures and continue to supplement the internal control system to prevent similar cases from happening again."

Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo joined the army in July last year and is currently serving as a member of an army military band. He was involved in tax evasion allegations in January while serving in the military. At that time, it was reported that the National Tax Service notified Cha Eun-woo of an additional 20 billion won, judging that he evaded income tax using a corporation in his mother's name. In particular, the controversy grew as the address of the corporation was known to be the same as the eel restaurant located in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, where his mother operated.

At the time of the controversy, Cha Eun-woo said, "With this incident, I am deeply reflecting on myself whether my attitude toward the duty of tax payment as a citizen of the Republic of Korea was strict enough." In addition, we will humbly accept the results according to the final judgment made by the relevant agency and fulfill our responsibilities accordingly.

Fantagio said, "The current issue is being investigated in accordance with the tax authorities' procedures, and the agency and the artist are faithfully investigating to the extent necessary," adding, "If legal and administrative judgments become clear in the future, we will take necessary measures responsibly according to the results."

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