Cha Eun-woo paid '13 billion' instead of '20 billion in taxes' [Star Issue]

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Cha Eun-woo (29, real name Lee Dong-min), a member and actor of the group Astro, reportedly paid 13 billion won worth of taxes, not 20 billion won.

On the 8th, Cha Eun-woo paid all the taxes he received from the Seoul Regional Tax Office. On the same day, he said on his Instagram, "I respect the procedures and results of the National Tax Service, and I paid all related taxes to prevent further confusion."

However, Cha Eun-woo's actual tax payment is reported to be around 13 billion won, unlike what is known to be around 20 billion won. On the 9th, Hankyung Dotcom reported, "The item that Cha Eun-woo received is personal income tax," adding, "The actual payment is about 13 billion won as refunds are made for duplicate taxes among corporate and value-added taxes that have already been paid."

The National Tax Service believes that Cha Eun-woo signed a management service contract with a corporation founded by his mother and his agency Fantagio, trying to apply a lower corporate tax rate than the personal income tax rate of up to 45%. In particular, the corporate address under the name of Cha Eun-woo's mother was revealed as an eel restaurant in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, which was operated by these families, raising controversy over "tax evasion." In the end, Cha Eun-woo used to pay taxes and bowed his head, saying, "I sincerely apologize for the disappointment and confusion caused by the tax controversy."

Meanwhile, Cha Eun-woo joined the army in July last year and is serving as a member of an army military band. The scheduled discharge date is January 27, 2027.

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