Cha Eun-woo, I paid 13 billion won.."Review your position in a military band." Complaints appear again [Star Issue]

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Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo (real name Lee Dong-min) received tens of billions of won in taxes, prompting a complaint to review the appropriateness of his military band position.

Netizen A filed a complaint with the Ministry of National Defense on the 9th, saying, "As Cha Eun-woo apologized again regarding the tax controversy of 20 billion won, we once again filed a follow-up complaint with the Ministry of National Defense to review the change of position."

Mr. A said, "For soldiers who are members of the military band and have been engaged in external events and public relations activities due to their high external representation, please review the impact of maintaining the current military band positions on the military's external trust, representation, military flag and military morale. This issue is not just a personal controversy, but a matter of appropriateness of service management and organizational management to maintain the honor and trust of the military," he argued.

In addition, the Ministry of National Defense directive No. 3042 (re-retirement, etc.) was presented as the basis for this complaint. The order stipulates that it is possible to change positions in cases where disciplinary disposition or the chief of staff of each military recognizes the need for re-employment.

Earlier, the Seoul Regional Tax Office's Investigation Bureau 4 conducted a tax investigation against Cha Eun-woo last year and notified him of the additional income tax of more than 20 billion won. Cha Eun-woo was suspected of trying to lower the tax rate by establishing a corporation in his mother's name and distributing income, and on the 8th, "I respect the procedures and results and paid the related taxes in full." I am responsible for not looking at it," he said.

"Part of the (Cha Eun-woo's tax) payment will be adjusted according to the National Tax Service's refund process," the agency Fantagio told Star News on the 9th. "We were informed by the accountant that the actual burden would be about 13 billion won."

In the aftermath of the tax controversy, some videos starring Cha Eun-woo were turned private on the National Defense Information Service's YouTube channel. Cha Eun-woo's scheduled discharge date is January 27, 2027.

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