'Tens of billions of won in additional tax assessed' Ji Chang-wook's agency: "No intentional income omission or illegal tax evasion... Disagreement with the National Tax Service on tax law interpretation" [Full Text]

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Following reports that actor Ji Chang-wook underwent a tax audit by the National Tax Service and was assessed tens of billions of won in additional taxes, his agency stated, "There was no intentional omission of income or illegal tax evasion whatsoever."

Ji Chang-wook's agency, Spring Company, announced on the 2nd regarding the news of the tens of billions of won in additional taxes, "We deeply apologize for causing concern to many people due to this incident. However, we clearly state that there was no intentional omission of income or illegal tax evasion."

It further stated, "During the recent tax audit, the company transparently submitted relevant materials and diligently cooperated with the investigation. However, it was confirmed that there is a disagreement with the tax authorities regarding the interpretation and application of tax law on whether income from the actor's entertainment activities should be attributed to the individual or the corporation under the principle of substantive taxation."

The agency added, "Although there is such a disagreement in interpretation, since our debut in 2008, we have strictly complied with relevant laws and procedures without any tax-related issues, making the faithful fulfillment of tax obligations our top priority. Therefore, we respect the results of this National Tax Service investigation and plan to pay the assessed additional taxes without delay in accordance with relevant procedures."

On this day, the Seoul Local National Tax Service Investigation Bureau 2 conducted an unscheduled special tax audit on Ji Chang-wook in March this year. It is reported that during the tax verification process, circumstances of some tax evasion or improper handling were discovered, leading to the assessment of tens of billions of won in taxes.

Recently, the National Tax Service has been conducting rigorous audits on celebrities operating one-person corporate planning agencies with signs of tax evasion. Previously, actors Lee Yi-kyung and Lee Min-ki admitted to undergoing tax audits but stated that there was no intentional tax evasion.

Meanwhile, Ji Chang-wook is currently meeting audiences with the movie 'COLONY,' which was released on the 21st of last month.

Hello. This is Spring Company.

We are issuing an official statement regarding reports on the tax audit of our actor, Ji Chang-wook.

First, we deeply apologize for causing concern to many people due to this incident. However, we clearly state that there was no intentional omission of income or illegal tax evasion.

During the recent tax audit, the company transparently submitted relevant materials and diligently cooperated with the investigation. However, it was confirmed that there is a disagreement with the tax authorities regarding the interpretation and application of tax law on whether income from the actor's entertainment activities should be attributed to the individual or the corporation under the principle of substantive taxation.

Although there is such a disagreement in interpretation, since our debut in 2008, we have strictly complied with relevant laws and procedures without any tax-related issues, making the faithful fulfillment of tax obligations our top priority. Therefore, we respect the results of this National Tax Service investigation and plan to pay the assessed additional taxes without delay in accordance with relevant procedures.

In the future, we will more closely examine our tax and accounting management systems to prevent similar incidents from occurring, and we will continue to comply with laws and principles and faithfully fulfill our tax obligations.

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