'Tax Evasion Controversy' Cha Eun-woo: What Happened in the Military? The Most Eccentric Selfie Ever [Star Issue]

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Astro member and actor Cha Eun-woo has been completely ruined during his military service.

Recently, Cha Eun-woo's recent activities were revealed on an ONLINE community, featuring four-cut photos taken with his fellow soldiers.

In the photo, Cha Eun-woo makes a historic reversal expression that shatters his usual perfect sculpted handsome image. With short hair and wearing an adorable character headband, he raises his eyes high and distorts his lips to the extreme. He is nothing like the unrealistic prince visual; he is pure mischief.

Cha Eun-woo enlisted in the Army as a conscript in July last year and is currently serving at the military band. His scheduled discharge date is January 27 next year.

Recently, Cha Eun-woo faced allegations of evading taxes worth approximately 20 billion won. Last year, the Seoul Regional National Tax Service conducted an intensive tax investigation against Cha Eun-woo and his agency Fantagio. The National Tax Service determined that a company A, established under the name of Cha Eun-woo's mother Ms. Choi, was essentially a 'paper company' with no actual substance. It is reported that he evaded taxes by distributing high-income advertising model fees and appearance fees, which should have belonged to Cha Eun-woo, through a fictitious service contract between Company A and his agency, thereby applying the relatively lower corporate tax rate instead of the personal income tax rate of up to 45%.

Consequently, the National Tax Service notified Cha Eun-woo of a tax assessment of 20 billion won, which is the largest amount ever assessed against a Korean celebrity. It was reported that Cha Eun-woo eventually paid all the taxes he was notified to pay. The amount Cha Eun-woo paid is said to be around 13 billion won. It appears that some of the corporate income tax and value-added tax previously paid were recognized as double taxation, leading to a refund.

However, last month, Cha Eun-woo submitted a request for tax review to the Tax Tribunal, arguing that the National Tax Service's tax assessment of over 13 billion won was unjust.

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