[Official] Actress Hwang Jung Eum undergoes aggressive tax investigation... ”There is no intentional tax evasion or non-payment”

Actress Hwang Jung Eum has made a statement regarding her tax investigation. Hwang Jung Eum's management office Yone Entertainment announced on the 30th (today) that
In an interview with Korean media, Hwang Jung Eum said, "Hwang Jung Eum faced a tax investigation by the National Tax Service in 2023 and paid additional taxes arising from differences of opinion regarding analysis during the coordination process between the tax authorities and tax accountants."
He stated, "There were no tax issues in the purchase or sale of the building as reported, and there was no intentional tax evasion, non-payment or any other wrongdoing."
He continued, "Hwang Jung Eum will continue to earnestly fulfill his tax obligations as a citizen in accordance with the relevant laws."
On the 30th, South Korean media reported that Hwang Jung Eum had paid a huge amount of additional tax after being subjected to a strong tax investigation by tax authorities last year.
In March 2018, she sold a building in a shopping district in Sinsa-dong to her family corporation Heungmin Jungwoo Entertainment for 62 years.
It was purchased for 50 billion won (approximately 625 million yen) and sold for 11 billion won (approximately 1.1 billion yen) in October 2021, a market difference of approximately 4.75 billion won (approximately 475 million yen).
It turns out that he made a profit. In May 2020, he also purchased a detached house in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul for about 4.6 billion won (about 460 million yen).
Meanwhile, Hwang Jung Eum has had two sons since marrying former professional golfer and businessman Lee Yong Dong in 2016. In February of this year, she revealed that she was in the process of divorce proceedings, after eight years of marriage.
announced the breakup.