Actor Yoo Young Seok: ”More than 700 million yen in tax evasion” discovered... ”Dissatisfied” with notice from the National Tax Agency

Actor Yoo Young-seok has been embroiled in a tax evasion scandal totaling 7 billion won (approximately 715 million yen). According to a report by South Korea's CBS No Cut News on the 14th (today), the National Tax Service has arrested Yoo
As a result of a compulsory tax investigation into Ng-seok, it was revealed that he was required to pay approximately 7 billion won in taxes, including income tax.
Yoo Young Seok is the representative of the entertainment agency Forever Entertainment.
However, Yoo Young Seok was not satisfied with the 7 billion won tax assessment notice from the National Tax Service and filed for a pre-tax suitability review in January of this year.
" The pre-tax suitability review is a type of appeal procedure that a taxpayer can request when he or she has an objection to the tax authorities' measures. Yoo Young Seok's side actively sought the tax
They made it clear that they would adjust the amount, explaining that this would bring it down from 7 billion won to the 3 billion won (approximately 306 million yen) range.
In addition, regarding the 7 billion won tax assessment notice, the company said, "This is not a matter that has been finalized or notified."
Yoo Young Seok maintained that he had been diligently fulfilling his tax obligations up until that point. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about celebrities evading large amounts of tax. Actress Lee Hani was also found guilty of evading 6 billion won after a forced tax investigation.
She was also found guilty of tax evasion after founding the HOPE Project, but according to the National Tax Agency, she was also found guilty of tax evasion after founding the HOPE Project.
However, Lee Hani's side said, "The actor is under the management of the company, and in addition to his acting activities, he is also involved in Korean traditional music performances, content development and production, investment, etc.
In 2015, we established the corporation HOPE Project for various activities." The tax investigation revealed that no evidence of tax evasion or omission, such as failure to report income or false expense entries, was found.
In addition, the tax assessment has not yet been finalized, and we will appoint a tax law firm to seek legal advice through legal procedures regarding double taxation and legal interpretation application issues.
We plan to provide a proactive explanation."