Lee Jun-ho Faces Tax Audit, JYP Denies Evasion Claims
Dec 26, 2024
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JYP Entertainment said on the 26th that it has faithfully complied with the tax investigation conducted by the Seoul Regional Tax Office Investigation Bureau 2 as part of the irregular planning and tax investigation of corporate artists in September 2023 and that this is not an investigation that was received due to suspicion of tax evasion.
According to the industry, the Seoul Regional Tax Office Investigation Bureau 2 conducted an irregular tax investigation against actor Lee Joon-ho in September last year and collected a large amount of taxes. Investigation Bureau 2 of the Seoul National Tax Service has conducted intensive tax investigations on famous celebrities such as actors Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Byung-hun in the past. The tax audit received by Lee Joon-ho is said to be part of a non-regular integrated planning and tax audit of corporate business artists targeting high-value asset owners.
JYP filed a tax return faithfully with the advice of a tax agent, and paid additional taxes due to the difference between the tax authorities and the tax agent's perspective. In the irregular tax audit, which was received for the first time in 17 years, the tax authorities complied with the laws and procedures of the tax authorities and paid the amount of tax with differences in position, and the deliberate omission of tax is not true.
He also stressed that `Lee Joon-ho has been active for a long time since his debut and has been faithful to his duty to pay taxes, and that there is nothing unsavory about taxes.'
The following is the full text of Junho Lee's official position.
Hello, we're JYP Entertainment.
I would like to inform you about the report on our artist Lee Junho.
As a result of checking with myself, I would like to inform you that I faithfully responded to the tax investigation conducted by the Seoul Regional Tax Office Investigation Bureau 2 as part of the irregular planning and tax investigation of corporate artists in September 2023 and that this was not an investigation due to suspicion of tax evasion.
With the advice of a tax agent, I filed a tax return faithfully and paid additional taxes due to the difference in perspective between the tax authorities and the tax agent.
The irregular tax audit, which was received for the first time in 17 years, complied with the tax authorities' laws and procedures and paid tax amounts with differences in positions, and the deliberate omission of taxes is not true.
Since his debut, Lee Joon-ho has been active for a long time and has been faithful to his duty to pay taxes, and there is nothing unsavory about taxes.
Thank you.
lunamoon@sportschosun.com
