It was revealed that singer Park Yoo-chun (37) and actor Park Jun-gyu (59) were caught for not paying hundreds of millions of won in taxes
On Dec 14th, the National Tax Service disclosed the personal information of 7,966 high-amount or habitual tax defaulters, 41 dishonest donation-receiving organizations and 31 tax evaders on its website.
Park Yoo-chun’s name was revealed as he failed to pay a total of 5 taxes, including capital gains tax, in 2016. The total amount of default is 409 million won.
Actor Park Jun-gyu, well known for his roles in “Rustic Period” and “Dual Wielding Swordsman” , also had his name disclosed for defaulting on a total of 6 taxes, including aggregate income tax, in 2015, with a total amount of 334 million won.
Drama writer Choi Wan-gyu, who wrote various hit works such as “Iris” , “Lobbyist” and “Prison Flower” , was also named on the list.
He was convicted of evading 1.16 billion won in taxes by falsely reporting labor costs not paid to assistant writers, resulting in a confirmed prison sentence of 1 year and 2 months.
Source: Nate