Lee Joongi’s Agency Addresses Tax Controversy, Denies Any Evasion
Mar 19, 2025
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Lee Jun-ki's agency, Namu Actors, issued an official position on the 19th and stated that it had undergone a regular tax audit by the Gangnam Tax Office in 2023 and paid the full amount of tax levied.
Earlier in the day, controversy erupted when it was reported that Lee Jun-ki was investigated by the Gangnam Tax Office in 2023 and that the National Tax Service collected about 900 million won in taxes. In response, the agency said "Taxation stems from differences in interpretation of the tax law between tax agents and tax authorities, and it was a different decision from existing taxation practices."There are also disagreements between academia and tax experts on this, he explained."
In particular, the key issue was the controversy over whether the tax invoice transaction between JG Entertainment and Namu Actors, a private corporation founded by Lee Jun-ki, should be regarded as a corporate tax or applied as a personal income tax. The agency said, "It is only a difference in perspective between the application of corporate tax and income tax, and there is no other tax evasion or evasion related to actor Lee Jun-ki."," he stressed.
In addition, "This decision was not pointed out at all at the time of the regular tax investigation."Considering that the tax standards for income and asset management through individual corporations are not clear, we have requested a judgment to be judged by the Tax Tribunal once again, and the hearing is currently underway."
The following is the full text of the entry of Namu Actors.
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It's a tree actor. I would like to tell you my position on the article about actor Lee Jun-ki reported today.
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Earlier, actor Lee Jun-ki was subject to a regular tax audit and taxed by the Gangnam Tax Office in 2023, and paid the full amount of tax imposed in respect of the decision of the tax authorities. The taxation stems from differences in opinions between tax agents and tax authorities on the interpretation and application of the tax law, which is a completely different decision from previous taxation practices, and there are disagreements among tax experts as well as academia.
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At the time of the investigation, the issue with the tax authorities was whether the tax invoice transaction between the company and JG Entertainment established by actor Lee Jun-ki was reasonable and whether the tax on this income should be viewed as JG Entertainment's corporate tax or as the income tax of actor Lee Jun-ki. In the course of this investigation, no other tax evasion or evasion related to actor Lee Jun-ki was pointed out other than the difference in perspective on the application of corporate tax and income tax.
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Actor Namu Actors and actor Lee Jun-ki fully respect the results of this tax audit and the decision of the tax authorities. However, it was never pointed out at the time of the regular tax investigation in 2015 and 2019 before 2023, and I know that there is no existing judgment by the tax authorities or courts on income and asset management practices through individual corporations, so I asked for a trial to receive the judgment of the Tax Tribunal once again, and the hearing is currently underway.
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Actor Lee Jun-ki tried to faithfully fulfill his tax obligations under the advice of his tax agent. Actor Namu Actors and actor Lee Jun-ki will fulfill their responsibilities and obligations by thoroughly complying with laws and procedures as a company and a citizen of the Republic of Korea.
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