Agency Denies Lee Byung Hun Avoids Paying Taxes Last Year

JAKARTA - Lee Byung Hun was dragged into the news of tax evasion. One South Korean media said the actor was examined with his agency, BH Entertainment in September last year.

Lee Byung Hun was then fined hundreds of millions of won in additional taxes. He also reportedly bought a 10-story building in the Yangpyeong area, Seoul then sold it again in 2021 and received a profit of up to 10 billion won.

Today, Tuesday, February 28, BH Entertainment released a statement containing denials of the news. They refused Lee Byung Hun was said to have avoided paying taxes and explained the actual chronology.

"Actor Lee Byung Hun has not committed an embarrassing tax-related incident in the last 30 years," said BH Entertainment, launching OSEN on the same day.

Regarding the allegations written by the media, the agency explained that the costs paid were not due to avoiding taxes but there were nominal differences.

The additional cost collected is due to the difference in time deposits for advertising guarantees and in the process of normalizing accounting for bonuses paid to all employees with personal expenses of the actor which will be processed as a burden on the company. "explained the agency.

The issue of avoiding paying taxes is nothing new in the entertainment world of South Korea. Apart from Lee Byung Hyun, there are several artists involved in this case. They are Han Ye Seul, Daesung BIGBANG, Dok2, Joo Sang Wook, and many others.

Di sisi lain, Lee Byung Hun akan kembali dengan dua filmnya: The Match dan Concrete Utopia yang direncanakan tayang di tahun ini.