YouTuber Faces Additional Tax Levy... National Tax Service Orders "Aori, Pay 200 Million More"
Abnormal Transaction Records, Over 200 Million Won Reclaimed
Agency Explains as "Simple Mistake"
National Tax Service Conducts Frequent Tax Audits on YouTubers
YouTuber 'Aori,' who has 750,000 subscribers, was found to have been fined over 200 million KRW in taxes by the National Tax Service. According to major media on the 22nd, the National Tax Service recently conducted regular tax audits on 'SNS (Social Network Service) Rich' individuals, including influencers, YouTubers, and webtoon artists, among others. As a result, abnormal transaction records were revealed for Aori, and she was fined more than 200 million KRW in corporate tax and income tax combined.
Aori's agency Sandbox stated, "There was a regular tax audit on the corporation operated by Aori, and during the process, we found that there was a mistake in the accounting treatment." They added, "All omitted taxes have been fully paid," and explained, "When confirmed with Aori herself, it was an accounting issue." Aori, who first gained recognition as a model, mainly works on YouTube and also runs a personal shopping mall. The nickname 'Aori' was given after appearing on OGN's Hearthstone program Aorioriorio. She also named her YouTube channel Aori.
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Recently, the National Tax Service has been closely scrutinizing celebrities, webtoon artists, YouTubers, and others who enjoy high earnings but have not properly paid taxes. In February, they identified 84 cases of tax evasion, including webtoon artists who falsely processed fake labor costs under false names and YouTubers who failed to properly report tens of billions of won in lecture income, leading to a large-scale tax investigation. The YouTubers accused at that time omitted income by using alias accounts or virtual currencies. In 2019 and 2021, the National Tax Service conducted four rounds of investigations on a total of 220 people, discovering 326.6 billion KRW in unreported sales and collecting 141.4 billion KRW in taxes.
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