ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo has appealed a tax evaluation by the Nationwide Tax Service a number of months after paying the taxes in query.

Earlier this 12 months, it got here to mild that Cha Eun Woo had been investigated final 12 months on suspicion of tax evasion, and it was reported that the Nationwide Tax Service had issued an extra tax evaluation exceeding 20 billion gained (roughly $13.9 million) in again taxes.

In April, the state of affairs appeared to have been resolved when Cha Eun Woo paid the complete quantity of roughly 13 billion gained (roughly $9 million) in again taxes demanded within the Nationwide Tax Service’s ultimate discover.

On the time, Cha Eun Woo, who’s at present serving within the navy, shared a private assertion apologizing for the controversy and saying that he had totally paid the associated taxes. “I respect the procedures and findings of the Nationwide Tax Service, and to stop any additional confusion, I’ve totally paid the associated taxes,” he wrote. “I may even diligently adjust to any remaining procedures.”

Nonetheless, on August 2, Cha Eun Woo’s company Fantagio confirmed that the star had filed an attraction requesting a cancellation of the Nationwide Tax Service’s tax evaluation.

“With a purpose to acquire a authorized ruling [on the matter], Cha Eun Woo has filed a request for a tax adjudication in accordance with authorized procedures,” stated Fantagio. “Because the proceedings are at present ongoing, it’s troublesome for us to offer concrete particulars, and we ask to your understanding on this regard.”

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