On July 15, former Hong Kong TVB actress Kou Hongping was charged with 11 counts of intentional tax evasion. Judging from the verdict, Kou Hongping will face prison.
Kou Hongping, 60, was the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong in 1982. He played He Yuanjun in Andy Lau's version of "Divine Eagle Man". He is Li Moxuan's love enemy. He snatched Li Moxuan's husband, Lu Zhanyuan, and later martyred. He also played The Concubine of Ho Tai Chong in Leung Chao-wai's version of The Dragon Slayer in Yi Tian, where in 1987 Kou Hung Ping married Tang Ki-wah, the son of the Hong Kong Mechanical King, and gave birth to two daughters, Tang Beishi and Tang Beixin. After their divorce, Kou Hongping remarried businessman Leung Ting-chun in 2003, during which time she engaged in insurance, securities and other occupations, and also did business in the mainland. That's a lot of money!
After Kou Hongping was arrested for tax evasion, her daughter Tang Beishi responded, thanking the outside world for its concern. They will arrange for a lawyer to deal with and follow up. Family members take care of each other and support each other, especially friends who care about their family.
It is reported that Tang Beishi and his sister Tang Beixin are both entertainers. They have starred in "Storm of Hearts 3", "The Moon is hometown Ming", "Fuse News Line" and other good dramas. This time, the mother was arrested for tax evasion. I wonder if this will affect their acting careers.
There are many celebrities in the mainland who evade taxes, such as Fan Bingbing, Zheng Shuang, Deng Lun, etc., and the amount involved is hundreds of millions of dollars. After being completely banned, their acting careers were brutal, but they did not face punishment. Netizens were surprised that Kou Hongping would be sentenced for tax evasion.
According to Hong Kong media reports, between 2009 and 2017, Kou Hongping evaded millions of taxes by falsely reporting expenses, and the circumstances were very serious. According to the tax regulations, tax evasion and evasion are serious criminal offences. Conviction is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment and a fine of more than three times.
In fact, Kou Hongping was already found to have evaded taxes in November 2020, and the lawsuit has been fought for more than a year. Kou Hongping provided a wealth of information to deny tax evasion and evasion. For example, she hired two employees with an annual salary of 96,000 yuan, but she lost materials because she moved the company. He also said that he did not know much about tax matters, and may have filled in the omissions and misbelieved others.
However, the two testified that they denied working at her company. The court judge held that Kou Hongping had been an insurance broker, and it was impossible for him not to understand taxes, so he must have deliberately evaded taxes.
Kou Hongping's lawyer pleaded in court, saying that Kou Hongping was a philanthropist who often participated in charity activities and donated more than 840,000 yuan. She has been working for a securities firm since 2002 and, if sentenced, is likely to be disenfranchised and her reputation damaged. Although she had a master's degree certificate, she never went to college. Tax evasion is not for profit, and she is physically and mentally vulnerable. It is hoped that the court will give a lighter sentence.
On July 15, Kou Hongping appeared in court wearing a mask and dressed elegantly. Maybe she didn't expect things to be so serious. Hong Kong media also said that she was the first Hong Kong sister to be imprisoned.