Lee's brokerage firm denied claims that Lee was fined by the IRS for tax evasion.
On April 2, Aju News reported that the National Tax Agency conducted a special tax investigation into Lee Min Ho and MYM Entertainment in 2020 and fined them hundreds of millions of won.
"Tax experts believe that tax evasion often occurs in the process of dealing with additional fees through special tax investigations," the media reported.
In this regard, MYM Entertainment said: "Lee Min Ho paid all taxes truthfully. There has never been any disgraceful act. "The above incident occurred because of disagreement over whether the compensation for the use of the artist's illegal portrait rights acquired by the company is taxable," they explain. This is an additional tax that accrues after correcting accounting errors in the process of processing company expenses. We have paid faithfully. ”
Previously, the IRS conducted tax investigations on 84 people, including celebrities, athletes, webcomic writers, youtubers, and platform operators. In addition to Lee Min Ho, Kim Tae-hee, Lee Byung-heon, Kwon Sang-woo and others were also fined. The actors acknowledged they were fined, but denied all tax evasion charges.