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NTS launches special tax audit of KB Kookmin Bank

Korea's National Tax Service has begun a nonroutine audit of the bank through its Investigation Bureau IV team.

2026.8.13

NTS uncovers 73.1 billion won in real estate tax evasion

Korea’s tax agency uncovered tens of billions of won in unpaid real estate taxes through sham sales, hidden corporate funds and undisclosed gifts.

2026.7.8

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Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo salutes in a photo circulating online. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo attends Army band event during military service following tax evasion allegations

Cha Eun-woo, the singer and actor facing allegations of tax evasion involving over 20 billion won ($13.5 million), was spotted attending an Army band event during his military service.

2026.4.29

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo poses during a press conference at Conrad Seoul hotel in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul on Dec. 22, 2022. [YONHAP]

Cha Eun-woo pays 20 billion won penalty and issues apology, claims 'sole responsibility' for tax scandal

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo issued an apology over his tax evasion scandal and said he had paid the full amount — 20 billion won ($13.6 million) — owed in a statement on Wednesday.

2026.4.8

Entertainer Cha Eun-woo apologizes for failing to pay potentially millions of dollars in taxes

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo, who is currently serving in the military, issued a public apology late Monday over allegations that he failed to pay billions of won in taxes.

2026.1.26

Brands pull plug on Cha Eun-woo ads as criminal evasion team digs into tax-dodging allegations

A legal expert said that singer and actor Cha Eun-woo, who is currently facing allegations of dodging more than 20 billion won in taxes through a company registered under his mother’s name, could be referred to prosecutors if intent is proven.

2026.1.26

Actor Cha Eun-woo serves as host during the welcome dinner for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit at the Lahan Select Gyeongju hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 31, 2025. [YONHAP]

NTS alleges actor Cha Eun-woo's mother runs shell company for tax reduction purposes

A company owned by the mother of actor Cha Eun-woo, which tax authorities have reportedly alleged may function as a shell entity for tax purposes, was registered at an address belonging to an eel restaurant in Gimpo, Gyeonggi.

2026.1.23

Tax service says Cha Eun-woo on the hook for $13M evaded through shell company

Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo has been accused of evading taxes worth 20 billion won ($13.6 million) by establishing a paper company under his mother's name.

2026.1.22

Choi Eun-soon, the mother of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, appears for questioning as a suspect at the special counsel’s office in the KT Gwanghwamun Building West in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Nov. 4. [NEWS1]

Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's mother misses final deadline to pay $1.7 million in overdue penalties

Choi Eun-soon, the mother of former first lady Kim Keon Hee, missed the final deadline to pay 2.5 billion won ($1.7 million) for holding property under another person's name. Local authorities are considering auctioning off her seized real estate.

2025.12.16

Choi Eun-soon, mother of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, appears for questioning as a suspect at the special counsel’s office investigating Kim at the KT Gwanghwamun West Building in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Nov. 4. [NEWS1]

Ex-first lady's mother tops list of local penalty evaders as gov't releases tax dodgers' names

Korea disclosed over 10,000 tax delinquents, including notable individuals. The list aims to enhance tax collection, revealing debts totaling 527.709 billion won for local taxes and penalties.

2025.11.19