[Daeryun Newsletter] Actor Cha Eun-woo's KRW 20 Billion Recovery Controversy: Does an Additional Tax Notice Equal Tax Evasion?

In the controversy over the 20 billion won levied against Cha Eun-woo, what the National Tax Service took issue with was not the scale of the income but whether the corporation functioned as a substantive business entity and the structure of income attribution. A notice of additional tax does not by itself establish tax evasion, but if intent is recognized in the income-dispersal structure, it can lead beyond administrative measures to criminal liability, making advance review of one's structure essential for ordinary individuals as well.

Recently, a court severely assessed gaslighting—conduct that, through repeated psychological domination, markedly impaired the victim's capacity for judgment—recognizing it as part of the circumstances and methods of the crime and handing down a sentence of life imprisonment. Gaslighting is not in itself a punishable crime, but when it results in financial, psychological, or physical harm, it can lead to a serious offense, so if you have suffered gaslighting, securing evidence and an early response are more important than anything else.