Lee Hyukjae, Over 200 Million Won in Unpaid Taxes... Listed as High-Amount and Habitual Tax Delinquent

Both Individual and Corporate Lists Include Names

Comedian Lee Hyuk-jae (51) was publicly named by the tax authorities for owing more than 200 million won in taxes.

On the 17th, Lee was included in this year's list of high-value and habitual tax delinquents released by the National Tax Service. Lee was included in the newly disclosed individual list for owing a total of 223 million won in eight cases, including value-added tax, in 2021. His occupation is listed as an investor in Christian Memorial Center Co., Ltd.

Comedian Lee Hyuk-jae has been revealed to have overdue taxes exceeding 200 million won. Asia Economy DB.

He was also listed as the representative of Christian Memorial Center Co., Ltd., a real estate business, on the list of high-value and habitual tax delinquent corporations. The corporation owed a total of 330 million won in two cases, including value-added tax, in 2021.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the National Tax Service published on its website the names and personal information of 9,666 high-value and habitual tax delinquents who have owed more than 200 million won in national taxes for over a year. The disclosed information includes the delinquent's name, business name (corporate name), age, occupation, address, details of the tax items owed, payment deadlines, and reasons for delinquency. If the delinquent is a corporation, the representative of the corporation is also disclosed.

This year, the newly disclosed individuals numbered 6,033 and corporations 3,633, with total delinquent taxes amounting to 6.1896 trillion won. Compared to last year, the number of newly disclosed individuals increased by 1,700, and the amount of disclosed delinquent taxes increased by 1.0583 trillion won.