On June 9, the reporter learned from the State Administration of Taxation that the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau announced that the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau had dealt with the tax evasion case of Internet anchor Sun Zixuan (net name: Emperor Shi).
After investigation, Sun Zixuan escaped and underpaid a total of 4.5274 million yuan in taxes from 2019 to 2020. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau pursued the payment of taxes, imposed a late fee and proposed to impose fines on Sun Zixuan, totaling 11.7145 million yuan.
It is reported that Sun Zixuan still had luck after filing the case with the tax department and did not provide relevant information truthfully. At present, Sun Zixuan has posted an apology on Weibo.
The relevant person in charge of the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau stated that the taxation department will effectively strengthen the tax supervision of practitioners in the online live broadcast industry, and seriously investigate and deal with tax-related violations in accordance with the law, so as to promote the development of the online live broadcast industry.
The anchor "Emperor" was investigated for tax evasion
Recently, the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau found that the Internet anchor Sun Zixuan was suspected of tax evasion through the analysis of tax big data.
After investigation, Sun Zixuan, from 2019 to 2020, failed to file tax returns according to the law and underpaid personal income tax of 1.9786 million yuan. He evaded personal income tax of 2.2012 million yuan by hiding personal income from live broadcasts with the help of intermediary companies, and underpaid other taxes and fees. 347,600 yuan. This means that Sun Zixuan evaded and underpaid a total of 4.5274 million yuan in taxes from 2019 to 2020.
It is worth noting that after the tax department filed the case, Sun Zixuan still had a fluke mentality and did not provide the relevant information. After the tax department had the relevant evidence, he admitted the problem and paid the tax.
According to relevant regulations, tax evasion, underpayment, etc. can be punished with a fine of more than 50% and less than five times. However, in the past tax evasion cases of celebrities and network anchors, considering that the relevant personnel can actively cooperate and take the initiative to pay taxes, the tax department often imposes a lower proportion or multiple of fines. For example, in February this year, the Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau’s Inspection Bureau pursued the online anchor Ping Rong (net name: Lvsao Pingrong) to pay taxes, impose late fees and impose a fine of 0.6 times.
In this case, because Sun Zixuan did not provide relevant information after filing the case. The Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau pointed out that, taking into account the above circumstances, and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, Sun Zixuan will be charged with taxes, levied overdue fines and proposed fines, totaling 11.7145 million yuan.
Among them, it is proposed to impose a fine of 1.9786 million yuan on the underpaid personal income tax of 1.9786 million yuan for failing to file tax returns in accordance with the law; it is proposed to impose a double fine of 2.2012 million yuan on the personal income tax of 2.2012 million yuan for hiding personal income through intermediary companies. A total of 4.4024 million yuan. A few days ago, the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau has performed the tax administrative penalty notification procedure in accordance with the law.
Tax department: will effectively strengthen the tax supervision of practitioners in the webcasting industry
Since last year, the State Administration of Taxation has continued to strengthen the tax management of employees in the entertainment field. In April this year, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the State Administration of Taxation, and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Opinions on Further Regulating the Profitability of Online Live Streaming to Promote the Healthy Development of the Industry", emphasizing that it will further strengthen tax big data analysis and improve the normalized supervision mechanism. At the same time, tax-related crimes such as tax evasion and other tax-related crimes will be investigated and punished in accordance with the law.
However, since the beginning of the year, there have been individual tax violations in the entertainment industry. On February 22, the Guangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau Inspection Bureau handled the tax evasion case of online anchor Pingrong (net name: Lvsao Pingrong) in accordance with the law, and recovered taxes, imposed a late fee and imposed a fine of 0.6 times, totaling 6,200.3 million.
Then on March 15, the Fourth Inspection Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal Taxation Bureau handled the tax evasion case of actor Deng Lun according to law, recovered taxes, imposed a late fee and fined him, totaling 106 million yuan.
In this case, the relevant person in charge of the Second Inspection Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau stated that the taxation department will conscientiously implement various preferential tax and fee policies, continue to optimize tax and fee services, and effectively strengthen the tax supervision of practitioners in the online live broadcast industry. Seriously investigate and deal with tax-related violations, actively create a tax environment for fair competition, and promote the standardization and development of the online live broadcast industry in the process of development.
In addition, today, the Hangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau of Zhejiang Province also disclosed a case of final settlement and settlement of comprehensive income of individual income tax. After investigation, Lan Moumou failed to handle the final settlement and payment of comprehensive personal income tax in 2020 according to law, and underpaid personal income tax by 24,400 yuan. After the tax department filed a case for inspection, Lan XX took the initiative to declare and pay part of the tax. In accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, the Hangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau's Inspection Bureau pursued the tax payment, imposed a late fee and imposed a fine of 46,700 yuan on Lan Moumou.
The relevant person in charge of the Hangzhou Municipal Taxation Bureau reminded the majority of taxpayers that it is necessary to handle the final settlement of individual income tax comprehensive income in accordance with laws and regulations, and taxpayers who need to pay taxes should declare and pay taxes within the statutory time limit.
The anchor "Emperor" has publicly apologized: I advise you not to take chances
According to public information, Sun Zixuan was previously the outdoor anchor of the Penguin e-sports platform and has over 2 million followers on Sina Weibo. Public information also shows that Sun Zixuan was fined 1 million yuan by the national live broadcast platform in 2018 because of friction with the police and excessive words.
After the Beijing Tax Bureau released the news on June 9, Sun Zixuan then posted an apology on Sina Weibo, saying that the arrears of taxes had been paid at the beginning of the year, and the fines would be paid after the tax department confirmed.
He also said that he advises anchors not to take any chances. The Internet is not a place outside the law. You must take the initiative to declare and pay taxes, otherwise you will not only face late fees, but also face huge fines. Taking the initiative to file tax declarations is every personal obligations.
