In recent years, the field of online celebrity live streaming has soared like a rocket, and many Internet celebrities have made a lot of money by taking advantage of this traffic feast. However, the people's hearts are not enough to swallow the elephant, and under the huge profits, some people do not hesitate to take risks to make money illegally, and there are many cases of tax evasion and tax evasion.
Take an Internet celebrity couple "Brother Xiaoma" in Luoyang, Henan Province, for example, they obviously failed to deeply realize this and eventually went astray.
This funny Internet celebrity husband and wife pair "Little Brother", who has tens of millions of fans, fell into trouble due to tax evasion, and the news of being fined a huge amount of money once dominated the hot search. On February 29, the relevant institutions in Luoyang, Henan Province issued an announcement, disclosing the fact that the Internet celebrity anchors Ma Haitao and Liang Na evaded paying taxes of 2.07 million yuan by concealing income and converting income during the two-year period. In the end, plus late fees and fines, the two had to pay a total of 3.17 million yuan.
The real identity of this Internet celebrity couple is "Little Brother Ma", and by filming a series of humorous short dramas between families and husband and wife, they have successfully created an inward-looking and funny image of "Little Brother Ma", attracting tens of millions of fans. It is estimated from this that their income is so high that the amount of tax evaded alone is several million, and the actual income can be imagined.
thought that he could cleverly avoid 2.07 million taxes, but he paid more than 1 million yuan, which can be said to be the reason why the authorities calculated and mistook Qingqing's life, netizens jokingly ridiculed: "Brother Xiaoma" has upgraded from stealing his wife's "private money" to stealing the country's money, which is really smart but mistaken by cleverness.
After the incident, the social ** account of "Little Brother" was immediately banned, and the official reason given was straightforward - violating relevant laws, regulations and policies. Although it can't be voiced for the time being, the content can still be browsed, and it is expected that the account will resume normal use after the ban period. However, "Little Brother Ma" himself has taken the initiative to close the account to comment on ** energy.
At the same time, the couple's tax evasion case was publicly reported nationwide and listed as a typical case. Although it is a case investigated and dealt with locally, it has been included in the "tax case circular" of the national competent tax department, which is well known to the whole country, and has once again set off a wave of ** climax.
It is particularly worth noting that this incident occurred on February 29, and the next day, that is, March 1, is the day when the annual reconciliation of individual income tax begins.
As a trendsetter in the short ** era, "Little Brother Ma" has accumulated a lot of wealth, but because of illegal tax evasion, fans and the public were stunned, and at the same time, it also had a strong shock to the ultra-high income of the live streaming industry, subverting many people's cognition, and even causing some people to question fairness. Think about the amount of taxes they have evaded, which is simply astronomical for many.
Of course, "Little Brother Ma" was able to obtain a high income thanks to seizing the industry's leading period. However, as a public figure with a certain influence, he should set a good example, but his legal awareness and moral literacy have not kept up with the rapid development of the short era, and he has paid a heavy price as a result.
However, the phenomenon of tax evasion has been repeatedly banned in the Internet celebrity world, and the lessons of the past are still there, and the back waves are still flocking, and the reason for this is probably that the punishment is not enough.
Fines alone are obviously not enough to deter, and penalties for illegal acts should be increased, such as permanently banning the accounts of those involved and depriving them of the right to continue to make profits through live streaming, so as to truly achieve the effect of killing one and setting an example.