Court “The owner of the horse is Choi Soon-sil”… Jung Yu-ra wins gift tax cancellation lawsuit

Seowon Choi (formerly Soonsil Choi) and daughter Yura Jung [중앙포토·연합뉴스]

The court’s decision to cancel much of the gift tax imposed by the tax authorities on Choi Seo-won (65, formerly Choi Soon-sil)’s daughter Jeong Yu-ra.

The 9th Division of the Seoul High Court Administration (Deputy Judge Si-cheol Kim) won some of the plaintiffs on the 4th, breaking the first trial in a lawsuit for canceling the gift tax imposition of Mr. Jeong against the Gangnam Tax Office and saying, “Cancellation of 420 million won from the disposal of 490 million won in tax” Ruled as.

Earlier, the first trial ruled to cancel only 170 million won out of the total amount, but the appeal trial decided to cancel an additional 250 million won.

The Gangnam Tax Office reported that the purchase price he paid for buying four dogs from 2011 to the end of 2013 was donated by Choi and imposed a gift tax of 180 million won in 2017. These words are different from those mentioned as bribes of the Samsung Group in the case of Gukjeong Nongdan.

In response, Mr. Jeong filed an administrative lawsuit against the authorities saying that the ownership of the horse was with his mother, Choi, and that he only used the horse for free.

The judge said, “It is difficult to see that the purchase price of horses was paid by Choi Seo-won, and it is difficult to see that it is a common practice for the child to acquire ownership by buying a total of over 500 million won for a child (Jung) who was only 15-16 years old at the time. I pointed out.

The judiciary said, “It is sufficient to assume that the parent acquires ownership but allows the underage child to use it free of charge.”

The court then decided that there was insufficient evidence to believe that Choi gave the gift tax levied on part of the insurance maturity refund and the deposit for the Gangnam apartment, so the taxation was canceled.

Reporter Bae Jae-seong [email protected]