Livestreaming host fined for tax evasion 薇娅偷逃税被罚13.4亿元

陈小将

Top livestreaming host Huang Wei, better known as Viya, has been fined 1.34 billion yuan for tax evasion, the latest step in stronger regulation of the booming livestreaming e-commerce industry.
"直播带货一姐"薇娅（本名黄薇）因偷逃税被追缴并处罚款13.4亿元，这是我国对蓬勃发展的直播电商行业加强监管的最新动作。

Between 2019 and 2020, Huang evaded 643 million yuan in tax by concealing her personal income and falsely declaring the nature of her income while failing to pay 60 million yuan in other taxes, according to a statement released on Monday by the Hangzhou taxation bureau in Zhejiang province. According to the law, Huang was fined 1.34 billion yuan, including tax payments and overdue fines, the statement said.
浙江省杭州市税务局12月20日发布消息，薇娅在2019年至2020年期间，通过隐匿个人收入、虚构业务转换收入性质虚假申报等方式偷逃税款6.43亿元，其他少缴税款0.6亿元，依法对黄薇作出税务行政处理处罚决定，追缴税款、加收滞纳金并处罚款共计13.4亿元。