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According to the weekly magazine Wen Chun, the animation production company ufotable was suspected of tax evasion and was investigated by the Tokyo Internal Revenue Service on March 12
Ufotable In addition to animation, we also engage in peripheral sales, cafe “ufotable Cafe”, restaurant “ufotable DINING” operation, and offline activity “MachiAsobi” operation
It is reported that the company’s inventory management and sales management of the company is very informal. Some stores’ sales have not been credited to the company’s bank account, but the president’s Kondo, who drives the car to collect cash, has malicious concealment of income. Suspect
In addition, the company’s restaurants and cafes use a single lottery mode, and the purchase of beverages can randomly select the surrounding products of the animation produced by the company. Although some employees are worried that this practice violates the representation of the scene, no one can refute the president of the dictatorship
The report also quoted information from relevant people of the company, alleging that ufotable Cafe has poor working conditions, and the workers are basically animators. The hourly salary is still the lowest standard until recently, and there is no transportation fee. The salary is paid on the day of the payday, there is no payroll and transfer records, which leaves room for fraud
Allegedly, Kondo confessed to the allegations. The report also quoted Matsushima, a tax consultant who was a national tax investigator, saying that although it still takes about one year to continue the investigation, depending on the size, Kondo may also be prosecuted and arrested
(https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20190328-10000652-bunshuns-soci).
Since ufotable has been the production of many popular original adaptation animations, its diversified business strategy has also been regarded as a model for the rights of animation production companies to use their works. Together with Kondo’s high-profile personality, this news has made the animation industry inside and outside. It’s awkward
Animator Sanqiao Miaozi saw that netizens learned that ufotable was suspected of tax evasion. Not only did they not feel worried, but they also looked forward to changing whether the president would improve the activities and trafficking, and couldn’t help
(https://twitter.com/mitsuhashi_t/status/1111089669402324993).
Abe Meizu, Yamau Daisuke, Shinsui and many other animators issued the same complaint: Since you have more money to evade taxes, it is a point to employees…
(https://twitter.com/heron109/status/1111075603015294976).
And the animator Xiaolin Dongzhi gave a slogan: No wonder he can build a house in the high-end residential area of Seta, and can afford to buy a big car
(https://twitter.com/FR3AK50FC0CK/status/1111080830770647040).
Animated special effects into Sato, the United States pointed out that Japan treats tax evasion, even if it is a first-time offender, the punishment is very strict. This matter may cause the national tax to conduct a centralized inspection of the animation industry
However, Izuo also said that the company that evades taxation is self-sufficient, and the company that is seriously taxing is just fine. She also hopes to check it out
(https://twitter.com/irisa_chiemi).
Polygon Pictures President Yantian read the news on Wednesday, the most impressive, not how ufotable tax evasion, but when Wen Chun confirmed the facts to the company, the company replied: “Kondo’s intention is the company’s intention, please direct Go and ask the president.” This sentence reveals the strong dictatorship of Kondo
Polygon Pictures Think of “team power” as one of the company’s values, alongside creativity and action. In contrast, the ufotable’s doctrine makes President Yantian only feel shocked
(https://twitter.com/da_shooz/status/1111111356617363457).
The same person researcher Sansaki is more unique: if ufotable is really taxed evasion, the means of tax evasion is too rough, is it the Showa era?
In contrast, GAINAX, which disguised the outsourcing of multiple fraudulently-produced and developed game software transactions, and evaded taxes, escaped more
Sansaki also believes that only Wen Chun’s media reports are currently difficult to know. But since the national tax has already taken action, there should be more insiders
(https://twitter.com/nmisaki/status/1111053941993684992).
Speaking of GAINAX tax evasion, the new voice of the past has shared GAINAX painting, performance artist Saeki Takashi recalled the company when the tax evasion was checked. Interested readers can read it together