Today, the State Administration of Taxation announced a tax evasion case. After investigation, "Tandian" Internet celebrity Bai Bing underpaid personal income tax, value-added tax, deed tax and other taxes by a total of 9.1118 million yuan from 2021 to 2024 by changing the nature of income and making false declarations. The State Administration of Taxation made a penalty decision in accordance with the law to recover taxes and fees, impose late payment fees, and impose a fine totaling 18.9124 million yuan. At present, all the above-mentioned funds have been recovered and put into the treasury.
Public information shows that Bai Bing's Douyin account "MR-Bai Bing" currently has 40.487 million fans. The last update was 2 days ago. The account's likes, comments, following and other functions are normal and have not been significantly affected yet.
Previously, the "Xiaoying Couple", an Internet celebrity with millions of fans, was investigated and punished by the Inspection Bureau of the Taxation Bureau of Foshan City, Guangdong Province for tax evasion. A total of 178,247,96.59 yuan in taxes and fees was recovered, and a fine of 59,732,874 yuan was imposed. The total amount was as high as 23.79 million yuan. Subsequently, the account of "Xiaoying Couple" was officially banned by Douyin for violating relevant laws, regulations and policies. Checking the live broadcast history of his account shows that "the host has hidden the broadcast record". Currently, the latest video on this account was updated on October 21.
In response to whether Bai Bing will face a similar ban, Douyin's official customer service responded: "It is unclear whether his account will be banned, and official notification will prevail."