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NEWS: Log Horizon Author Mamare Touno Issues Statement Regarding Tax Evasion Charges


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Stark700



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:01 am Reply with quote
Oh it's good to know that he took care of this. Hopefully this won't happen again..
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IanRootBeerDubber





PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:19 am Reply with quote
At the end of the statement, the r in the alias is missing.
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Warukyure



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:45 am Reply with quote
Could just be me being naive or something. But it just seems like he didn't know how to properly file royalty earnings on his taxes? Probably should get a tax specialist in the future.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:54 am Reply with quote
Warukyure wrote:
Could just be me being naive or something. But it just seems like he didn't know how to properly file royalty earnings on his taxes? Probably should get a tax specialist in the future.

Well, he said he'd given the incident a lot of thought, and as he seems to be a pretty smart guy, I'm guessing "a lot of thought" means "I'm getting a tax specialist to do my returns in the future."

I'm just glad they seem to have concluded their investigation so we can all focus on his future endevours instead of worrying if he's going to end up in jail.
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Seif



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:55 am Reply with quote
Well, he learned that there was no use with all your gimmicks.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:12 am Reply with quote
YES!!!! Thank you! Everything is back to the way it was. Wow Wow Wow Wow
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SquadmemberRitsu



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:58 am Reply with quote
Wow. That was a surprisingly clean ending. Guess there's nothing to worry about.
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residentgrigo



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:34 am Reply with quote
I wonder if we get to read the behind the scene story and how the whole ordeal became public. I government agency should give one enough leeway and a grace period before they turn you into a news story after all. Well we only have a bunch of half cooked internet gossip so let´s see what the final word will be (but someone needs to rethink his accounting skillZ).
I also noticed a bit of distrust towards where your tax dollar (or whatever) goes in the other thread and i have to disagree. No money in the bank beans no education for anyone, no healthcare, roads and so on.
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dtm42



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:36 am Reply with quote
I'm glad he's sorted this out and has avoided jail time.

Seif wrote:
Well, he learned that there was no use with all your gimmicks.


As the noise from this statement demonstrates, he was ready to bow (to the tax man).
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Sakurazuka_Reika



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:12 am Reply with quote
Glad this ended swiftly and hopefully with no long term damage.

Now get back to your writing!...is something I should be yelling to a mirror. *sigh*
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:38 am Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
I'm glad he's sorted this out and has avoided jail time.

Seif wrote:
Well, he learned that there was no use with all your gimmicks.


As the noise from this statement demonstrates, he was ready to bow (to the tax man).


Who's the real sucker now?
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Admiral Pizzaman



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:45 am Reply with quote
Seif wrote:
Well, he learned that there was no use with all your gimmicks.


You totally nailed it out,dude!

Back on topic: I'm relieved that everything turn out alright. At least, judging from his statement, he never intended to evade tax payment.
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:29 am Reply with quote
That sounds to me either like a clerical error and he apologized for the fans that they got news that placed him in bad light, or that it was an honest calculation error from his part and he apologized to the fans for not taking enough precautionary steps.


ANN wrote:
Representative Director, Umezu Daisuke (Pen name: Mamae Touno)


That's a typo, the name is written ままれ [mamare].
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mgosdin



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:34 am Reply with quote
I keep seeing that he should use a trained tax accountant, who says he didn't?

I've personally seen it happen with US tax law that what the certified trained accountants say should be done in regards to a particular situation does not agree with the taxing authorities interpretation of the exact same regulations.

The Taxpayer gets stuck in the middle and could get penalized for following professional advice.

We don't know the details and won't, so all we can do is be glad it's over without too much fuss.

Mark Gosdin
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:40 am Reply with quote
This could also be a C.Y.A. letter. However, I don't really know how American or Japanese tax laws work.
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