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Chinese provincial authorities on Wednesday warned celebrities and livestreamers to report tax-related crimes and correct their offenses before 2022 following a record 1.34 billion yuan ($210 million) fine on China’s “livestreaming queen” for tax evasion. The tax bureau in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, fined top e-commerce livestreamer Viya on Monday for hiding personal income and other offenses in 2019 and 2020.
Viya apologized for breaking tax laws on Weibo and said she fully accepted the punishment. Tax authorities from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu issued the warning separately. These cities and provinces make up over half of China’s GDP. The State Administration of Radio, Film and TV Tsaid it had “zero tolerance” for tax evasion and entertainers’ “sky-high pay.”