Square Enix has confirmed that they have no plans to cancel the serialization of The Apothecary Diaries manga despite the recent conviction of its artist,
Yeah just gov’t lacking in any leniency or human-ness. She suddenly had her serialization take off and the money rolls in, certainly no extra free time for a popular mangaka to do taxes they were already falling behind on. I don’t think there was any mention if whatever part of the government that handles taxes ever contacted her before resorting to legal action, but surely they could afford to do so and give her time to even hire someone to do it for her which would also surely be easier when not being charged with a crime.
In canada it seems if you fall behind on taxes you just silently loose some standard benefits. I had to catch up to get some medical stuff covered but I only found out when I was asked to pay for my meds and told finishing my taxes would get it covered.
Yeah just gov’t lacking in any leniency or human-ness. She suddenly had her serialization take off and the money rolls in, certainly no extra free time for a popular mangaka to do taxes they were already falling behind on. I don’t think there was any mention if whatever part of the government that handles taxes ever contacted her before resorting to legal action, but surely they could afford to do so and give her time to even hire someone to do it for her which would also surely be easier when not being charged with a crime.
In canada it seems if you fall behind on taxes you just silently loose some standard benefits. I had to catch up to get some medical stuff covered but I only found out when I was asked to pay for my meds and told finishing my taxes would get it covered.