Japanese public prosecutors have indicted a Tokyo-based advertising firm, Solarie, along with its president and two executives on tax evasion charges.
The president, Reika Kuroki, is also a well-known social media influencer with a substantial online following.
Prosecutors allege the group evaded a combined ¥157 million, or roughly $1 million, in corporate and other taxes.
None of the three defendants were arrested following the indictment.
Kuroki operates online under the influencer name Reika Miyazaki and has around 500,000 followers on Instagram.
She is known for promoting cosmetics and consumer products through paid advertising campaigns.
Investigators said advertising agencies paid promotional fees to Solarie rather than directly to Kuroki.
According to the indictment, Kuroki allegedly concealed approximately ¥496 million in income over multiple fiscal years.
The concealed income reportedly covered the year through January 2021 and the two years through January 2024.
Prosecutors claim this resulted in the evasion of about ¥126 million in corporate and related taxes.