(Yicai Global) Oct.4 -- Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing apologized in a statementyesterday inacase oftax evasionin whichshe is implicated.

Fan has been ordered to payCNY884 million(USD129million) in back taxes and fines, the country's tax authorities announcedyesterday following an investigation into tax evasion by the celebrity performer,stateChina Global Television Network reported.

Fan completely accepted the punishment made by the tax bureau, and will "make her best efforts to pay the due taxes as well as the penalties by overcoming difficulties,"perthe statement.

"Iamashamed of what I have done, and I sincerely apologize to you all,"shesaid.

Fan was accusedin Juneof signing twoagreements, known as'yin-yang contracts,'one of whichwas public and used for tax purposes,whilethe otherwas under the table.The tax bureau ofeasternJiangsuprovince audited her,however, at the behest ofthecountry'sState Administration of Taxation.

Theprobeshowed Fan evaded a total ofCNY7.3 million (USD1.06 million) in taxesthroughthe'yin'secret contract worthCNY20 million she signedtoperform inthemovieAir Strike.She paidtaxesonly onthe'yang'contractworthCNY10 million.

Her companyalso failed to reportCNY134 million (USD19.51 million) in taxes, the investigation showed.

Fan will have to payCNY596 million (USD86.7 million) in penalties for her concealment, and anotherCNY288 million(USD41.9 million) in taxes she should have paid.

The 37-year-old actress willescapecriminal liabilityif she pays thefineson time, the tax bureau said, adding thatitsdecisionrested onChinese Criminal Law.

Thisis the first time the actress hassuffered an administrative penalty for tax evasion, and she has no record of being subject to any previous criminal punishment for such behavior, the bureau added.

Fan's agent isincustody for interfering with the bureau's investigation by seeking to induce inspectors to conceal and destroy evidence, including accounting records andotherdocuments.The case is still under investigation.

Editor: Ben Armour