Gwangju Nam-gu Provides Free Telephone Consultation Service with Village Tax Accountants

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 3rd that it will provide a "Village Tax Accountant Free Telephone Consultation Service" for low-income groups and small business owners who lack tax-related knowledge or cannot receive help from tax professionals due to economic difficulties.

To this end, Nam-gu appointed 10 village tax accountants to work in 16 neighborhoods within the district at the end of last year, and plans to offer services such as consultations on national and local taxes and appeals against local tax assessments for two years from this year until the end of next year.

Residents who wish to consult with a village tax accountant can request a consultation from the village tax accountant assigned to the community service center in their neighborhood.

Consultations via phone, fax, or email are provided free of charge.

However, if the first consultation does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, residents can visit the village tax accountant's office for a direct consultation, in which case a nominal consultation fee must be paid.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We will actively promote the village tax accountant consultation service so that small business owners, traditional market merchants, and vulnerable residents who need tax-related consultations can receive much help through the village tax accountant's advice."

Meanwhile, since 2016, Nam-gu has been operating the village tax accountant free consultation service through a partnership with the Gwangju Local Tax Accountants Association and the voluntary talent donation of local tax accountants to activate free tax consultations and protect the rights of residents in the district.

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