Why Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District, Expanded Village Tax Advisors to All 27 Neighborhoods This Year?

One Person Designated per Neighborhood... Support for National and Local Tax Consultations and Appeals

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is expanding the operation of the ‘Maeul Tax Advisor’ program to all neighborhoods, allowing residents to receive free consultations on complex and difficult tax issues.

The ‘Maeul Tax Advisor’ program provides free tax consultation and rights protection support by local tax accountants to residents who lack professional knowledge of tax administration or find the costs of tax appeals burdensome.

This program is made possible through the talent donation of local tax accountants.

Last year, 13 Maeul Tax Advisors participated across 11 neighborhoods in Songpa-gu. This year, the program has been expanded to cover all neighborhoods. Each of the 27 neighborhoods in the district now has one Maeul Tax Advisor, totaling 27 advisors who will assist residents with tax consultations for two years.

The support areas include ▲ national and local tax consultations ▲ assistance with local tax appeals.

Before consulting, residents can check the list and contact information of the designated Maeul Tax Advisor for each neighborhood. This information is available on the Songpa-gu Office website (www.songpa.go.kr) → General Civil Complaints → By Category → Tax menu.

Residents wishing to consult can first have a non-face-to-face consultation via phone, fax, or email with the Maeul Tax Advisor of their neighborhood, and if necessary, proceed to a second face-to-face consultation.

Local tax appeals are available to any taxpayer with a claimed tax amount under 10 million KRW. Support is provided from the preparation of related appeal documents such as objections and review requests to the final decision.

For other inquiries about the Maeul Tax Advisor program, contact the Tax Administration Division, Revenue Management Team at Songpa-gu Office (☎2147-3755).

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “The ‘Maeul Tax Advisor’ program helps residents easily resolve complex and specialized tax-related questions, providing great assistance in daily life. We will continue to expand and develop various tax services to enhance taxpayers’ rights and the reliability of administration.”

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