National Tax Service Commissioner: "Mask Normal Distribution, Selection of Honest and Model Taxpayers, Tax Audit Postponement"

Kim Hyun-joon, Commissioner of the National Tax Service (second from the right), is inspecting the site at Hansong, a mask manufacturing company in Eumseong, Chungbuk, on the 2nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] On the 2nd, Kim Hyun-jun, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, stated, "We will actively support exemplary taxpayers who sincerely cooperate with government policies by producing masks at maximum available capacity and distributing them normally, including selecting them as model taxpayers and deferring tax audits."

On the morning of the same day, Commissioner Kim visited Hansong, a mask manufacturer in Eumseong, Chungbuk, and the Dongkuk Pharmaceutical logistics warehouse in Jincheon, Chungbuk, consecutively. After listening to the difficulties in manufacturing and distribution sites and the necessary tax support, he made this announcement.

Commissioner Kim urged, "Please closely cooperate with government policies to stabilize the mask market," and added, "Do your best so that the public can purchase masks more easily."

He also instructed, "(To the National Tax Service field inspection team) to strengthen inspections not only on mask manufacturers and distributors but also on online sellers and secondary and tertiary distributors."

He further ordered, "Ensure that there are no production disruptions due to shortages of raw materials at mask manufacturers, and thoroughly check for hoarding behaviors by raw material manufacturers and distributors, such as mask filter suppliers."

Accordingly, the National Tax Service plans to continue comprehensive inspections of the entire mask manufacturing and distribution process by mobilizing all available personnel. If any disorderly distribution acts such as hoarding, undocumented transactions by some mask brokers, intermediate wholesalers, or online distributors are confirmed, strict measures such as tax audits and reporting of tax evasion will be taken.

A National Tax Service official emphasized, "We will continue comprehensive inspections until the mask market stabilizes and will strongly respond with tax audits against suspects of tax evasion, including hoarding, excessive profiteering, and undocumented transactions."

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