Songpa-gu Wins in All Categories of Seoul City Revenue Evaluation...Secures 222 Million KRW Incentive

"Discovering Taxpayer Convenience Policies and Implementing Fair Tax Administration"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 30th that it achieved the remarkable feat of winning awards in all categories in the ‘2019 Fiscal Year City Revenue Evaluation’ hosted by Seoul City, securing a total incentive of 222 million KRW.

The ‘City Revenue Evaluation’ is conducted annually by Seoul City targeting 25 autonomous districts, selecting districts with outstanding performance in three areas: ▲Comprehensive City Revenue Evaluation ▲Delinquent City Tax Evaluation ▲Corporate Tax Source Discovery, and providing financial incentives.

Songpa-gu stated that it was recognized for excellent performance in this evaluation and was selected as an award-winning district in all categories.

In particular, in the Comprehensive City Revenue Evaluation, it achieved the feat of winning for three consecutive years, securing a financial incentive of 130 million KRW.

This result comprehensively reflects 15 evaluation indicators across five areas: △collection performance and goal achievement △refund organization performance △holding special meetings on revenue increase measures △support related to revenue increase, among others.

So far, the district has operated a ‘Special Countermeasure Team’ led by the Director of the Planning and Finance Bureau for meticulous revenue management. Through this, it managed monthly performance and checked countermeasures, focusing on systematic tax base management. In addition, comparing and analyzing performance by autonomous district and promoting multifaceted improvement plans led to good results.

Also, to facilitate local tax refund applications, various methods such as text message services, AlimTalk notifications, and direct delivery of refund notices were implemented, achieving a refund rate of 99.9%, receiving high praise.

As a result, it collected 1.3626 trillion KRW, exceeding last year’s city revenue target by 210.5 billion KRW. The collection rate recorded was 98.7%.

In the delinquent city tax evaluation category, it was recognized for excellent performance in the scale of delinquent city tax collection and won 3rd place in Seoul City, securing an incentive of 55.25 million KRW. The district conducted high-intensity collection activities such as seizing real estate, vehicles, and deposits of delinquent taxpayers through the ‘High-Amount Delinquent Collection Task Force.’ Along with this, it systematically managed delinquencies by implementing business restrictions, public disclosure of names, travel bans, and writing off long-term claims with no practical benefit.

Furthermore, it added that it secured a financial incentive of 37 million KRW by winning for four consecutive years in the corporate tax source discovery category.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “The excellent results in the evaluation are thanks to the sincere tax payment awareness of the residents and the proactive work performance of the staff,” and added, “We will continue to actively discover tax convenience policies and take the lead in realizing fair tax administration.”

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