Nominee Kim Dae-ji for Commissioner of National Tax Service: "Focusing Investigation Capabilities on Real Estate and Offshore Tax Evasion"

Kim Dae-ji, nominee for Commissioner of the National Tax Service Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Kim Daeji, the nominee for Commissioner of the National Tax Service, stated that investigative efforts will be focused on tax evasion harming the public, new types of offshore tax evasion, and tax evasion in real estate transactions.

At the confirmation hearing for the National Tax Service Commissioner held at the National Assembly on the 19th, Kim said, "We will establish a thorough on-site tracking investigation and an overseas collection cooperation system to ensure that malicious high-amount tax delinquents do not hide their assets while enjoying luxurious and extravagant lifestyles," adding, "We will strictly respond to unfair tax evasion and delinquency."

Kim presented four major focus tasks: ▲ providing convenient national tax administration services to taxpayers ▲ supporting the overcoming of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and economic leap ▲ establishing a taxpayer-centered proactive administrative organizational culture.

Kim mentioned, "We will completely revamp the Hometax service to transform tax services based on digital platforms so that taxpayers can conveniently file and pay without visiting tax offices."

He also said, "We will actively reduce the tax verification burden on self-employed and small business owners until the infection situation calms down and expand the provision of customized tax information to companies related to the Korean New Deal."

Kim emphasized, "We will closely understand taxpayer demands to provide more substantial customized assistance information to support sincere reporting, and redesign all filing and payment procedures that interact with taxpayers from the public’s perspective."

Finally, Kim stated, "We will successfully complete the changes and innovations in national tax administration to realize a more comfortable and better national tax administration for the people," and added, "I will answer the hearing questions as sincerely as possible and deeply reflect on the criticisms and advice."

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