Gwangju City Publishes List of 232 High-Amount and Habitual Tax Delinquents on Website

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City disclosed the list of 232 high-amount and habitual defaulters of local taxes and local administrative penalties and charges on the 18th through its homepage.

The disclosure targets are high-amount and habitual defaulters with local taxes and local administrative penalties and charges exceeding 10 million KRW that have been overdue for more than one year, according to the provisions of the 'Local Tax Collection Act' and the 'Act on the Collection of Local Administrative Penalties and Charges.' The list was finalized after the Local Tax Deliberation Committee meeting at the end of last month.

Gwangju City excluded cases that met the exemption criteria, such as those whose overdue local taxes and local administrative penalties and charges fell below 10 million KRW through partial payments, or those who paid more than 30% of the overdue amount, after providing a prior notice in March and a six-month explanation period.

The final list of local tax defaulters includes 209 individuals (80 corporations and 129 individuals), with a total overdue amount of 8.5 billion KRW.

The list of local administrative penalties and charges defaulters includes 23 individuals (4 corporations and 19 individuals), with a total overdue amount of 980 million KRW.

The disclosed items include the defaulter's name or business name (corporate name), age, address, overdue amount, and tax category. If the defaulter is a corporation, the representative's name is also disclosed.

The disclosed list can be viewed on the Gwangju City homepage and the high-amount and habitual defaulters disclosure website.

Gwangju City plans to actively enforce administrative sanctions such as public information (credit delinquency) registration and travel bans against high-amount and habitual defaulters, and will pursue strong collection activities including seizure, public auction, and home searches by tracking and investigating hidden assets of defaulters.

Kim Dong-hyun, the city's tax administration officer, said, "The disclosure of the list of high-amount and habitual defaulters aims to induce voluntary payment from defaulters and enhance fairness with sincere taxpayers, thereby fostering a culture of faithful tax payment and realizing tax justice."

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