Civil Servant Who Succeeded in 'Forced Collection of Hidden Coins' Receives Award for Proactive Administration

From the left: Officer Park Hyun-joo, Investigator Kim Sang-dong, Investigator Hwang Byung-kwang, Commissioner Kim Dae-ji of the National Tax Service, Investigator Lee Jong-young, Investigator Yoon Jung-ho, Investigator Nam Bong-geun

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] A National Tax Service (NTS) official who succeeded in forcibly collecting assets hidden in cryptocurrency for the first time among government agencies received an award for proactive administration.

On the 22nd, the NTS announced that it awarded seven officials, including Hwang Byeonggwang and Kim Sangdong, national tax investigators at the headquarters, with the Proactive Administration Excellence Award.

Hwang, selected as the best case, devised a plan to forcibly collect virtual assets from high-amount tax delinquents at a time when urgent measures were needed to address asset concealment using virtual assets. He succeeded in forcibly collecting virtual assets worth approximately 33.6 billion KRW in cash or securing bonds from 2,416 high-amount tax delinquents, marking the first such success among government agencies. He also shared his know-how on forcibly collecting virtual assets with the Korea Customs Service and local governments.

Kim, who received an excellence award, was recognized for his contribution to helping taxpayers fulfill their tax obligations by publishing a booklet titled "Housing and Taxes," which consolidates housing tax information through collaboration with related ministries, and posting it for free on a website to alleviate taxpayers' difficulties in understanding various housing tax regulations.

Additionally, awards were given to Park Hyunju, a computer affairs officer who introduced the "Hometax Navigation" service guiding users through Hometax usage paths; Yoon Jungho, a national tax investigator who implemented fingerprint authentication for mobile issuance of electronic tax invoices; and Nam Bonggeun, head of national tax statistics, who supported local governments' COVID-19 relief administration with customized national tax statistical analysis data.

Proactive administration excellent officials receive special benefits such as cash rewards, bonus leave, the highest grade in performance pay (annual salary), and additional points in performance evaluations.

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