Public Disclosure of 192 High-Amount and Habitual Tax Delinquents in Ulsan City

Ulsan City Hall. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Ulsan City disclosed the list of 192 individuals on the 17th, including 173 high-amount and habitual local tax delinquents and 19 high-amount and habitual local administrative sanctions and charges delinquents in 2021.

The disclosure targets are individuals and corporations who, as of January 1 this year, have been delinquent for more than one year with unpaid amounts exceeding 10 million KRW, were given more than six months to explain their cases, but failed to pay without any special reasons.

The disclosed delinquency information includes the delinquent's name or business name, age, occupation, address or place of business, details of the unpaid tax items, payment deadlines, and reasons for delinquency.

Ulsan City first confirmed the disclosure targets at the 'Ulsan City Local Tax Deliberation Committee' in March and provided more than six months for payment and explanation opportunities. The final disclosure targets were confirmed at the second 'Deliberation Committee' held on October 14.

According to the 'Local Tax Collection Act,' those whose unpaid local taxes are under appeal, who have paid more than 50% of the delinquent amount, who are in the collection deferral period under a rehabilitation plan approval decision, or whose disclosure is deemed not beneficial after reviewing their property status are excluded from disclosure.

Regarding the disclosed delinquency status, among the total 192 targets, 63 are corporations owing 2.8 billion KRW (31.6%), and 129 are individuals owing 6.2 billion KRW (68.4%).

During the explanation period, Ulsan City collected 517 million KRW in local taxes from 35 individuals and 215 million KRW in local administrative sanctions and charges from 5 individuals.

An official from Ulsan City stated, “We plan to implement all measures, including strong administrative sanctions such as travel bans, credit delinquency registration, restrictions on licensed businesses, seizure of real estate and financial assets, and seizure and collection of court deposits and lease guarantees.”

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