Gwangjin-gu Publishes List of 67 High-Amount Local Tax Delinquents

From November 17, simultaneous nationwide public access available on websites... Total local tax arrears amount to 4.363 billion KRW, with 3 newly disclosed individuals owing 54 million KRW and 64 previously disclosed individuals before 2020 owing 4.39 billion KRW in arrears

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) has been publicly disclosing the list of 67 high-amount tax delinquents on the Gwangjin-gu website since the 17th.

The disclosure targets are those who have been delinquent for more than one year as of January 1 of this year, with overdue local taxes amounting to 10 million KRW or more.

The total amount of local taxes they owe reaches 4.363 billion KRW. Among them, 3 newly disclosed individuals owe 54 million KRW, and 64 previously disclosed individuals before 2020 owe 4.309 billion KRW.

The district first notified those scheduled for disclosure, as decided through the Local Tax Deliberation Committee, about their inclusion on the list, encouraged payment for six months, provided an opportunity for explanation, and then finalized the list after a re-deliberation.

The list disclosure was conducted simultaneously nationwide on November 17. Anyone can check information such as the delinquent's ▲name ▲business name (corporate name) ▲age ▲occupation ▲address ▲details of delinquency on the district office website and WETAX.

The district continues to actively pursue collection activities by combining strong administrative measures and sanctions such as ▲public auction ▲home searches ▲seizure of deposits and accounts receivable ▲registration as a credit defaulter ▲license plate confiscation against delinquents who deliberately evade payment.

For inquiries related to the disclosure of delinquent lists and administrative measures, contact the Tax Division 2, Revenue Management Team of Gwangjin-gu.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, stated, “We will provide opportunities for economic recovery to livelihood-related delinquents and respond flexibly by conducting intensive collection activities against deliberate and habitual delinquents. We will continue to do our best to establish a fair and sincere taxpaying culture.”

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