The Bar Association Files Constitutional Complaint and Injunction Request Against Partial Ban on Tax Services

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] The Korean Bar Association (President Jongyeop Lee) is filing a constitutional complaint and injunction in opposition to the amendment of the Tax Accountant Act that partially prohibits lawyers from performing tax-related tasks.

On the 29th, the Bar Association announced, "We will file a constitutional complaint against Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Tax Accountant Act tomorrow and apply for an injunction to suspend its effect."

Earlier, on the 11th, the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Tax Accountant Act in a plenary session that allows lawyers to perform tax agency work but prohibits them from carrying out two core tasks: bookkeeping agency and verification of faithful reporting.

The Bar Association argued, "The provision completely prohibits lawyers from performing the core bookkeeping tasks of tax agency work, infringing on lawyers' fundamental rights such as freedom of occupational choice and equality rights, as well as violating the public's right to choose an appropriate tax agent."

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