Wando-gun Local Tax Delinquency Collection Evaluation Wins 'Best Award' for 3 Consecutive Years

Achieved 1st Place in Collection Rate for 3 Consecutive Years Among 22 Cities and Counties in the Province... Received Special Adjustment Grant of 50 Million Won

Wando County has been selected as the best institution for three consecutive years in the local tax delinquency collection evaluation.

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] On the 8th, Jeollanam-do Wando-gun announced that it contributed to enhancing the prestige of the county residents and expanding local finances by receiving the top institution award for three consecutive years in the local tax delinquency collection evaluation, along with a special adjustment grant of 50 million won.

This evaluation was conducted by Jeollanam-do targeting 22 cities and counties under the "Evaluation to Reduce Past Due Delinquencies (period '21.01.01.~09.30.)". Wando-gun scored 88.3 points in a total of six categories (collection rate, collection scale, collection growth rate, collection consignment, public auction, and bad debt disposal performance), securing first place by an overwhelming margin.

This is the first time among the 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam that the top award has been won for three consecutive years, which is the result of Wando-gun's strong determination to collect delinquent taxes and advanced collection techniques.

To collect delinquent taxes, the county actively conducted on-site collection activities such as visiting towns and townships frequently to issue license plate seizures (pre-notice) for delinquent vehicles, enabling early settlement of delinquent automobile taxes, which accounted for 45.5% of the total delinquent amount.

In addition, delinquent taxpayers facing difficult economic situations were encouraged to pay a fixed amount monthly through installment payments, striving to improve the delinquency collection rate. Simple delinquents were notified regularly through monthly delinquency alert text message services to settle their delinquent amounts.

Along with this, the county held collection strategy meetings to review the progress of towns and townships so far, discuss problems and countermeasures during the collection process, and actively reflected the suggestions from frontline collection activities in the collection administration.

Furthermore, to strengthen the basic capabilities of new employees who are handling tax work for the first time, and to enable town and township officials to smoothly operate the integrated local tax administration program, workshops were held in the county office’s 4th-floor computer room to help them learn delinquency disposal procedures and seizure methods, supporting employees engaged in on-site collection activities.

Tax Accounting Division Chief Ahn Tae-ho said, "Despite the difficult economic environment caused by COVID-19, we won the top award with an overwhelming collection rate among 22 cities and counties in the province through customized collection administration achievements," and added, "The prize money will be used to support capacity-building activities for employees who worked hard on delinquency collection and to purchase advanced delinquency equipment systems."

Meanwhile, Wando-gun plans to mobilize all collection administration efforts until the last moment, one month before the fiscal year closes, to minimize carryover delinquent amounts and secure fiscal soundness.

Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil alwatros@asiae.co.kr

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