Gyeonggi-do Seizes 130 Golf and Resort Memberships from Delinquents... 4.2 Billion KRW in Arrears

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province investigated golf and condo memberships as well as comprehensive sports facility usage rights nationwide owned by individuals with tax arrears exceeding 1 million won, seizing 130 memberships from 102 people. The total local tax arrears of these individuals amounted to 4.2 billion won.

From May to the end of July, Gyeonggi Province secured data on membership acquisitions nationwide for those with arrears over 1 million won, and encouraged voluntary payment by sending seizure warning notices to 719 individuals (1,039 cases) who owned high-value memberships but failed to pay local taxes without valid reasons.

During this process, 340 million won was collected from 43 delinquent taxpayers. However, for 102 taxpayers who did not pay their arrears within the deadline without valid reasons, the province proceeded with seizing their owned memberships. The seized memberships will be sold through public auction later to cover the outstanding tax amounts.

Ryu Young-yong, Director of the Tax Justice Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "This investigation was conducted to raise tax payment awareness among unscrupulous taxpayers who have sufficient financial means to own high-value memberships but persistently evade payment." He emphasized, "We will continue to develop various collection methods to alert chronic defaulters and practice tax justice so that diligent taxpayers do not feel discouraged."

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