Yongin City Exempts Local Taxes for Death Victims and Bereaved Families Due to Heavy Rainfall

Resident Tax, Property Tax, and Automobile Tax Reduction
Refunds Also Provided for Amounts Already Paid

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that it will fully exempt local taxes for the deceased and their bereaved families who suffered damage from the heavy rains in July.

Yongin City explained that the 'Proposal for Local Tax Exemption for the Deceased and Bereaved Families Due to Heavy Rain Damage' was approved at the city's council extraordinary session on the same day. The 'Local Tax Special Cases Restriction Act' stipulates that local governments may exempt local taxes for the deceased and their bereaved families who suffered damage from natural disasters, with the consent of the council.

The local tax exemption applies to those who died or their bereaved families due to this year's heavy rains. The scope of bereaved families includes the deceased's parents, spouse, and children. However, if the deceased has no parents, spouse, or children, the de facto guardian is considered the bereaved family.

The exemption items include resident tax, automobile tax, property tax, etc., imposed on individuals or businesses this year. If local taxes have already been paid, they will be refunded, and additional confirmed deceased and bereaved families will receive exemption benefits by applying the relevant proposal.

A Yongin City official said, "We hope that the local tax exemption will be of some help to those going through difficult times."

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