"Claim Your Unclaimed Refunds"...Gwangjin-gu Reports 200 Million Won in Local Tax Refunds

Gwangjin-gu Operates Intensive Period for Local Tax Unclaimed Refunds
Focused Campaign Throughout May to Organize Local Tax Unclaimed Refunds and Actively Encourage Refund Applications
Easy Refund Inquiry, Application, and Donation Available via KakaoTalk Channel
Local Tax Unclaimed Refunds Totaling 210 Million Won... Refund Claims Must Be Made Within 5-Year Expiration Period

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will operate a "Local Tax Unclaimed Refunds Intensive Settlement Period" throughout May.

Local tax refunds occur due to reasons such as ▲ local income tax refunds following national tax corrections ▲ ownership transfer or vehicle scrapping/cancellation after automobile tax payment ▲ amendments to related laws.

The district notifies taxpayers monthly about refund occurrences, but as of April this year, a total of 3,189 cases and 201 million KRW in unclaimed refunds remain. Local tax refund claims expire if not requested within five years from the refund decision date.

Accordingly, Gwangjin-gu has designated May as the Local Tax Unclaimed Refunds Intensive Settlement Period to protect taxpayers' rights. First, refund notification text messages will be sent to eligible individuals to guide them on how to apply for refunds. Subsequently, notices will be resent to taxpayers who have not claimed their refunds to actively encourage refund applications.

Eligible residents can easily check and apply for refunds through ▲ KakaoTalk channel ‘Gwangjin-gu Local Tax Refund’ ▲ Seoul ETAX ▲ Wetax ▲ ARS, among others.

Additionally, instead of receiving the refund, taxpayers may choose to donate to low-income vulnerable groups. Applications can be made via KakaoTalk or text message, and donations will be delivered to the Gwangjin Welfare Foundation.

For more details, please contact the Taxation Division 2 at Gwangjin-gu Office.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Local tax refunds must be claimed within five years to be received,” and added, “We hope taxpayers check their refund amounts during the intensive settlement period and exercise their valuable rights.”

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