Gwangjin-gu Launches KakaoTalk Refund Notification Service

3189 Unclaimed Local Tax Refunds, 210 Million KRW Actively Returned
Check Refunds After Simple Authentication and Receive Immediately Upon Application

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) announced that it will start the 'KakaoTalk Refund Notification' service this month, which notifies local tax refund amounts via smartphone.

The 'KakaoTalk Refund Notification' service sends encrypted personal information as an electronic document to local tax refund recipients without requiring a separate application.

This year, Gwangjin-gu's unclaimed local tax refunds amount to 3,189 cases totaling 201 million KRW, with refunds under 10,000 KRW accounting for 1,660 cases, or 52.1% of the total.

Accordingly, the district notifies taxpayers monthly about refund occurrences, but due to low application rates from taxpayers, it has actively launched this tax refund service using KakaoTalk.

Taxpayers who receive the KakaoTalk notification can click the 'View' button to be redirected to Seoul ETAX (Seoul Local Tax Internet Payment System), where they can verify their identity via simple authentication and check their refund status.

Once the refund account is entered, the application is completed, and if the account information is verified as valid, the refund is deposited immediately.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Without a separate application, the entire process from refund application to deposit completion can be handled at once through KakaoTalk, which is frequently used. Please do not overlook the refund notifications sent by the district and be sure to apply.”

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