Who Failed to Pay Taxes? South Jeolla Reveals 344 Large and Habitual Tax Delinquents

Total Delinquent Taxes Reach 14.2 Billion Won
Collection Efforts Intensified with Property Seizures and More

Jeonnam Provincial Government Office Exterior View

On November 19, South Jeolla Province released the names of 344 individuals and entities with large and habitual tax delinquencies on its official website and on Wetax. The total amount of delinquent taxes for those disclosed is approximately 14.2 billion won.

The tax delinquent disclosure system is an administrative sanction that aims to encourage voluntary payment by making public the personal details of those with significant and habitual tax arrears, and to foster a mature tax-paying culture throughout society. This is carried out nationwide on the third Wednesday of November every year.

This year, those subject to disclosure are individuals and entities who, as of January 1, had overdue local taxes and local administrative penalties or surcharges exceeding 10 million won for more than one year. The information disclosed includes the delinquent’s name, business name (corporate name and representative for corporations), age, address, amount owed, and a summary of the delinquency.

In March, South Jeolla Province sent advance notification letters to those subject to disclosure and provided a six-month period for explanation or payment. During this period, 177 individuals and entities paid a total of 1.6 billion won.

Those who did not pay within the six-month explanation period were finalized as disclosure subjects after review by the Local Tax Review Committee. Among the 263 individuals and entities with large and habitual local tax delinquencies whose names were disclosed, 129 are individuals with a total delinquency of 4.2 billion won, and 134 are corporations with a total of 8 billion won. For local administrative penalties and surcharges, among 81 disclosed, 75 are individuals owing 1.9 billion won, and 6 are corporations owing 100 million won.

Among those disclosed, the corporation with the highest delinquency is a manufacturing company in Gwangyang, which owes 500 million won in acquisition taxes and others. The individual with the highest delinquency is Mr. A from Yeosu, who owes 400 million won in local income tax.

South Jeolla Province plans to strengthen its collection activities by not only disclosing the names of large and habitual tax delinquents but also actively carrying out property seizures, public auctions, travel bans, and restrictions on licensed businesses as further administrative sanctions.

Park Seongyeol, Director of Taxation at South Jeolla Province, stated, "Taxes are a public promise that everyone must uphold," and added, "For malicious large and habitual tax delinquents, we will not only disclose their names but will also pursue and collect assets to the end, thereby fostering a mature tax culture and realizing tax justice."

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