Suwon City Warns: "Willful and Habitual Tax Delinquents, Watch Your Step"

[Suwon Ilbo, Reporter Seo Dong-young] Starting on the 19th, Suwon City will conduct enforcement activities for two months targeting high-amount and habitual local tax delinquents residing in the Seoul metropolitan area.

The targets are taxpayers who have failed to pay local taxes in Suwon City and relocated to Seoul, Gyeonggi Province (excluding Suwon), or Incheon with arrears of 5 million won or more. As of August, there are 194 high-amount and habitual local tax delinquents residing in the Seoul metropolitan area, with a total arrears amount of 3.433 billion won. The city plans to collect delinquent taxes from unscrupulous delinquents to the end, while providing delinquent payment deferrals and economic recovery support to those facing financial hardship.

An enforcement team led by the head of the city's Collection Division will visit the homes, residences, and business locations of delinquents to determine whether collection is possible by assessing the reasons for nonpayment and living conditions. For subsistence-level delinquents, the city will combine account seizure releases with social support counseling.

For delinquents willfully evading payment, the city will conduct property inquiries and seize real estate, bank deposits, and wages. After home searches, cash and tangible personal property (household goods, precious metals, etc.) will be seized and sold at public auction. Delinquents with arrears of 10 million won or more will be publicly listed, and those with 50 million won or more will face overseas travel restrictions requested through the Ministry of Justice.

An official from the city's Collection Division said, "Most delinquents residing outside the city exploit the difficulty of the collection team reaching them directly and fail to pay arrears even when they are not in financial hardship. We will realize tax justice through strong enforcement activities."