Gyeonggi Province Releases List of 2,884 High-Value Chronic Tax Delinquents

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Nohun] Gyeonggi Province released a list of 2,884 high-value and chronic tax delinquents who have not paid more than 10 million won in taxes for over a year on the 20th through the Gyeonggi Province website, Gyeonggi Provincial Gazette, and Wetax (local tax payment website).

Those listed on the high-value and chronic tax delinquent list consist of 2,294 individuals and 590 corporations, with delinquent amounts totaling 146.2 billion won—104.4 billion won from individuals and 40.8 billion won from corporations.

Prior to releasing the delinquent list, the province sent advance notice of public disclosure to 3,431 delinquents in March in accordance with Article 11 of the Local Tax Collection Act, and provided a six-month period for submitting explanatory materials.
During the submission period, 748 individuals paid 9.3 billion won in taxes. Those whose names are being disclosed this time did not pay during that period.

Lee Uihwan, director of the Tax Justice Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "In addition to releasing names of high-value and chronic local tax delinquents, we plan to implement strong administrative measures such as travel bans and restrictions on licensed business operations, as well as enforcement actions including asset seizure, home searches, and forced auctions," adding, "In particular, we will take strong measures including investigation and prosecution against those engaged in deliberate asset concealment and tax evasion, and plan to support economic recovery for livelihood-type delinquents through field investigations by the delinquency management team."

The high-value delinquent list can be found on the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) and Wetax (www.wetax.go.kr). Disclosed information includes the delinquent's name, business name (corporation name, representative), age, address, type of delinquent tax, and delinquent amount.