"Will Track Down Until the End"...Osan City Conducts Home Search of High-Amount Delinquent Taxpayers

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City conducted home searches at the residences of two high-amount delinquent taxpayers with local taxes exceeding 5 million won on the 17th.

Home searches under Article 35 of the Local Tax Collection Act are a high-intensity collection method that allows authorities to search debtors' houses, ships, warehouses, and other structures, as well as open closed doors and safes to seize assets.

The home searches were conducted against high-amount delinquent taxpayers who evaded tax payments despite having the ability to pay, as evidenced by frequent overseas travel, residence in luxury apartments, and business operations.

The city's Collection Division and Collection Team visited the delinquent taxpayers' addresses, explained the reasons for the search, investigated their homes, and seized jewelry and luxury wallets.

The city plans to auction the seized items and apply the proceeds to unpaid taxes.

Choi Moon-sik, head of the city's Collection Division, said, "To establish tax justice, we will continue to track down and collect delinquent taxes through strong administrative measures against high-amount delinquent taxpayers, including home searches, violation reports, and departure bans."

According to the city, there are currently 213 high-amount delinquent taxpayers with local taxes exceeding 5 million won within the jurisdiction, with delinquent tax amounts totaling 7.177 billion won across 2,286 cases.

Meanwhile, the city is expanding its Delinquent Tax Management Unit to 46 members this year to implement "customized local tax collection."