Paldal-gu Operates Year-Round Personal Local Income Tax Filing Window

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Starting in March, Paldal-gu will operate a year-round filing window for personal local income tax.

Following amendments to the Local Tax Act in January, the filing method for personal local income tax, which had previously been reported to the tax office along with income tax, was changed to a system where it is now reported and paid to local governments. The district has taken administrative support measures to reduce inconvenience and confusion for residents.

While operating its own filing window, the district has installed a "personal local income tax filing submission box" at the tax office to eliminate the inconvenience for taxpayers who visit the tax office to file income tax from having to make a separate trip to the district office. Taxpayers can have their filing recognized by completing the local income tax return form at the tax office and placing it in the submission box.

Additionally, taxpayers can file personal local income tax at any local government nationwide regardless of their address, and the filing deadline for local income tax on capital gains has been extended by two months beyond the national tax filing deadline for taxpayer convenience.

For online filing, after filing income tax on the National Tax Service's Hometax (www.hometax.go.kr), taxpayers can conveniently file by clicking the personal local income tax filing button, which automatically links to Wetax (www.wetax.go.kr).

In May, during the comprehensive income tax final return filing period, the city will establish one integrated filing center to provide a one-stop service where taxpayers can file both income tax and personal local income tax by visiting either the tax office or a local government office.

A district official stated, "We will minimize taxpayer inconvenience and confusion resulting from the transition of personal local income tax filing and payment to local governments and ensure that the system is stably established."