Suwon Collects 20.7 Billion Won in Delinquent Local Taxes in First Half of Year

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 27th that it collected approximately 20.7 billion won in delinquent local taxes during the first half of this year.

As a result of delinquent local tax collection activities conducted from January 1 to June 30, the city collected 20.787 billion won, representing a 6.7% increase (1.305 billion won) compared to 19.482 billion won collected during the same period last year.

Major collection activities included ▲seizure and collection of investment funds from secondary financial institutions such as Saemaul Geumgo and agricultural cooperatives (577 cases) ▲delinquent vehicle disposition for high-amount and habitual delinquents (unregistered vehicles, 35 vehicles) ▲sending notice of personal business location search to delinquent taxpayers (1,018 cases) ▲sending notices to small-amount delinquent taxpayers (68,675 cases) ▲seizure and collection of deposits held in courts (91 seizure cases, 10 collection cases) ▲collection through investigation of delinquent high-amount taxpayers with defaulted loans (1 case).

The city also collected 650 million won by encouraging payment from primary beneficiaries rather than delinquent taxpayers themselves.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the city is also utilizing non-face-to-face collection methods that avoid in-person collection activities such as home searches. These include ▲tracking and disposing of delinquent vehicles (unregistered vehicles) during early morning hours (2-4 a.m.) with sparse foot traffic ▲reviewing and seizing 1,490 court deposits (totaling 607 million won in delinquent taxes) by visiting all 47 courts nationwide to examine case records and analyze practical benefits before proceeding with seizure.

The city's Collection Division stated that it will develop and implement more diverse non-face-to-face collection methods in preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.