Gyeonggi Province Releases List of 2,788 High-Amount and Habitual Tax Delinquents Exceeding 10 Million Won

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province released on the 18th the list of 2,788 high-amount and habitual delinquents in local taxes and local administrative penalties/charges who have not paid taxes of 10 million won or more for over one year through the province's website and Wetax (local tax payment site).

The delinquents whose names were released include 1,726 individuals and 615 corporations, with delinquent amounts of 67.4 billion won for individuals and 30.3 billion won for corporations, totaling 97.7 billion won.

Those included in the local administrative penalties/charges delinquent list comprise 423 individuals and 24 corporations, with delinquent amounts of 20.1 billion won for individuals and 41.3 billion won for corporations, totaling 61.4 billion won.

Local taxes are levies imposed by local governments, with typical examples including acquisition tax, property tax, and local income tax. Local administrative penalties/charges are revenue sources of local governments other than taxes, including surcharges, compulsory execution fees, contributions, and compensation.

Prior to releasing the delinquent list, the province sent advance notice letters in March to 2,800 local tax delinquents and 593 local administrative penalty/charge delinquents in accordance with Article 11 of the Local Tax Collection Act and Article 7-3 of the Act on Collection of Local Administrative Penalties and Charges, providing a six-month period to submit explanatory materials.

During the explanation period, 1,116 individuals paid 26 billion won in local taxes and local administrative penalties/charges. Those whose names were released this time did not make payment during that period.

Among the released list, the largest individual local tax delinquent is Park ○○ residing in Suwon, who failed to pay 1.1 billion won in three items including local income tax and transfer income tax. The largest individual delinquent in local administrative penalties/charges is Lee △△ residing in Gimpo, who failed to pay 700 million won in surcharges for violations of the Real Estate Registration Act.

The Yongin ◇◇◇◇ Urban Development Project Cooperative located in Yongin topped the list as the largest delinquent in both local taxes and local administrative penalties/charges, with delinquent amounts of 2.2 billion won in property tax and 39.4 billion won in metropolitan transportation facility charges.

Choi Won-sam, Director of Tax Justice at the province, stated: "Against high-amount and habitual delinquents in local taxes and local administrative penalties/charges, we will implement not only list releases but also strong administrative measures including restrictions on government-licensed projects and collection measures such as asset seizures, home searches, and forced sales. In particular, for those engaged in intentional asset concealment and evasion, we plan to take strong measures including exit bans through thorough investigations. Foreign national delinquents may also be included as subjects of exit prohibitions," he said.

The high-amount delinquent list can be viewed on the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) and Wetax (www.wetax.go.kr). The disclosed information includes delinquent names, business names (corporation names, representatives), age, address, delinquent tax items, and delinquent amounts.