Suwon Appoints Members of Local Tax Deliberation Committee

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 14th that it has appointed 19 members to the ‘Suwon Local Tax Deliberation Committee’ to work on protecting taxpayers’ rights.

The committee is composed of 17 appointed members including Committee Chairman Attorney Lee Sang-yong, attorneys, tax accountants, certified public accountants, appraisers, and university professors, along with 2 ex-officio civil servants (Director of Suwon City's Economic Policy Bureau and Director of Tax Administration Division). The term of office runs for two years from January 1 next year through December 31, 2022.

Committee members deliberate and decide on ▲objections to municipal taxes ▲standard assessed values for municipalities (land and housing amounts applied under the Local Tax Law) ▲selection of tax audit targets and faithful taxpayers ▲disclosure of delinquent taxpayer information ▲amendments to municipal tax reduction ordinances.

The city did not hold an appointment ceremony and instead delivered appointment certificates individually to the Local Tax Deliberation Committee members.

“A committee composed of experts with rich professional knowledge on local taxes will play a significant role in realizing fair tax administration,” said Jo Jin-haeng, Director of the Economic Policy Bureau. “I ask that you fairly deliberate and decide on taxpayer complaints and do your best to protect taxpayers’ rights.”