Lim Kwanghyun: "100 Billion Won Collected Immediately Through Delinquent Tax Management Team... 10,000 Promise to Pay"

National Tax Service Holds Nationwide Meeting of Tax Office Heads on the 27th
Discussion on Achievements and Future Direction of the National and Non-Tax Revenue Delinquent Tax Management Teams
"We Will Eliminate Irregularities in Delinquent Tax Management"

The National Tax Service has achieved immediate collection of 10 billion won in delinquent taxes through the “National Tax Delinquent Tax Management Team,” which has been operating with 500 newly hired personnel since March this year. The agency plans to hire an additional 5,500 people in the first phase and begin a full-scale verification process starting in July.

On the 27th, Kwanghyun Lim, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, held a nationwide meeting of heads of tax offices at the Government Complex in Sejong, where he discussed the achievements of the Delinquent Tax Management Team and its future direction.

Kwanghyun Lim, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, spoke about the achievements of the Delinquent Tax Management Team and future operational directions at the National Tax Service Regional Directors Meeting held on the 27th at the Government Sejong Complex. National Tax Service

The Delinquent Tax Management Team is already showing tangible results. Commissioner Lim explained, “Since March, 500 members of the National Tax Delinquent Tax Management Team (operating from March 5 to May 22) have conducted phone and in-person verifications for 36,532 individuals, resulting in the immediate collection of 10 billion won in delinquent taxes from 6,022 people. Additionally, 10,230 individuals have pledged to pay, and out of 1,049 delinquent taxpayers who were able but deliberately avoided payment, 329 have been handed over to the tracking investigation team.”

Furthermore, the Delinquent Tax Management Team has connected 904 delinquent taxpayers facing financial hardship due to illness or accidents to welfare programs. Among 8,535 applicants for extinction of payment obligations, the status of 4,786 has been verified, and after review, the National Tax Service extinguished the payment obligations for 479 people, totaling 7.5 billion won.

The National Tax Service plans to expand the team from its current size of 500 to 10,000 by October this year, launching a full-scale effort to verify the status of delinquent taxpayers.

In the first phase, the National Tax Service will select an additional 5,500 members for the Delinquent Tax Management Team (2,500 for national taxes and 3,000 for non-tax revenues) by the end of June, provide job training, and begin verification activities in July. The remaining 4,000 members will be hired in the second phase, so that by October, a total of 10,000 people will be active in the team.

Commissioner Lim stated, “We expect the collection performance to increase significantly once actual tracking investigations begin. We will pool our capabilities to eliminate irregularities in delinquent tax management and achieve visible results that the public can recognize.”

The National Tax Service also expects that the Delinquent Tax Management Team will not only collect delinquent taxes but also create jobs for 10,000 people. Commissioner Lim said, “More than 24,000 people applied for the 5,500 temporary positions by the 26th, resulting in a competition ratio of 4.5 to 1. The Delinquent Tax Management Team will provide jobs to 10,000 people, including young people categorized as ‘temporarily unemployed,’ and we will ensure the success of this national project for innovation in delinquent tax management, achieving a win-win outcome.”

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