'Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Delinquency Management Corps' Launched... Status Checks to Include Traffic Fines and Penalty Surcharges

Status Verification for 1.34 Million Tax Delinquents and 4.24 Million Non-Tax Revenue Delinquents Nationwide
Tailored Follow-up Measures by Type: Financial Hardship, Intentional Evasion, and More
6,000 Field Investigators Deployed; 10,000 to Conduct Verifications Starting October

The National Tax Service has established a nationwide “Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Delinquency Management Corps” and is launching a field-centered system for verifying the status of delinquent taxpayers in earnest.

On July 8, the National Tax Service announced that it held an inauguration ceremony for the Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Delinquency Management Corps at 133 tax offices nationwide, with tax office directors, operational and accompanying staff, and field investigators in attendance.

Kwanghyun Lim, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, is giving a lecture to field inspectors at KINTEX on the 3rd. National Tax Service

In a video message at the inauguration ceremony, Im Kwanghyun, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, stated, “The achievements you accumulate in the field as members of the Delinquency Management Corps will serve as foundational data for future delinquency management,” and added, “I hope you will take pride in your work and fulfill your roles with a strong sense of responsibility.”

The Delinquency Management Corps will operate out of tax offices nationwide with the goal of verifying the status of all 1.34 million tax delinquents and 4.24 million non-tax revenue delinquents. The Corps will be active for six months, until December 23 of this year, at 133 tax office regional bases. Activities will include notifying delinquents of their outstanding balances via phone consultations, and visiting their registered addresses or business locations to check their living or business circumstances.

In particular, the National Tax Service will now also be responsible for the unified collection of non-tax revenue delinquencies such as fines and penalty surcharges. Previously, non-tax revenue was collected individually by each government ministry, but this year, the process is being consolidated under the National Tax Service. As a preliminary step, the status verification of delinquents will be carried out, starting with police-issued fines.

For tax delinquencies, payments can be made through the National Tax Service’s Hometax platform or via internet banking. For police-issued fines, delinquents can check and pay outstanding amounts through the Traffic Civil Service 24 website. Other non-tax revenue items, such as compensation surcharges and penalty surcharges, can be paid by using the electronic payment number on the notice sent by the imposing agency at the Non-Tax Revenue Portal, or by contacting the agency directly.

The Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Delinquency Management Corps will not simply engage in collection activities, but will implement “customized delinquency management” by categorizing delinquent taxpayers according to their individual economic circumstances. For those facing financial hardship, support will be provided through programs such as extinguishment of tax payment obligations and linkage to social welfare services. Delinquents facing temporary cash shortages will be given the opportunity to make installment payments, providing them with the financial flexibility needed to recover. If, after verification, a taxpayer is found to be deliberately avoiding payment, dedicated delinquency officials from the National Tax Service will conduct tracking investigations and respond strictly.

In June, the National Tax Service simultaneously recruited 2,500 field investigators for the “Tax Delinquency Management Corps” and 3,000 for the “Non-Tax Revenue Delinquency Management Corps,” for a total of 5,500. Including 500 existing investigators, 6,000 field investigators are now active. The National Tax Service plans to recruit an additional 4,000 by October of this year, bringing the total number of field investigators to 10,000.

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