Expert Tax Firm Opens Honam Branch, Names Former National Tax Service Official Kim Cheoljun as Chief Tax Accountant

Expert Tax Firm announced that it has opened a new Honam branch and appointed tax accountant Kim Cheoljun, who worked at the National Tax Service for about 18 years, as its chief tax accountant.

The new Honam branch was established to expand the firm's nationwide branch network and provide tax services to businesses and individual taxpayers in Gwangju and Jeonnam. Expert Tax Firm plans to address the diverse tax needs of local taxpayers and broaden its service offerings through collaboration among professional staff.

Kim Cheoljun, who will lead the Honam branch, graduated from the College of Business Administration at Chonnam National University in 2005 and joined the National Tax Service that same year. He subsequently worked at the Jongno District Tax Office, Gwangju District Tax Office, Bukgwangju District Tax Office, and Seogwangju District Tax Office, where he handled property taxation, tax audits, and corporate tax matters.

He gained practical experience in tax administration over about 18 years, building expertise particularly in property tax, corporate tax, and tax audits. Drawing on this experience, he has handled a range of tax matters, including corporate tax management, inheritance and gifts, capital gains tax, and responses to tax audits.

Kim passed the 59th Tax Accountant Examination in 2022 and took early retirement from the National Tax Service in June 2023. From July that year through October 2026, he served as chief tax accountant at Doa Tax & Accounting, continuing to work in the tax field.

Expert Tax Firm plans to strengthen tax services for businesses and individual taxpayers in the Honam region, drawing on Kim's experience in tax administration and practical tax expertise. Its main service areas will include corporate tax consulting, responses to tax audits, inheritance and gifts, and asset succession.

The firm will address diverse needs, including corporate tax management and tax issues related to individuals' assets. It also plans to expand the range of tax services available in the region by leveraging the expertise of staff at its branches nationwide and its collaboration systems.

As the comprehensive advisory infrastructure of large tax firms, once concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area, rapidly expands to regional hubs, professional staff are expected to provide more hands-on services in local communities.

Chief Tax Accountant Kim Cheoljun said, "Drawing on the diverse practical experience I gained at the National Tax Service and my expertise as a tax accountant, I will provide services that offer tangible benefits to local taxpayers. I will make use of Expert Tax Firm's nationwide network of professionals and collaboration systems to develop the branch into a leading tax services office in the Honam region."

A representative of Expert Tax Firm said, "We expect the addition of Chief Tax Accountant Kim Cheoljun to further strengthen our competitiveness in tax services in the Honam region. We will continue to expand our nationwide tax services network in collaboration with tax accountants who have expertise in their respective fields."

Meanwhile, with the opening of the Honam branch, Expert Tax Firm plans to expand its tax service base in Gwangju and Jeonnam and strengthen its specialized tax services for businesses and individual taxpayers.

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