Gyeonggi Province Collects 910 Million Won in Delinquent Taxes by Seizing High-Value Motorcycles

Gyeonggi Province collected 910 million won in delinquent taxes after conducting a comprehensive survey of motorcycles owned by long-term local tax delinquents.

The survey covered 823 people who owned motorcycles and had been delinquent on at least 1 million won in local taxes for a year or more. Gyeonggi Province identified a total of 1,097 motorcycles registered in their names and conducted joint field investigations with cities and counties from February through October.

Investigators visited the delinquents' registered addresses and the locations listed on their motorcycles' use registration certificates. They confirmed the actual locations of 402 motorcycles. Through on-site requests for payment and seizure measures, the province collected 910 million won. The actual locations of the remaining 695 motorcycles could not be confirmed, in some cases because of false address registrations, and the province plans to continue tracking them.

High-value motorcycles seized by Gyeonggi Province from tax delinquents

A person identified as A, who had been delinquent since 2025 on 1.5 million won in taxes across seven items, including vehicle tax on motorcycles, was found to own two U.S.-made Harley-Davidson motorcycles during the comprehensive survey. After the tax collection team visited A's workplace and seized the motorcycles by affixing seizure seals, A paid the full amount owed.

B, a resident of Yongin, had also been delinquent since 2024 on 2 million won across two tax items, including local income tax. After the city seized B's Honda 600cc motorcycle, worth approximately 17.9 million won, B paid the full amount owed.

Noh Seungho, director of Gyeonggi Province's Tax Justice Division, said, "As motorcycle use continues to increase, we will keep improving our tax collection methods. We will respond firmly to tax evasion and establish a fair tax system in which conscientious taxpayers are respected."

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