Rapper 'Dok2' Failed to Pay 300 Million Won in Taxes... 6,940 High-Amount and Habitual Tax Delinquents Revealed

National Tax Service Website Disclosure
Total Outstanding Tax Debt 4.4196 Trillion KRW... Highest Individual Debt 173.9 Billion KRW, Highest Corporate Debt 23.6 Billion KRW

Rapper 'Dok2'

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] The National Tax Service (NTS) announced on the 15th that it has disclosed the personal information of 6,940 high-amount and habitual tax delinquents, 31 organizations receiving donations insincerely, and 47 tax evaders on the NTS website.

This year, the newly disclosed subjects include 4,423 individuals and 2,517 corporations. Compared to last year, the number of people decreased by 76.

The total amount of their tax arrears is 4.4196 trillion KRW. The highest individual tax arrears amount to 173.9 billion KRW (Im Taegyu, 50 years old), and the highest corporate tax arrears amount to 23.6 billion KRW (Baekpro Travel Agency Co., Ltd., service industry).

Among the high-amount and habitual tax delinquents, rapper 'Dok2' was listed for owing 300 million KRW in taxes. Jeon Mo (Tree J Company), who was named on the tax evader list, is known as the mother of actor Jang Geun-seok.

Those subject to disclosure with tax arrears between 200 million and 500 million KRW number 4,869 people (1.6155 trillion KRW), accounting for 70.2% of the total disclosed individuals and 36.6% of the total tax arrears.

The subjects of this disclosure include high-amount and habitual tax delinquents with national taxes overdue by more than one year and exceeding 200 million KRW, organizations that issued false donation receipts or failed to prepare and keep donor-specific issuance details, organizations that failed to fulfill obligations under inheritance and gift tax laws and were subject to tax reassessment, and insincere donation-receiving organizations violating obligations under the Corporate Tax Act. Tax evaders who have been convicted with a final judgment for tax evasion through fraud or dishonest acts are also subject to disclosure.

The NTS provided prior notice to 7,461 subjects in March, encouraging payment and offering opportunities for explanation over six months. Those whose tax arrears fell below 200 million KRW due to installment payments or who are currently appealing were excluded from disclosure.

The disclosure of the list is a policy by the NTS aimed not only at direct collection effects but also at indirectly ensuring compliance. The disclosure of high-amount and habitual tax delinquents has been conducted since 2004, and the disclosure of insincere donation-receiving organizations and tax evaders has been conducted since 2014. The disclosed information includes the name, business name (corporate name), age, occupation, address, tax item of arrears, payment deadline, and reasons for arrears. If the delinquent is a corporation, the representative of the corporation is also disclosed.