On December 12, the list of non-compliant donation-receiving organizations that issued fraudulent donation receipts, as well as tax evaders who operated illegal gambling websites using dozens of accounts under borrowed names and failed to report their income, was made public.
On this day, the National Tax Service announced that it had released the personal details of non-compliant donation-receiving organizations, tax evaders, violators of overseas financial account reporting obligations, and those who failed to fulfill obligations such as issuing tax invoices, through its official website. The list of individuals and organizations disclosed was finalized following a review by the National Tax Information Committee.
Non-compliant donation-receiving organizations include those that issued fraudulent donation receipts or failed to fulfill obligations under the Inheritance and Gift Tax Act, resulting in additional tax assessments. The National Tax Service disclosed 24 organizations, including religious organizations that issued donation receipts for amounts greater than the actual donations received, and organizations that hired donors or their related parties as executives and were assessed over 10 million won in gift taxes.
Tax evaders are individuals who have been convicted of evading 200 million won or more in national taxes through fraud or other illicit acts. This year, the National Tax Service disclosed 50 individuals, including those who operated illegal gambling websites using dozens of accounts under borrowed names and failed to report their income, as well as actual owners who managed multiple adult entertainment establishments under employees' names (such as waiters), maintained double sets of books to conceal income, and regularly destroyed the original records.
In addition, the National Tax Service disclosed four individuals who failed to report overseas financial accounts without valid reasons, and 22 business operators who violated tax invoice issuance obligations by recruiting name lenders, establishing corporations to issue fraudulent tax invoices without actual transactions, and collecting certain fees.
A representative from the National Tax Service stated, "Going forward, the National Tax Service will continue to disclose the names of those who violate tax laws in order to foster a culture of honest tax compliance, thereby ensuring a fair and principled tax administration."
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