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김덕중 국세청장은 22일 (현지시간) 국세청이 해외 계좌를 보유하고 고의적으로 세금 신고를 하지 않는 기업과 대재산가를 대상으로 세금 조사를 확대할 방침이며, 특히 친인척과 계열사 사이에 경영권과 재산 이전 이후 상속증여세 신고를 제대로 하지 않은 기업을 집중 단속할 예정이라고 발표했다.
국내 지하 경제 규모 수준은 미국, 유럽 일본 등 선진국의 10%대 인해 비해, GDP 최대 30%까지 차지한다. 국세청은 지하 경제 세금을 양상화 하기 위해 금융정보 시스템을 총동원 할 예정이며, 국세청의 이러한 역외 탈세자 및 기타 세금 납부 기피자 강력 조사는 현 정부의 중소기업 살리기와 복지 공략을 세금을 통해 해결 하려는 뜻으로 해석 할 수 있다.
국세청장은 오늘 중소기업중앙회와 가진 간담회에서 앞으로의 세무 조사 기준을 완화해 많은 기업이 세무조사 부담을 벗어날 수 있도록 할 계획이라고 밝혔다.
국세청장이 직접 나서 기업인들에게 세무조사 방향에 대해 설명하는 것은 이례적인 일이다.
김 청장은 오는 25일 대한상공회의소 회의에도 참석해 세금 정책 관련 브리핑할 예정이다.
오늘 간담회에서 김청장은 지하경제 양성화를 위해 사용될 금융정보 시스템이 중소기업이나 자영업자에게 피해가지 않게 할 것이라고 덧붙였다.
세금 조사는 어느 정도 규모가 있는 기업을 대상으로 할 것이며, 중소기업과 이전에 파산한 경험이 있는 기업에 한해서는 기준을 완화할 예정이다.
국세청은 최근 남북 갈등 고조로 인해 개성공단 조업중단이 장기화와 관련, 입주 기업들에 대한 부가가치세 납부기한을 최대 9개월까지 연장하는 등 완화된 조세 정책을 약속한 바 있다.
한국조세연구원은 국세청이 금융거래 정보를 활용할 수 있는 범위를 넓히는 것이 역외탈세 등 지하경제를 양성화하는데 도움을 줄 것이라고 분석했다.
정부는 향후 5년간 비과세와 세금 감면 혜택 등을 평균 3조원씩 줄여 앞으로 5년간 약 15조원의 재원을 마련할 계획이다. (번역: 코리아헤럴드 최인정 인턴기자)
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NTS to expand investigations into offshore tax evaders
By Park Hyong-ki
National Tax Service Commissioner Kim Duk-joong said Monday that the tax agency will expand its investigations into companies or the wealthy suspected of holding offshore accounts and purposefully not making disclosures for tax payments.
Also, the tax agency will target those who have avoided regular filings of their gift and inheritance taxes after transferring their assets or operational ownerships to next of kin or business subsidiaries.
The NTS will maximize the use of the financial regulators’ intelligence system to justify taxation on the underground economy, of which the proportion to the gross domestic product is extremely high, at around 30 percent. In other advanced countries such as the U.S., Europe and Japan, the underground markets account for less than 10 percent of their GDP.
Its strong will to bring offshore tax evaders and other dodgers to light comes as the incumbent government seeks to increase tax revenue in an effort to finance welfare projects and the sustainability of small and medium enterprises.
The commissioner assured corporate executives associated with the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business that the NTS will not burden or hinder business operations under its toughened tax measures.
It is rare for a top tax official to have a firsthand meeting with entrepreneurs to explain the organization’s policy goals. He is also scheduled to give a briefing on tax policies during his visit to the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
Kim also said during his presentation of its tax administrative policy on the shadow economy that it will not misuse the financial intelligence system against SMEs or the self-employed.
The tax agency’s investigations will focus mainly on “sizeable” cases, over which the public share a common view with the government for stringent measures.
It will instead ease tax audits on SMEs and regional small businesses, as well as on businesses that previously closed down so that they can have a second chance at launching a new company.
The NTS has recently relaxed its tax regulations against companies that had been operating in the inter-Korean industrial complex in Gaeseong where they were prohibited from further running their factories by North Korea amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
The expanded use of the financial intelligence system by the NTS will improve tax fairness as it will shrink the size of Korea’s underground economy and prevent tax evasion via offshore tax havens, according to the Korea Institute of Public Finance.
The government seeks to raise an additional 15 trillion won in tax revenue from tax expenditures over the next five years of President Park Geun-hye’s term.
(hkp@heraldcorp.com)
NTS to expand investigations into offshore tax evaders
By Park Hyong-ki
National Tax Service Commissioner Kim Duk-joong said Monday that the tax agency will expand its investigations into companies or the wealthy suspected of holding offshore accounts and purposefully not making disclosures for tax payments.
Also, the tax agency will target those who have avoided regular filings of their gift and inheritance taxes after transferring their assets or operational ownerships to next of kin or business subsidiaries.
The NTS will maximize the use of the financial regulators’ intelligence system to justify taxation on the underground economy, of which the proportion to the gross domestic product is extremely high, at around 30 percent. In other advanced countries such as the U.S., Europe and Japan, the underground markets account for less than 10 percent of their GDP.
Its strong will to bring offshore tax evaders and other dodgers to light comes as the incumbent government seeks to increase tax revenue in an effort to finance welfare projects and the sustainability of small and medium enterprises.
The commissioner assured corporate executives associated with the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business that the NTS will not burden or hinder business operations under its toughened tax measures.
It is rare for a top tax official to have a firsthand meeting with entrepreneurs to explain the organization’s policy goals. He is also scheduled to give a briefing on tax policies during his visit to the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
Kim also said during his presentation of its tax administrative policy on the shadow economy that it will not misuse the financial intelligence system against SMEs or the self-employed.
The tax agency’s investigations will focus mainly on “sizeable” cases, over which the public share a common view with the government for stringent measures.
It will instead ease tax audits on SMEs and regional small businesses, as well as on businesses that previously closed down so that they can have a second chance at launching a new company.
The NTS has recently relaxed its tax regulations against companies that had been operating in the inter-Korean industrial complex in Gaeseong where they were prohibited from further running their factories by North Korea amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
The expanded use of the financial intelligence system by the NTS will improve tax fairness as it will shrink the size of Korea’s underground economy and prevent tax evasion via offshore tax havens, according to the Korea Institute of Public Finance.
The government seeks to raise an additional 15 trillion won in tax revenue from tax expenditures over the next five years of President Park Geun-hye’s term.
(hkp@heraldcorp.com)
