SEOUL, November 19 (AJP) - The identities and personal details of some 1,577 individuals and companies caught dodging taxes have been posted online, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Wednesday.
The list includes those with outstanding taxes of over 10 million Korean won (about US$6,800) as of January this year and other perpetual delinquents who have failed to pay for more than a year.
They are 1,078 individuals with a combined 73.6 billion won in unpaid taxes and 499 companies with 49.6 billion won in outstanding liabilities. Most delinquents have outstanding taxes between 10 million and 30 million won, while 201 failed to pay over 100 million won.
The decision to disclose the list, which contains personal details such as names, ages, and addresses, came after a panel of city officials reviewed some 1,823 cases last April. The delinquents were given about six months to explain themselves and were encouraged to pay their taxes. During that period, about 39 billion won in overdue taxes were collected.
The city government is also taking measures such as travel bans and asset seizures to enforce payment.
"The disclosure of the list is intended to raise awareness among tax delinquents who failed to fulfill their obligations," said Lee Sang-hoon, a city official. "We are committed to collecting all outstanding taxes to ensure fairness for diligent taxpayers."
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