CHANGWON — South Gyeongsang Province will begin on-site collection efforts in Busan, Daegu and Ulsan on the 28th, targeting 70 people who owe local taxes to the province but live elsewhere.
The province will run its "2026 second-half out-of-province regional collection task force" for five days through Oct. 2. The aim is to close gaps in tax collection by directly verifying the living conditions and ability to pay of delinquents whose circumstances had been difficult to check because they live outside the province.
The targets are 70 people who owe at least 3 million won in local taxes to the province, live in other cities or provinces, and are judged either to be evading payment or to have the means to pay. Their combined arrears total 1.213 billion won.
The task force comprises 30 tax collection officials from the province and its cities and counties, organized into three teams. Before making visits, officials will analyze each delinquent's arrears, assets and legal claims, then go directly to their homes and workplaces to confirm whether they actually live there, their living conditions and their ability to pay.
Collection methods will vary by circumstance. On-site inspections will be used to prompt voluntary payment, while delinquents unable to pay in a lump sum will be asked to submit payment plans and pay in installments. Those who deliberately avoid payment despite having the means will face compulsory collection procedures, including seizure of assets. In cases where collection is effectively impossible because the delinquent has no assets, the province will consider suspending collection based on the findings of the on-site investigation.
In the second half of last year, the province ran a similar out-of-province task force covering the Seoul metropolitan area and the Gyeongsang region, collecting 46 million won and securing installment payment commitments worth 1.115 billion won.
From October through December, the province plans to operate a joint provincial-municipal regional collection task force within South Gyeongsang, stepping up on-site collection from large-scale delinquents.
