SK Telecom headquarters building. /Courtesy of SKT

The National Tax Service has launched a tax investigation into SK Telecom.

According to the industry on the 16th, researchers from the Seoul Regional Tax Service's Investigation Division 4 entered the SK Telecom headquarters in Euljiro, Seoul, that day to secure related materials and conducted an on-site investigation. The Investigation Division 4 of the Seoul Regional Tax Service primarily conducts irregular (special) tax audits.

The National Tax Service is reportedly strengthening special tax audits against corporations suspected of tax evasion.