The National Tax Service announced on the 31st that it has launched a comprehensive income tax refund service called "One Click." By using the "One Click" service, taxpayers can view refund amounts for up to five years all at once and complete their refund application with just one click. There are forecasts that the number of users of private tax support platforms, such as Samjeomsam, which promotes convenient refund services, will decrease.
Lee Seong-jin, the National Tax Service's Chief of Information Management, said, "Since 2022, we have proactively guided over 10 million taxpayers to refunds totaling 2.6 trillion won for income earners such as delivery riders and private instructors. Based on this service experience and know-how, we have launched the refund service."
Calculating refund amounts requires extensive big data analysis of various reports, payment statements, and simplified year-end settlement materials. It is necessary to closely examine whether the annual income of family members exceeds the criteria and whether there are any overlapping deductions. Additionally, taxpayers must consider the differences between withholding tax rates and comprehensive income tax filing rates to apply the most favorable filing method for them. The National Tax Service solved these challenges through big data analysis.
The National Tax Service plans to guide 3.11 million taxpayers in filing comprehensive income tax refunds amounting to 290 billion won through the One Click service. Additionally, if the amounts guided through the One Click service are reported without modification, the refunds will be paid within one month.
The tax refund notification service launched by the National Tax Service can also be accessed through private financial platforms such as Samjeomsam and Toss. However, users of the private platforms must pay a fee of 10-20% of the refund amount. The "One Click" service launched by the National Tax Service has no fees. It is also a strong point that there is no need to worry about personal information leaks since it does not collect additional personal data like family relationship certificates. Furthermore, since the National Tax Service calculates refund amounts considering various deduction requirements, there is no risk of additional tax being imposed due to excessive refunds.
Lee Seong-jin noted, "In reviewing the surge in refund applications over the past few years, we found numerous cases where additional tax was imposed due to excessive refund requests." He added, "In the future, we plan to establish an AI-based automatic refund review system to block unjust deductions."