The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on the 28th it will extend the deadlines for regular local government tax items such as property tax and for ad hoc filing and payment items such as acquisition tax from the 29th to Oct. 15 to minimize public inconvenience caused by the fire at the National Information Resources Service.
The extension covers property tax (land and dwellings), local resource and facility tax (firefighting portion), motor vehicle taxes (September annual prepayment and mileage-based portion), and corporate local income tax (companies with settlement of account at the end of May), among others. Accordingly, if the filing or payment deadline falls between Sept. 29 and Oct. 15, all filings and payments can be made by Oct. 15. For example, acquisition tax due between Sept. 29 and Oct. 15 is extended to Oct. 15. Property tax with a due date of Sept. 30 can also be paid by the same day.
The local government tax system is currently operating normally, but use of Smart WETAX (mobile) is restricted, so filing and payment must be made through WETAX (PC) only. However, for acquisition tax (paid transaction), online filing is limited because the real estate transaction management system is down and the transaction certificate number cannot be retrieved. Taxpayers must visit the local government tax department in person with the relevant documents.
In addition, for applications for local government tax reductions, if it is difficult to verify eligibility due to system linkage issues, the reduction will be applied first. After the system is normalized, eligibility will be rechecked, and even if the taxpayer is not eligible, only the reduced principal tax amount will be collected without an additional tax.
For inquiries related to filing and payment, guidance is available through the Government Call Center for Civil Complaints (110) or local government tax departments.