Law firm Sejong will hold a seminar on response plans for corporations' tax risk, covering tax audits and tax litigation, international taxes, and tariff issues.
Sejong said on the 30th that it will host a seminar on "the rapidly changing tax environment and how corporations should respond" at 2:30 p.m. on the 14th of next month in the seminar room on the 24th floor of Sejong Grand Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
The seminar was organized as the need for corporations to manage tax risks has grown amid the tax authorities' tougher tax audits, a rise in tax appeals, changes in the international taxes regime, and expanding geopolitical risks. Sejong's corporate strategy and tax center will address major tax issues corporations face, such as tax audits, tax litigation, and Trump tariff, and practical response strategies.
The seminar will begin with greetings from Sejong managing partner Baek Jae-heum. In the first session, Sejong attorney Kim Min and certified public accountant Yoon Geun-hee will give a presentation on "trends in tax audits and tax litigation." Kim has experience working in the Investigation Bureau and Litigation Bureau of the Seoul Regional Tax Service and on the National Tax Service's International Tax Base Team, and Yoon worked in the Appeals Division and the Mediation Office of the Tax Tribunal.
In the second session, Sejong attorney Yoon Jun-seok and attorney Baek Hye-young will present on "the horizon of international taxes and the Trump tariff." Yoon handled tax cases in the tax panel of the Seoul Administrative Court and earned a doctorate in tax law from Seoul National University School of Law. Baek served as a foreign exchange examiner at the Seoul Main Customs and as deputy head of the World Customs Organization Asia-Pacific Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (WCO RILO AP).
The general discussion will be chaired by Sejong corporate strategy and tax center head Lee Chang-hee. Sejong adviser Lim Seong-bin, adviser Kim Byung-kyu, senior foreign attorney Oh Hyeok, and Dong-A University Law School professor Noh Mi-ri will join the discussion. Lim previously served as commissioner of the Seoul Regional Tax Service and head of Investigation Bureau 4, and Kim served as director general for tax at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and as vice governor for economy of South Gyeongsang Province. Senior foreign attorney Oh handled cross-border tax advisory work at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) in the United States and at law firm Gwangjang.
Managing partner Baek said, "With the recent shift toward tougher tax audits, changes in the international taxes environment, and tariff issues, the tax risks corporations must consider are changing in complex ways," adding, "We hope this seminar will serve as an opportunity to understand major changes in the tax environment and explore response strategies."
The seminar will be held in person. Registration can be made through Sejong's planning office.
Sejong's tax group this year hired former senior judge Yoon Jun-seok, attorney Lee Ji-seong, senior foreign attorney Oh Hyeok, and certified public accountants Yoon Geun-hee and Lee Jin-uk, strengthening its advisory capabilities on domestic and international tax issues.