Tax Disputes

"BKL possessed highly specialised and experienced experts who know how to lead the dispute resolution process to our advantage."

- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

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Overview

Our Tax Group consists of attorneys with specialized professional backgrounds, including former officials and judges such as chief judge of the Seoul High Court, chief judge of the Seoul Administrative Court (in charge of tax litigation), judicial researcher of the Supreme Court (tax litigation team), and legal advisors to the National Tax Service, Tax and Customs Office, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Our professionals provide our clients with unsurpassed level of legal service in relation to tax litigation encompassing administrative tax litigation in appealing tax impositions, civil tax litigation on overpayments or delinquency dispositions, criminal tax litigation on violation of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act, and constitutional tax litigation on tax related laws.

Further, our Tax Group also provides comprehensive legal services with respect to tax appeals to the regional tax offices, the National Tax Service, the Board of Audit and Inspection or the Tax Tribunal. In order to provide our legal service in the most efficient manner, our Tax Group consists of a dedicated team of attorneys specialized in tax matters, certified tax accountants with hands-on experience with the National Tax Service and the Tax Tribunal, and certified public accountants with experience in handling tax appeals. Through coordinated efforts among our highly experienced professionals, our tax disputes practice has been able to achieve highly successful outcomes on behalf of many of our clients.

Key Services

Administrative Tax Appeal

Request for Adequacy of Tax Imposition

Objection to the competent regional tax office, appeal to the NTS or the Board of Audit and appeal to the Tax Tribunal

Request for Tax Refund

Tax Litigation

Administrative tax litigation

Civil tax litigation

Constitutional tax litigation

Criminal Tax Litigation

Violation of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act

Violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act

Other cases relating to tax evaders (embezzlement, malpractice, offshore tax evasion, concealment of criminal proceeds)

Investigations by the tax office or prosecutor’s office

Criminal tax litigation

Practice Areas

Representative Cases

Appeal to the Tax Tribunal seeking revocation of corporate tax imposition in relation to withholding taxes on dividend payments from OB to SPC Group

Represented KORAIL in litigation appealing a rejection of corporate tax refund claim in the amount of approximately KRW 1 trillion in relation to the cancellation of a purchase agreement in the Yongsan International Business District

Represented KT in a litigation appealing a rejection of VAT refund in relation to cellular phone subsidies

Tax Appeal

Appeal to the Tax Tribunal seeking revocation of VAT imposition in relation to tax statements of Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.

Appeal to the Tax Tribunal seeking revocation of corporate tax imposition in relation to overseas resources development projects by Samsung C&T and Hyundai Corp.

Appeal to the Tax Tribunal seeking revocation of income tax and gift tax imposition on the owner of a major corporation

Appeal to the Tax Tribunal seeking revocation of corporate tax imposition in relation to withholding taxes on dividend payments from OB to SPC Group

Tax Litigation

Represented UBS Securities in litigation seeking revocation of corporate tax imposition in relation to ELWs

Represented KORAIL in a litigation seeking revocation of VAT imposition in relation to public service compensation

Represented KT in a litigation appealing a rejection of VAT refund in relation to cellular phone subsidies

Criminal Tax Litigation

Represented domestic major corporations in tax evasion cases

Represented domestic major corporations in false tax statement cases

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