전주시, 고소득·전문직 체납자 급여 압류 착수

Jeonju City Begins Seizing Salaries of High-Income and Professional Delinquents

Jeonju City takes action against high-income and professional tax delinquents for the collection of local taxes.

Jeonju City has announced that until June 1, it has designated a special collection period for local tax delinquency and is actively pursuing strong collection activities, as of the 11th.

The city has identified 172 high-income and professional tax delinquents among those who owe more than 1 million won in local taxes and are estimated to earn a monthly salary of over 5 million won. The total amount of their delinquency is 1.82 billion won, and the city plans to start wage garnishment and collection procedures.

The targets were selected based on income data from the National Health Insurance Corporation, including medical professionals, financial professionals, legal professionals, employees of large corporations, and public sector workers.

The city plans to send seizure notices in mid-May to encourage voluntary payment, and starting in June, it will notify the delinquents' workplaces of wage garnishment and proceed with full-scale collection efforts.

Prior to this, the city traced financial assets such as stocks and insurance securities, seized 144 cases, and collected 113 million won in delinquent taxes. It is also continuing collection activities against chronic delinquents by seizing and collecting 8 million won through the seizure and collection of solar power generation sales proceeds.

Choi Hyeon-chang, Director of the Planning and Coordination Office of Jeonju City, stated, "For high-income and professional tax delinquents who have the ability to pay but have not paid local taxes, we will implement strong collection measures such as wage garnishment," and added, "We will do our best to establish a fair tax order to ensure that diligent taxpayers do not suffer disadvantages."

📝 Brief Summary:
Jeonju City is taking action against high-income and professional tax delinquents to collect local taxes. They have identified 172 delinquents who owe a total of 1.82 billion won in taxes, and plan to start wage garnishment and collection procedures.

🗣️ Natural Korean Translation:
전주시는 지방세를 징수하기 위해 고소득 및 전문직 세금 체납자에 대한 조치를 취하고 있습니다. 총 1.82억원의 세금을 미납한 172명을 확인했으며, 임금 명세서 공제 및 징수 절차를 시작할 계획입니다.

❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the special collection period for local tax delinquency announced by Jeonju City?
전주시가 발표한 지방세 체납자를 위한 특별 징수 기간은 언제까지인가요?
2. How many high-income and professional tax delinquents have been identified by the city?
전주시는 고소득 및 전문직 세금 체납자를 몇 명 발견했나요?
3. What types of professionals were targeted by Jeonju City for tax collection?
전주시가 세금 징수를 위해 어떤 종류의 전문직종을 대상으로 했나요?

💡 Vocabulary Learning:
1. delinquency / 체납 / noun
- failure to pay a debt or fulfill an obligation
- 채무 미납 또는 의무 미이행
- He was charged with delinquency for not paying his taxes on time.
- 그는 세금을 제때 납부하지 않아 체납 혐의를 받았다.

2. garnishment / 명세서 공제 / noun
- a legal process that allows part of a person's wages to be withheld for payment of a debt
- 채무 상환을 위해 개인의 일부 임금을 공제하는 법적 절차
- The court ordered wage garnishment to repay the outstanding debt.
- 법원은 미수채를 상환하기 위해 임금 명세서 공제를 명령했다.

3. seizure / 압류 / noun
- the action of taking property or assets by force or authority
- 강제로 또는 권한으로 재산이나 자산을 가져가는 행위
- The authorities carried out the seizure of illegal goods at the border.
- 당국은 국경에서 불법 물품을 압류했다.

4. chronic / 만성적인 / adjective
- persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
- 오랜 기간동안 지속되거나 계속해서 발생하는
- The patient has been suffering from chronic pain for years.
- 그 환자는 몇 년 동안 만성적인 통증을 겪고 있다.

5. proceeds / 수익금 / noun
- money obtained from an event or activity
- 행사나 활동으로부터 얻은 돈
- The proceeds from the charity event will go towards helping the homeless.
- 자선 행사로부터 얻은 수익금은 노숙자들을 돕는 데 사용될 것이다.