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South Korean National Tax Service investigates 41 companies for 1 trillion won tax evasion
The South Korean National Tax Service has launched large-scale tax investigations into 41 companies across the food, delivery, and fashion sectors. The total suspected amount of tax evasion is approximately 1 trillion won, marking the largest investigation of its kind targeting companies suspected of contributing to inflation.
The investigation targets 23 agricultural and livestock distributors, 16 food, franchise, and delivery platform companies, and two fashion platforms. Authorities are examining whether these companies artificially inflated production costs to justify price hikes for consumers while simultaneously hiding profits or engaging in illegal transfers to owners' families.
Notable cases include the delivery platform Baedal Minjok, which is suspected of offshore tax evasion involving roughly 100 billion won by transferring profits to its German parent company. Other investigations involve poultry farms suspected of price collusion, food manufacturers accused of funneling funds to family-owned logistics centers, and franchises suspected of using company funds for personal expenses or operating shadow branches.
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Eleven poultry farms are under investigation for suspected price collusion and underreporting profits. www.kyeonggi.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The investigation targets 23 agricultural/livestock distributors, 16 food/delivery/franchise companies, and 2 fashion platforms. www.kyeonggi.com · www.tfmedia.co.kr
- [● 3 SOURCES] Targeted companies are suspected of inflating production costs to justify price hikes for consumers. www.kyeonggi.com · www.tfmedia.co.kr
- [● 2 SOURCES] Baedal Minjok is suspected of offshore tax evasion involving approximately 100 billion won in unpaid taxes. www.kyeonggi.com · www.tfmedia.co.kr
- [● 3 SOURCES] The National Tax Service has launched tax investigations into 41 companies. www.kyeonggi.com · www.tfmedia.co.kr
- [● 3 SOURCES] The suspected amount of tax evasion among the targeted companies is approximately 1 trillion won. www.kyeonggi.com · www.tfmedia.co.kr