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South Korean corporate tax evasion investigations

Overview

The South Korean National Tax Service has initiated large-scale investigations into 41 companies within the food, delivery, and fashion sectors. Authorities suspect these entities have evaded approximately 1 trillion won in taxes.

The probe focuses on whether companies, including 23 agricultural and livestock distributors and 16 food or delivery platforms, artificially inflated production costs to justify consumer price hikes while hiding profits or conducting illegal transfers to owners' families. Specific allegations include Baedal Minjok being suspected of roughly 100 billion won in offshore tax evasion via its German parent company, as well as poultry farms suspected of price collusion and food manufacturers accused of funneling funds to family-owned logistics centers.

Entities

Personal Information Protection Commission · Baedal Minjok · Lee Seong-geul · Coupang · SK Telecom

Timeline

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    South Korea's National Tax Service is investigating 41 companies in the food and platform sectors for suspected tax evasion totaling 1 trillion won and contributing to price inflation.

Sources

joseilbo.com · kyeonggi.com · seoul.co.kr · tfmedia.co.kr