"Director Committed Tax Evasion": Whistleblower Frustrated by Tax Office's Response After Submitting Receipts

[Anchor] Did you report suspected tax evasion, only to be told by the tax office to go find the evidence yourself?

[Reporter] Yes. A hairdresser, identified as A, who worked at a hair salon for over five years, discovered evidence suggesting that the owner had been evading taxes by using two credit card terminals with different business registration numbers to underreport sales.

In response, A submitted six months' worth of physical receipts to the National Tax Service as evidence to report the suspected tax evasion.

However, the local tax office that took over the case did not conduct any significant investigation for four months. Instead, they demanded that A provide five years' worth of sales data for the salon.

The office even reportedly stated that if the data could not be secured, the case might end with just a warning.

Frustrated, A filed a complaint with the e-People (Gungmin Singongo) portal, stating, "I took the risk to secure these receipts, but isn't investigating years of sales data the job of the tax office?"

The tax office replied that they would process the case within this month, but it is reported that there has been no investigation or contact made with the hair salon so far.

(Source: Online community 'Bobaedream')

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