Car Tax Payment Deadline Extended to July 3; Wetax Service Disruptions Expected

The payment deadline for the first installment of this year's car tax has been extended by three days.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that the deadline for the first installment of car tax has been pushed from the 30th of this month to the 3rd of next month.

The same extension applies to the application deadline for "annual payment," which allows taxpayers to pay the entire annual car tax—normally billed in two equal installments in June and December—at once.

This measure is intended to ensure the stable integration of administrative changes into the system, following the launch of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City and the reorganization of the administrative system in Incheon Metropolitan City.

Due to these administrative changes, "Wetax," the online local tax payment portal, will be temporarily suspended twice: from 6:00 p.m. on the 26th of this month to 8:00 a.m. on the 29th, and from 6:00 p.m. on the 30th to 8:00 a.m. on the 1st of next month.

During these periods, local taxes cannot be paid via online bank transfers or telephone banking (ARS).

However, pre-registered automatic payments will be processed as scheduled.

Consequently, the reporting and payment deadlines for other local taxes that fall within these periods have also been collectively adjusted to the 3rd of next month.

(Photo: Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Yonhap News)
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