Local Tax System Failure Continues; Ministry Extends Payment Deadline to July 7

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has extended the deadline for local tax payments to July 7, as a failure in the local tax system has disrupted services including Wetax, the online local tax filing and payment portal.
The Ministry stated that while the local tax system was undergoing a transition to reflect the launch of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City and the administrative restructuring of Incheon Metropolitan City, the restoration of the system has been delayed. To ensure taxpayers do not face disadvantages due to this delay, the Ministry has decided to extend the filing and payment deadline for all local tax items until July 7.
Previously, the Ministry had extended the local tax filing and payment deadline to July 3, considering the computer system error that occurred this morning.
However, as the system restoration remained delayed as of this afternoon, the Ministry decided to extend the deadline by an additional four days.
The Ministry reported that the local tax payment function was normalized this afternoon, and that local taxes for which bills have already been issued or assessments completed can now be paid via Wetax, bank transfers, or credit cards.
However, the Ministry added that for some tax items that require filing before payment, such as acquisition tax, payments may not yet be processed smoothly. Taxpayers can visit the tax departments of city, county, or district offices to file and submit their acquisition tax and registration and license tax manually.
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