Services

Full list of services

All the work handled across our four service areas, in one table. Select a task to jump to its explanation.

Service area (official name)	Tasks we handle	Competent authority	Who it is for	Related page
Foreign company tax consulting in Korea	Tax audit defence for foreign-invested companies (scope of material and production schedule) Pre-audit review (related-party transactions, expenses at risk of disallowance) Arm’s-length price documentation for transactions with foreign related parties Withholding on interest, dividends and royalties paid to the parent Treaty reduced-rate applications Corporate tax return for a Korean branch (place of business) Branch profits tax review Corporate tax return on liquidation income Final VAT return on closure Corporate tax and VAT filing calendar management Refund claims to correct filed returns	District tax office with jurisdiction over the taxpayer (National Tax Service)	Foreign parents with a Korean subsidiary, branch or liaison office and their finance staff, companies that have received an audit notice, companies considering closure or liquidation	Foreign corporation tax
Korean inheritance, gift and capital gains tax for non-residents	Resident / non-resident determination for inheritance, gift and transfer cases Inheritance tax return where the deceased was a non-resident Inheritance tax return with heirs living abroad (9-month deadline management) Gift tax return for children or donees living abroad Preliminary capital gains tax return on Korean real estate (overseas Koreans and foreigners) Final capital gains tax return Review of the one-house-per-household exemption for non-residents Review of evidence for the original acquisition price Responding to source-of-funds enquiries on overseas remittances Check of overseas financial account reporting obligations	District tax office with jurisdiction over the taxpayer (National Tax Service)	Overseas Koreans and foreigners living abroad, estates with some heirs abroad, non-residents selling Korean property	Inheritance, gift & capital gains
Korean income tax for foreigners and the Korea–U.S. tax treaty	Resident, non-resident and dual-resident determination Global income tax return for foreigners and overseas Koreans Non-resident Korean-source income: filing and withholding review Foreign tax credit calculation and claim Korea–U.S. tax treaty review (residence tie-breaker and reduced rates) Treaty reduced-rate applications and refund claims First-year return after moving back to Korea (splitting the year) Review of the 19% flat rate for foreign employees Income tax return on leaving Korea Overseas financial account report	District tax office with jurisdiction over the taxpayer (National Tax Service)	Foreign employees working in Korea, overseas Koreans returning from the U.S. and elsewhere, people with overlapping U.S. and Korean filing duties, non-residents with Korean income	Korea–U.S. income tax
Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll for foreign companies in Korea	Monthly bookkeeping for foreign companies (voucher lists by account, month-end close) VAT preliminary and final returns Zero-rating and input VAT deduction review Corporate tax closing, tax adjustment and filing Closing calendar aligned with head-office fiscal year Payroll calculation and employment income withholding returns Year-end tax settlement for employees National pension and health insurance eligibility for foreign employees Social insurance enrolment and loss reporting management Takeover of books and balance reconciliation when changing provider	District tax office with jurisdiction over the taxpayer (National Tax Service); National Pension Service and National Health Insurance Service (foreign employees)	Foreign companies with a Korean subsidiary or branch, companies that have hired foreign employees, companies changing their bookkeeping provider	Bookkeeping & payroll

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