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Republic of Korea (South) Income Tax Rate  for 2017-2018. Personal income Tax Rates for Resident and Non Resident. Capital Gain Tax and Corporate / Companies taxes.

 

 

Republic of Korea Individual Income Tax Rate for 2017 (w.e.f 1.1.2017)

Annual Taxable Income (KRW in Thousands) Tax Rate
0 to 12,000 6%
12,000 to 46,000 15%
46,000 to 88,000 24%
88,000 to 150,000 35%
150,000 to 500,000 38%
Over 500,000 40%

 

Personal Income Tax is paid to National Tax Service

 

Other than Personal Income Tax, Local Taxes are also applicable in Korea. Local income tax is paid to the the city or province that is the domicile of the tax payer. Rates of Local Taxes are:

 

Republic of Korea Local Income Tax Rate for 2017 (w.e.f 1.1.2017)

Annual Taxable Income (KRW in Thousands) Tax Rate
0 to 12,000 0.6%
12,000 to 46,000 1.5%
46,000 to 88,000 2.4%
88,000 to 150,000 3.5%
150,000 to 500,000 3.8%
Over 500,000 4.0%

 

Alternative Minimum Tax in Korea

- 35% of Income Tax liability before exemption or actual tax exemption. This is applicable to business income of resident individual, but not applied to employment income.

 

Capital Gain Tax in Korea

- 11% Korean Source Capital Gain derived by a non resident

- 22% of the sales proceeds in other cases

 

Corporate / Company Income Tax Rate in Republic of Korea for 2017-2018

Taxable Income (KRW) Tax Rate
Upto KRW 200 Million 10%
KRW 200 Million to KRW 20 Billion 20%
KRW 20 Billion to KRS 300 Billion 22%
above KRW 300 Billion 25%

 

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