Anna Jiwon Park has been covering the politics at The Korea Times since the summer of 2024, when she joined the press pool for the Office of the President in Korea. Prior to that, she spent about five years reporting extensively on financial markets, regulatory authorities and the financial industry. She joined The Korea Times in 2019 after spending eight years as a broadcast journalist at Arirang TV, Korea’s leading global broadcaster, covering politics, defense and culture.
Korea's National Tax Service pledges cooperation with Russia and Uzbekistan
Kim Dae-ji, left, Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) Commissioner, stands next to his Russian counterpart, Daniil Egorov, Commissioner of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, during their first bilateral meeting in Moscow, Russia, last Friday. Courtesy of NTS
By Anna J. Park
By Anna J. Park
In a move to strengthen concerted efforts for international coordination, Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) pledges to cooperate closely with Russia and Uzbekistan, particularly in preventing double taxation and in uncovering offshore tax evasion.
During his recent trip to Russia and Uzbekistan, NTS Commissioner Kim Dae-ji held meetings with his counterparts in each country to discuss coordination in the international taxation arena.
First off, Kim held a bilateral meeting with Daniil Egorov, the commissioner of the Federal Tax Service of Russia in Moscow, last Friday, the first time ever that the two countries' tax agency chiefs were able to sit together and hold an official meeting on taxation.
During the meeting, NTS Commissioner Kim suggested that the two countries effectively adopt both a Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) and an Advance Pricing Arrangement (APA), which is an agreement between the tax authorities of two different countries that helps prevent double taxation. His Russian counterpart, Egorov, affirmatively responded that he would review it.
Prior to the meeting, Kim held a meeting with Korean businesses operating in Russia to listen to their difficulties regarding tax issues, and delivered them to the Russian tax authority.
Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) Commissioner Kim Dae-ji, right, shakes hands with his Uzbek counterpart Sherod Kudbiev, Chairman of the State Tax Committee in Uzbekistan, at their bilateral meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday. Courtesy of NTS
NTS Commissioner Kim went on to hold another bilateral meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Sherod Kudbiev, the chairman of the State Tax Committee in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Monday.
Kim asked for active help regarding taxation problems for Korean businesses, as he delivered vivid voices and opinions of them to the head of the Uzbek tax authority. The two chiefs also discussed how to efficiently handle double taxation issues for international businesses.
The NTS vowed to continue expanding its network globally to share taxing expertise as well as to coordinate efforts to prevent offshore tax evasion.