Icheon City First in Gyeonggi Province! Multilingual Delinquent Notice for Non-Tax Revenue with No Language Barriers

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 6th that as part of its efforts to realize customized tax administration and promote multicultural inclusion policies, it is sending out multilingual (English, Chinese, and Vietnamese) delinquent notices for non-tax revenue targeting foreign residents—the first such initiative in Gyeonggi Province—and is working to eliminate blind spots in tax administration caused by language barriers.

The recipients of this notice include 1,207 foreign delinquent taxpayers in Icheon City, with total delinquent amounts reaching approximately 830 million won.

Until now, foreign delinquent taxpayers often failed to accurately understand the details of delinquency and payment methods due to notices being written only in Korean, frequently resulting in prolonged and chronic delinquencies.

In response, the city has implemented a multilingual delinquency guidance service to increase accessibility to tax administration services for foreigners and encourage voluntary payment.

The delinquent notices for non-tax revenue being sent this time include multilingual guidance text that is easy for foreigners to understand along with QR codes, which provide clear explanations of payment methods and related information in eight languages.

This initiative is expected to reduce misunderstandings about delinquency and prevent unnecessary prolongation of delinquent payments.