A Complete Guide to Taxpayer Services for Foreigners

There's one tax code — but plenty of doors for getting help with it.

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The NTS provides written consultation via its English website (www.nts.go.kr/eng) and dedicated foreigner service windows at some tax offices. Hometax also offers partial English support, and the National Tax Counseling Center (126) can sometimes arrange interpretation.

At 103Tax, we run KakaoTalk text consultation as our primary channel for foreign clients who aren't fluent in Korean. Text messaging — unlike a phone call — gives you time to use a translation app, which often communicates more accurately than a rushed phone conversation, and we always explain tax terms in plain language.

Channels available to foreign taxpayers

NTS English website written consultation (www.nts.go.kr/eng)
National Tax Counseling Center, 126 (partial multilingual support)
Foreigner service window at tax offices (booking recommended)
103Tax's KakaoTalk text consultation (time to use a translation app)

Quick questions by text, complex ones by appointment

Simple questions get fast answers over KakaoTalk, but for tax audit responses or complex filings, booking an in-person or video consultation to review documents together produces more accurate results.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a more specific question?

Message us on KakaoTalk and we'll walk through your exact situation.

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