I am facing a tax offense investigation.. Please help.

Hello. I am a tax law specialist attorney at Daeryun Law Firm.

You are in a situation where a tax investigation has been converted to a tax offense investigation.

Generally, a regular tax investigation is converted to a tax offense investigation in the following cases.

1. When evidence of offense is discovered during a regular tax investigation but the voluntary submission of such materials is not consented to

2. When there is a clear suspicion of concealing evidence of offense such as double bookkeeping during a regular tax investigation, making seizure and search inevitable

3. When normal investigation is impossible due to evasion or obstruction of investigation for the purpose of concealing tax evasion, etc.

While general tax investigations aim at additional tax collection, tax offense investigations aim at imposing criminal punishment, so caution is required.

If criminal accusation disposition is received as a result of a tax offense investigation, criminal punishment may be imposed through the judgment of the prosecutor and court.

If tax evasion is established, imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine equivalent to up to 2 times the evaded tax amount, refunded or deducted tax amount; if the duty to issue tax invoices is violated, imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine equivalent to up to 3 times the tax amount calculated by applying the value-added tax rate to that tax invoice will be imposed.

To respond to a tax offense investigation, you must seek the assistance of a tax law specialist attorney to prepare countermeasures.

If you visit Daeryun Law Firm, we will present a solution to obtain notice disposition and tax evasion no-charge disposition so that you do not receive criminal accusation disposition.

If you need legal assistance regarding tax offense investigations, please request a consultation at any time.