Payroll in Korea 썸네일형 리스트형 What will be the minimum wage in Korea for 2025? (How much should a company pay when hiring an employee at minimum wage? The minimum wage for 2025 has been set at 10,030 KRW ($7.30) per hour, exceeding 10,000 KRW for the first time. This represents a 1.7% increase from the minimum wage of 9,860 KRW in 2024. If you are an owner of the business it's not the happies news cause as minimum wage increased, the burden of salary and social insurance for employer's would be increased. when company hire an employee, company.. 더보기 Year-end taxsettelemt Guide for Foreign employees in Korea -3 What should be checked after year-end tax settlement? 1.Let's check each items in your year-end tax settlement receipts①Your annual incomeThe amount in the orange box represents your total salary for last year. It is the sum of your gross salary for each month. However, it also includes almost all the benefits provided by the company, so some employees might be a bit surprised because the amount is higher than expected.Anyway, This figure reflects .. 더보기 Year-end taxsettelemt Guide for Foreign employees in Korea -2 Way to download hometax PDF file If you are a foreigner working for a Korean company, it's likely the season for 'Year-end tax settlement.' During this time, the company may require you to obtain a 'PDF' file from Hometax.1)What's the PDF file for?The PDF (간소화자료) file contains almost everything you need to optimize your tax deductions or increase your tax refund amounts. By reviewing it, you can find details on various deductib.. 더보기 [Tax Updates 2024] The special flat tax rate for foreigner applying period has been extended! In Korea, tax rates adhere to a progressive tax rate system, where the tax rate increases with higher income. As per the income tax law, tax rates range from 6% to 45%. Nevertheless, there exists a special taxation scheme for foreigners. Those who qualify for this special taxation can benefit from a 20% flat tax rate. While the 20% tax rate may seem lower compared to the normal progressive tax r.. 더보기 [Tax Updates 2024] Child care non-taxable salary limit increased! The goverment has announced a tax law revision set to be implemented from January 2024. Today, I bring good news for employees. If you have seen my previous post at Septemebr(refer to the post below), you'd be aware of the non-taxable items in an employee's salary. Typically, there are 3items that people can usually can apply for: 1)Meal allowance(200,000KRW) , 2)Subsidy for use of private vehic.. 더보기 Year-end taxsettelemt Guide for Foreign employees in Korea -1 In Febuary, It's the season for 'year-end tax settlement'. Every employees, or more precisely, every salary and wage incomers goes through the same process every year. even if you are foreigner, there's no exception. 1.What about the taxes I'm paying every month by dedcuting from my salary? When employee's receive their salary from the company, they don't receive the full contracted amounts beca.. 더보기 [Tax benefit]Tax Benefits Available to foreign employees in Korea - Part 2 (Special tax rate) [Tax benefit]Tax Benefits Available to foreign employees in Korea - Part 1 (Special tax rate) Korea's tax rates follow a progressive tax system, which means that the more income you earn, the higher the percentage of your income you pay in taxes. Below is the Korean tax rate table. As you can see, the tax rate can increase to approximately 50% when www.g-tax.kr Following the previous post, today.. 더보기 [Payroll] Reducing Your Income Tax with Non-Taxable Salary When you receive a salary from a company, it typically comes with taxes and four social insurance contributions that reduce your net income as your salary increases. However, there are a few salary components classified as non-taxable under the Income Tax Law. These items are exempt from both taxes and social insurance deductions. Today, I will explain three such non-taxable items and the condit.. 더보기 이전 1 2 다음