Notice
Notice
Notice
We would like to request you to submit ①application for reduced tax rate, ②residence of
certificate and ③copy of passport. From April payment, according to the Income Tax Law and Tax
Reduction and Exemption Control Act of Korea, we cannot send you the royalty applied reduced tax rate
without three documents. This regulation will be applied from 5th April 2018 payment.
We cannot process the payment without passport number. Therefore if you still didn’t submit the copy of
passport, please provide us by answering this e-mail with application and certificate.
The application for reduced tax rate should be submitted by contributor to remunerator and is effective
for 3 years under the law. If the residence is changed, this application should be submitted again with
new residence because the withholding tax varies on the country.
The below table is about the tax treaty provisions between Republic of Korea and each country. Please
refer this information for entering the blank of 2.Claim of Tax Treaty Provisions from the application.
Serbia 12 2 a ROYALTIES 5%
United States 12 2 ROYALTIES 10%
Finland 12 2 ROYALTIES 10%
Italy 12 2 ROYALTIES 10%
The certificate of residence also has to be submitted with above two documents to prove your residence.
This certificate should be issued by government and the issuing date should be less than one month (30
days). It should be stored for 5 years and renewed for every 3 years under the law.
If you are fine to receive 22% withholding tax deducted royalty, please let us know. If you send us
passport, it will be processed the payment.
This e-mail is sent to entire contributors regardless of documents submitted. If you have already
submitted the passport, please provide us two documents except the passport.
Best regards,
TongRo Team