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Corporate Tax Act — Article 75-15 (Merger and division of trusts)

법인세법 제75조의15

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-03-14. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) A merger of trusts under Article 90 of the Trust Act with respect to any corporate taxable trust property shall be deemed a merger of corporations, and shall be governed by this Act. In such cases, the corporate taxable trust property before the merger of trusts shall be deemed a merged corporation; the corporate taxable trust property after the merger of trusts shall be deemed a merging corporation.

(2) The division of a trust (including a division and merger) under Article 94 of the Trust Act with respect to any corporate taxable trust property shall be deemed the division of a corporation, and be governed by this Act. In such cases, the corporate taxable trust property transferred to a new trust following the division of the trust shall be deemed a divided corporation, etc.; the corporate taxable trust property to which the relevant corporate taxable trust property is transferred following the division shall be deemed a corporation established through division, etc.

(3) Necessary matters for the merger or division of trusts provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Dec. 22, 2020]

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