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Corporate Tax Act — Article 78 (Special provisions on taxation on liquidation income accruing from restructuring of corporation)

법인세법 제78조

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.

Where a domestic corporation falls under any of the following cases, no corporate tax shall be imposed on its liquidation income:

1. Where a domestic corporation restructures as prescribed in the Commercial Act;

2. Where a corporation established under any special Act restructures to a company as defined in the Commercial Act upon the amendment or repeal of the special Act;

3. Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree where a domestic corporation restructures under any other statute.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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