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Framework Act on National Taxes — Article 41 (Secondary Tax Liability of Business Transferees)

국세기본법 제41조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-01-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) When business is acquired or transferred, if the property of the transferor is insufficient to pay the national tax and forced collection charge, for which the liability of the transferor to pay taxes becomes final before the transfer is made, the transferee of the enterprise prescribed by Presidential Decree shall assume the secondary tax liability with respect to such insufficient amount, in an amount not exceeding the value of the transferred property. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2018; Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) The value of the transferred property under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 1, 2010]

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