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Framework Act on National Taxes — Article 89 (Administrative Fines for Receiving or Offering Money or Valuables)

국세기본법 제89조

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) The head of the competent tax office or the head of the competent customs office shall impose on a person who has offered money or valuables to a customs officer or received the same from a customs officer, an administrative fine between two to five times the corresponding amount of the relevant money or valuables: Provided, That no administrative fine shall be imposed if the relevant person has received a criminal punishment under other statutes such as the Criminal Act, and the imposition of an administrative fine shall be revoked if the relevant person has received a criminal punishment after the administrative fine was imposed. <Amended on Dec. 21, 2021>

(2) The standards for imposing administrative fines under the main clause of paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 21, 2021>[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018]

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