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Income Tax Act — Article 133-2 (Special Cases concerning Withholding Tax on Bonds, etc.)

소득세법 제133조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-05-17. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where a resident or nonresident receives interest, etc. from a corporation which has issued bonds, etc. or sells the relevant bonds, etc. to a corporation who has issued or a corporation prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereafter referred to as "issuing corporation, etc." in this paragraph), Articles 127 through 133, 164 and 164-2 shall apply, deeming the amount equivalent to interest, etc. during the period of withholding according to the method of calculation of period prescribed by Presidential Decree to be interest income under Article 16 based on the date of issuance of such bonds, etc. or the preceding date of withholding as the beginning period, and the date of payment of interest, etc. or the date of sale of bonds, etc., as the closing period, while an issuing corporation, etc. of the relevant bonds, etc. shall be a withholding agent, and the timing of tax withholding shall be any date prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the date of payment of interest, etc. or the date of sale of bonds, etc. <Amended by Act No. 10408, Dec. 27, 2010; Act No. 11611, Jan. 1, 2013>

(2) The method of calculation of the amount equivalent to interest, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) and matters necessary for withholding in cases of repurchase agreement, etc. pursuant to Article 46 (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 9897, Dec. 31, 2009]

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