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Income Tax Act — Article 143-2 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Tax from Pension Income)

소득세법 제143조의2

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) When a withholding agent pays public pension income, he/she shall withhold income tax according to the simplified tax withholding table for pension income. <Amended by Act No. 11611, Jan. 1, 2013>

(2) When a withholding agent pays pension income under Article 20-3 (1) 2 and 3, he/she shall withhold the income tax calculated by applying the withholding tax rate under Article 129 (1) 5-2 to the amount paid. <Amended by Act No. 11611, Jan. 1, 2013>

(3) When a withholding agent pays public pension income for January of the year following the relevant taxable period, he/she shall withhold income tax pursuant to Article 143-4. In such cases, income tax on the public pension income for January of the following year shall be withheld pursuant to paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 11611, Jan. 1, 2013>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9897, Dec. 31, 2009]

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