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Income Tax Act — Article 29 (Calculation of Reserves for Retirement Benefits as Necessary Expenses)

소득세법 제29조

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 business entity has calculated a reserve for retirement benefits as necessary expenses to be appropriated for retirement benefits for employees, such reserve for retirement benefits shall be included in necessary expenses when calculating the amount of income in the relevant taxable period within the extent prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) Matters necessary concerning accounting treatment of reserves for retirement benefits shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9897, Dec. 31, 2009]

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