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Act on Restriction on Special Cases Concerning Taxation

조세특례제한법

Article 18 (Reduction of Income Tax for Foreign Technicians)

제18조 외국인기술자에 대한 소득세의 감면

Ministry
재정경제부
In force
2026-01-01
Articles
362
Original (Korean)

대통령령으로 정하는 외국인기술자(이하 이 조에서 "외국인기술자"라 한다)가 국내에서 내국인에게 근로를 제공하고 받는 근로소득으로서 그 외국인기술자가 국내에서 최초로 근로를 제공한 날(2026년 12월 31일 이전인 경우만 해당한다)부터 10년이 되는 날이 속하는 달까지 발생한 근로소득에 대해서는 소득세의 100분의 50에 상당하는 세액을 감면한다. 다만, 외국인기술자 중 대통령령으로 정하는 소재ㆍ부품ㆍ장비 관련 외국인기술자의 경우에는 국내에서 내국인에게 근로를 제공하고 받는 근로소득으로서 그 외국인기술자가 국내에서 최초로 근로를 제공한 날(2022년 12월 31일 이전인 경우만 해당한다)부터 3년이 되는 날이 속하는 달까지 발생한 근로소득에 대해서는 소득세의 100분의 70에 상당하는 세액을 감면하고, 그 다음 달 1일부터 2년이 되는 날이 속하는 달까지 발생한 근로소득에 대해서는 소득세의 100분의 50에 상당하는 세액을 감면한다. <개정 2011.12.31, 2014.12.23, 2018.12.24, 2019.12.31, 2021.12.28, 2022.12.31, 2023.12.31>

Foreign technicians (hereinafter referred to as "foreign technicians" in this Article) who are prescribed by Presidential Decree, shall be subject to a tax credit equivalent to 50 percent of the income tax on earned income received for providing labor to domestic individuals within the Republic of Korea, from the day when such foreign technician first provided labor within the Republic of Korea (limited to cases before December 31, 2026) until the end of the month that includes the tenth anniversary of that day. However, in the case of foreign technicians related to materials, parts, and equipment who are prescribed by Presidential Decree among foreign technicians, earned income received for providing labor to domestic individuals within the Republic of Korea shall be subject to a tax credit equivalent to 70 percent of the income tax on earned income received from the day when such foreign technician first provided labor within the Republic of Korea (limited to cases before December 31, 2022) until the end of the month that includes the third anniversary of that day, and a tax credit equivalent to 50 percent of the income tax on earned income received from the first day of the following month until the end of the month that includes the second anniversary of that day. <Amended by Act No. 11143, Dec. 31, 2011, Act No. 12957, Dec. 23, 2014, Act No. 16092, Dec. 24, 2018, Act No. 16850, Dec. 31, 2019, Act No. 18607, Dec. 28, 2021, Act No. 18635, Dec. 31, 2022, Act No. 19010, Dec. 31, 2023>

삭제 <2014.12.23>

Deleted. <Act No. 12957, Dec. 23, 2014>

원천징수의무자가 제1항에 따라 소득세가 감면되는 근로소득을 지급할 때에는 「소득세법」 제127조에 따라 징수할 소득세에서 제1항에 따라 감면하는 세액을 제외한 금액을 원천징수한다. <개정 2014.12.23, 2019.12.31>

When the withholding agent pays earned income for which income tax is reduced under paragraph ①, the withholding agent shall withhold income tax, excluding the amount of tax credit under paragraph ①, in accordance with Article 127 of the Income Tax Act. <Amended by Act No. 12957, Dec. 23, 2014, Act No. 16850, Dec. 31, 2019>

제1항을 적용받으려는 자는 대통령령으로 정하는 바에 따라 그 감면신청을 하여야 한다. <개정 2014.12.23>

Any person who intends to receive the reduction under paragraph ① shall apply for such reduction in the manner prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 12957, Dec. 23, 2014>

Translation

Machine translation. The Korean text is authoritative.

Statute text is reproduced from 법제처 국가법령정보센터. This is information, not legal advice.

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