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Yulchon LLC

Tax

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea


Yulchon LLC

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About

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Yulchon's Tax Practice has approximately 100 tax experts, including experienced attorneys, CPAs with substantial Big 4 Accounting Firm experience, and tax attorneys and customs experts who formerly worked for National Tax Service, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Korea Customs Office and Tax Tribunal.

Yulchon’s Tax Group provides full legal services to give solutions to clients from tax planning to acquisition of authoritative rulings, examination of and response to tax investigations, appealing to the tax tribunal, and tax litigation. Also, the Group provides comprehensive legal services on tax controversy matters through an exclusive team organized within the Group to support foreign enterprises investing in Korea and Korean enterprises investing overseas.

  • Tax Litigation & Dispute Resolution: the highest court appeals win rate in Korea
  • Domestic Tax Advisory: the best client-focuses service
  • International Tax Advisory: maximize client satisfaction by providing a full range of legal services on international taxation
  • Tax Legislation Advisory & Request for Tax Rulings: provide high-quality services to large domestic and multinational clients seeking tax rulings and amendments to Korea’s tax statutes and regulations
  • Pre-Audit & Tax Audit Defense: total integrated solution for its clients facing tax audits in Korea
  • Customs: full range of legal services in customs and trade matters

Chambers Review

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Tax - South Korea

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Yulchon is a highly regarded law firm in South Korea, regularly advising clients on a range of tax matters principally in the areas of transfer pricing, auditing and transaction-related tax. It also possesses notable strength in advising on M&A transactions and real estate investments and in representing clients on tax disputes and tax audit defence. Furthermore, the firm can draw on significant expertise in customs matters, including appeals, customs valuation and trading agreements. The team is knowledgeable about a range of sectors, including financial services, electronics and the fashion industry.

Work Highlights

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  • Yulchon LLC advised IMM Private Equity on the tax implications of its USD1.7 billion acquisition of Ecorbit.

Strengths

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  • Yulchon is extremely well-connected and knowledgeable about the local market. The team has flawless English and offers concise and pragmatic advice.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Their feedback is quick, professional and meticulous.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleDong Soo Kim
    Senior StatespeopleDong Soo Kim

    Dong Soo Kim

    Kim Dong Soo regularly advises on tax issues related to inbound investments, audits and transfer pricing. He acts for both Korean and international clients.

  • Eminent PractitionersSeok Hoon Kang
    Eminent PractitionersSeok Hoon Kang

    Seok Hoon Kang

    Kang Seok Hoon is the chairman and managing partner at Yulchon in Seoul. He is active in tax matters for large companies and individuals, including VAT and real estate-related tax.

  • Band 1Kyu Dong Kim
    Band 1Kyu Dong Kim

    Kyu Dong Kim

    Kim Kyu Dong is highly regarded for his tax advisory work, and regularly works for large international clients on tax audits, VAT matters and tax structuring in the Korean market.

    • His advice is to the point, with no nonsense. Kyu Dong gets it done, offering exceptional depth of commercial awareness and perception and outstanding response times.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
    • He specialises in overseas real estate taxation, which is a rare resource in the industry. His responses are efficient and clear.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 2Yun Heui Cho
    Band 2Yun Heui Cho

    Yun Heui Cho

    Cho Yun Heui is regularly involved in tax litigation, including at the Supreme Court level. He previously served as a judge at the Supreme Court of Korea.

  • Band 4Yong Whan Choi
    Band 4Yong Whan Choi

    Yong Whan Choi

    Choi Yong Whan represents clients in various tax disputes and appeals before the Tax Tribunal and Korean courts. His broad clientele includes domestic and foreign entities as well as financial institutions.

    • He is extremely personable and humble. He treats his clients very kindly. He's proactive and provides creative, proactive measures without focusing on fees.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Even on vacation, he always answers calls. He does his best to respond to clients day and night and shows genuine sincerity in his work.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Yulchon LLC (5)

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