Museum of Taxation http://www.nts.go.kr/museum/museum_round/index.html

Introduction


Tax is used in a large number of areas; while the people of a country relax and make a living, tax is used to improve the environment, bring abundance to life, protect the borders and bring security, improve the roads, railways, ports, airports and others, as well as social overhead capital in construction, education, environment, societal welfare and others.
Taxation is used in this vital way to sustain a country, but until now there has never been a comprehensive information hall or materials hall to increase knowledge of taxation. For this the Museum of Taxation has been opened in the building newly constructed next to the National Tax Service to show various information on taxation to the people.
The Museum of Taxation shows the systems of taxation used from the era of the Three Kingdoms and exhibits information by era with its related historical events, along with books and research documents related to taxation that have been collected.
Though until now information and materials on taxation have been scarce, the Museum of Taxation intends to continue collection and restoration of taxation related materials in order to increase the understanding of the average person towards what taxation is about.


Exhibition

What is tax?
- The idea of taxation
- Taxation systems
- Distribution chart of incoming and outgoing tax

History of tax
- History of changes in tax systems
- Jo, Yong, Jo
- The period of the three kingdoms, and the north-south divide
- Shilla Jangjeok
- Goryeo Dynasty
- Chosun Dynasty
- The Empire of Korea
- Japanese occupation
- Donated relics corner

National Tax Service era
- Changes in taxation after liberation
- Provision of the national economy
- Realization of fair taxation
- Taxation justice and rights deliverance
- Transparency in tax administration
- Scientific measures in tax administration
- Employee efficiency and raising of quality
- 30 years of public servants in taxation
- Moving of the National Tax Service
- Revolution in tax administration
- Modern tax administration of today, and the future

Internet Information Search Corner
- Kiosk
- PCs for internet use and searching
- Printers

Rest area and image corner
- 90-degree beam projection
- Electronic guest book
- Viewing chairs (for twenty)

Information

Viewing time
- Viewing time : Monday-Friday 9:00 am¡­6:00 pm
- Days closed : Legal holidays, Weekends


Admission
- Free


Transportation
¢¹Subway
- Line 1 Jonggak Station Exit 1, Line 3 Anguk Station Exit 6, Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station Exit 2, walk ten minutes
¢¹Bus
* Disembark at Jongro 1-ga, Gwanghwamun, Anguk-dong, Sejong Cultural Building


Contact
- Address: Korean Taxation Museum (right), 108-4 Guksecheong, Susong-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul (110-705)
- Ph:(02) 397-1635~6
- Site: http://www.nts.go.kr/museum/museum_round/index.html


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