A bill has arrived — how to read it and how to pay
This page is machine translated from Ieumi's guide written in Korean. If the meaning is confusing, please look at the Korean original text. View original text (Korean)
Bills arrive only in Korean. Here's what to look for and where you can pay.
📌 Key points
There are three things to find on the paper: what tax it is (tax item), the deadline (payment due date), and the electronic payment number. With just the electronic payment number, you can pay without signing up or having a public certificate.
📍 Where to go
Local tax: city/county/district office tax division and 110; national tax: relevant tax office and 126.
Even if you're not a member, you can pay by entering the electronic payment number in "Quick Payment" on the homepage. Foreigners can sign up for Wetax too. However, simple authentication like Naver or Kakao is not available — sign-up and login only work with a public certificate or financial certificate, according to Wetax's FAQ. If you don't have a certificate, you can use "Quick Payment" on the homepage with the electronic payment number from your bill to pay without logging in, or you can go to your city/county/district office. When entering your name, it must be in capital letters exactly as on your passport, including spacing, or the search will fail. Service hours are not 24 hours either — electronic civil service is 06:00–24:00, and payment is 00:30–23:30.
⚠️ Things to watch out for
There are several ways to pay: bank counter, ATM (CD/ATM), online (Wetax for local tax, Hometax for national tax), phone (ARS), credit card, or visiting the city/county/district office. If one way doesn't work, there's another. Local tax guidance: 110; national tax guidance: 126.
❗ What happens if you don't
Not receiving a bill doesn't mean you don't have to pay. If your registered place of stay differs from where you currently live, the bill goes there — if you've moved, report the change of residence first.
See also
Basis
- 위택스 첫 화면 「빠른납부」 및 로그인 화면 「이용안내」 https://www.wetax.go.kr — 실물 확인 2026-09-10
- 지방세 상담 110 · 국세 상담 126
- 위택스 자주묻는질문 「외국인」 7건 https://www.wetax.go.kr/tcp/wtg/J040201M01.do — 실물 확인 2026-09-11 (답변 등록일 2026-03-25)
This content was checked on 2026-09-11.