Introduction
Pil Woong Choi is a tax attorney at Yulchon whose practice focuses primarily on taxation. Mr. Choi graduated from the National Tax College and worked at the National Tax Service of Korea for 22 years. During that time, he held key positions within the Tax Investigation Bureau, the Litigation Bureau, and the Tax Risk Analysis Bureau. Mr. Choi possesses deep and comprehensive expertise in tax audits, administrative appeals, and tax crime investigations.
- 2000 National Tax College, Internal Tax, B.A.
- 2026-Present Senior Tax Attorney, Yulchon LLC
- 2022 Deputy Director, NTS
- 2020-2022 Litigation Bureau, NTS Seoul Regional Tax Office
- 2017 Investigation Division, NTS Jongno District Tax Office
- 2016 Anti-Corruption Department, Prosecutor General
- 2012-2015 Investigation Bureau, NTS
- 2009-2011 Tax Risk Analysis Bureau, NTS Seoul Regional Tax Office
- 2006-2007 Corporate Taxation Division, NTS Dongdaemun District Tax Office
- 2002-2005 Investigation Division, NTS Dobong District Tax Office
- 2000 NTS
- 2012 Certified Tax Accountant , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Representative Matters
- 2023-Present Advised on and defended regular tax audits and tax crime audits
- 2023-Present Advised on and assisted in responding to NTS information and document requests
- 2023-Present Advised on and represented clients in tax appeals
- 2023-Present Conducted preliminary tax risk assessments
Awards/Recognition
- 2022 Citation, Director of the National Tax Service
- 2019 Citation, Commissioner of the Seoul Regional Tax Office
- 2015 Citation, Director of the National Tax Service
News/Publications
A Study on Tax Avoidance through Collective Investment Vehicles, Report – Government-Sponsored Short-Term Overseas Training (2016)
A study on Tax Avoidance through Tax Treaty Abuse, Report – Government-Sponsored Short-Term Overseas Training (2010)
