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Siwon Huh Partner
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Siwon Huh is a partner at Yoon & Yang. His main practice areas are tax advisory and tax litigation.
Mr. Huh handled external audits and business valuation during his time at the Complex Service Team of the Audit Division at Samil Price Waterhouse Coopers from 2009 to 2010. Since joining Yoon & Yang in 2013, he has been focusing on tax matters while strengthening his expertise over a wide breadth of areas by handling matters related to corporate M&A, legal due diligence and financial regulation. Recently, he represented in and won numerous disputes in respect of corporate tax, income tax, value added tax, inheritance tax, gift tax and other taxable articles. He has also assisted clients in securing stable inheritance and family business succession by offering personalized and strategic advantage to each client.

Experience

  • 2013-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2021-present Director, Tax Future Forum
  • 2015-present Member, Korea Tax Law Association
  • 2020-21 Director, International Tax Association YIN Korea Branch
  • 2009-10 Complex Service Team, Audit Division, Samil Price Waterhouse Coopers

Education

  • 2019 Imperial College London Business School, M.B.A.
  • 2013 Seoul National University School of Law, J.D.
  • 2009 Korea University Business School, B.A. in Business Administration

Representative Matters

[Tax Litigation]

  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition to refuse a claim for reassessment on the corporate local income tax in respect of a foreign tax credit deductible of a major domestic corporation
  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition to impose education tax on the gains on valuations of derivatives of foreign banks
  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition to impose acquisition tax on the real estate funds of major domestic asset management companies
  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition to impose gift tax in respect of a fictitious donation under a third party’s name
  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition of bonus income on the representative director in respect of an embezzlement of a major domestic restaurant franchise company
  • Advised in a revocation trial of a disposition to impose gift tax on the acquisition of new shares following the capital increase of a semi-conductor material manufacturer
  • Advised in an administrative dispute on the revocation of a disposition to refuse the correction of corporate tax in respect of a major domestic insurance company’s implementation of a next generation computing system


[Tax Advice and Strategy]

  • Advised on the response to tax issue related to a dispute resolution settlement of a major domestic rechargeable battery manufacturer
  • Advised on the scope of value added tax exemption in respect of an incidental business of a public railway company
  • Advised on the amendment of the law on the tax and charges in respect of cigarettes of a foreign cigarette manufacturer
  • Reviewed the tax and accounting matters in respect of compensation of losses from private equity of major domestic banks
  • Reviewed the tax issues in respect of the sale of a warehouse of a major domestic alcohol manufacturer
  • Reviewed the tax issues in respect of the merger of a major domestic company


[Pre-Audit Diagnosis and Tax Audit]

  • Provided a pre-audit diagnosis on the tax audit of a major pharmaceutical
  • Responded to a tax audit on an electronic parts distributor


[Financial Consumer Protection Regulation]

  • Advised on the responses in respect of compensation of losses from private equity of major domestic banks