Politics · South Korea · 4 hrs ago
Customers accused of using cash discounts to claim tax-reporting rewards
In South Korea, some customers have reportedly asked businesses for discounts in exchange for no cash receipt.
They then report the businesses to the National Tax Service, which can pay rewards for reports about missing cash receipts.
The practice has been discussed on social media and online forums.
The tax agency says businesses may still be responsible if they agree, even when the customer proposed the discount first.
This means a business cannot necessarily avoid liability by saying the customer initiated the deal.
The reports have raised concern about people exploiting cash-receipt rules to collect rewards.
The available information does not say what action the agency plans to take next.
Some consumers are reportedly asking businesses for discounts in exchange for not issuing cash receipts, then reporting the businesses for failing to issue receipts.
The consumers may receive reward money after making those reports.
South Korea’s National Tax Service says businesses may still be held responsible even if the customer first proposed the discount.
The practice has been discussed on social media and online communities.
- Who
- Consumers and the businesses they report.
- What
- Some consumers reportedly seek cash discounts, then report businesses for not issuing cash receipts to claim rewards.
- When
- The article was published on October 30, 2026; it refers to reports from the 31st.
- Where
- South Korea; the practice has been discussed on social media and online communities.
- Why
- Consumers reportedly seek reward money for reporting businesses that fail to issue cash receipts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Consumers reportedly ask for a discount on condition that the business does not issue a cash receipt.
Consumers report the business for failing to issue a cash receipt and may receive reward money.
- Publication date
- October 30, 2026
- Reporting channel
- Social media and online communities
- National Tax Service position
- Businesses may not avoid responsibility even if the customer first proposed the discount