Tax Advisers - Deloitte

South Korea
So-Yong Kim
Deloitte
Hanwha Securities Building
23-5 Yoido-dong, Youngdeungpo-ku
Seoul 150-717
Korea
Tel: (82) 2 6676 2430
Fax: (82) 2 6674 2500
Email: soykim@deloitte.com
Website: www.deloitte.com
So-Yong Kim is a tax partner in the Seoul office of Deloitte. He joined Deloitte &
Touche in 1984 and became a partner in 1998.
Mr Kim has extensive experience in the areas of domestic and international taxation and
serves as lead tax partner for many leading MNCs. He has assisted clients in various
industries, including financial services, high-tech, and automotive with tax compliance,
tax consulting and planning, tax due diligence for acquisitions and investment
structuring, and tax controversies.
His particular expertise is in the financial services industry and he serves multinational
securities companies, investment management companies, insurance companies and
banks operating in Korea. Since June 2003, Mr Kim has been financial industry tax
service line leader for Deloitte in Korea.
Mr Kim is bilingual in Korean and English, and is a frequent speaker on topics dealing
with national and international taxation. He is a member of the Committee for
Deliberation of Pre-assessment of the Seoul Regional Tax Office.
Mr Kim studied economics and finance at the Seoul National University and is a
graduate of the MBA programme in Seoul. He is a member of the Korean Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.
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