"From this month, the Korean Ministry of Welfare began to implement the tax refund policy for foreign plastic surgery patients."
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Customers who have undergone plastic surgery in Korea can enjoy the tax refund policy from this month.
The Ministry of Welfare and Health of the Republic of Korea announced on the 22nd that according to the Special Tax Restriction Law revised last year, the Ministry of Welfare and Health of the Republic of Korea has formulated the Special Notice on Additional Taxes in the Field of Beauty and Plastic Surgery for Foreign Tourists, which stipulates the medical institutions that can be refunded, the procedures for tax refund, the locations where tax refund can be handled, and other information.
Up to now, cosmetic surgery in Korea is different from other medical projects, which requires additional tax (treatment fee 10%). However, since the tax refund system came into effect in April 1 day, foreign patients treated in medical institutions registered with the Ministry of Welfare and Health can enjoy tax refund concessions. According to statistics, plastic surgery is included in medical institutions that can receive foreign patients. Dermatology; Dental; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1522.
Since the implementation of this law, medical institutions registered in the Ministry of Welfare and Health that can receive foreign patients need to indicate on their own medical institutions and official websites that the hospital is a medical institution that can refund taxes, and explain the relevant tax refund procedures.
Medical services such as jaw and facial correction surgery and skin treatment belong to tax-refundable surgery items, and foreign patients can enjoy the tax refund policy through regular medical sightseeing agents or when they go to the hospital in person. However, if you go through illegal black intermediaries, you will not enjoy the tax rebate policy.
After the tax-added surgical items are settled, foreign patients should go to the corresponding window with the Confirmation Sheet of Medical Service Provision within 3 months. Jinhai; Jeju; Gimpo; Qingzhou and other international airports and Incheon 1 2 port; Busan Port and other places can go through the relevant procedures, and when the tax refund is less than 2 million won, it can also be handled in the city center.
The implementation date of this bill is from this month 1 to the end of March next year. After observing the implementation effect of this bill during the one-year implementation period, the Ministry of Welfare and Health will discuss and decide whether to continue the implementation of this bill.
In response to this bill, Liu Guanghan, president of South Korea's largest cosmetic plastic surgery APP, expressed his views. Dean Liu said that this bill has positive aspects, but it also has some disadvantages.
"The tax rebate policy is not only very conducive to cracking down on illegal black intermediaries, but also helps patients directly confirm the price of medical services and avoid the phenomenon of asking for exorbitant prices. The Korean medical tourism industry is seriously affected by mers, which is also the fundamental countermeasure to stimulate the medical tourism market. " President Liu also pointed out that "through this tax rebate policy, we can effectively grasp the dynamics in the medical field."
On the other hand, Chairman Liu also talked about some limitations of the Bill.
"Because foreign patients usually settle in cash, the hospital probably won't charge extra taxes and provide corresponding invoices to patients, because according to the Korean tax law, the hospital has to pay at most 4 1.8% tax." Dean Liu said that he doubted whether these hospitals were willing to pay these taxes to support the large-scale promotion of this bill.
In addition, Dean Liu suggested that when visiting a hospital, foreign patients must confirm whether the hospital is a tax refund hospital, avoid black intermediary, and determine whether the agent is a legal agent.
In order to help promote this policy and carry out effective publicity in China, Ai Ugly Beauty Company intends to set up the function of inquiring about tax refund hospitals in its "Ai Ugly Beauty Plastic Surgery Software" specially designed for Chinese people, and hold a big reward activity with hospitals qualified for tax refund this month.