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2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 2
10 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang
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Samil PwC
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Deloitte Anjin
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Samjong KPMG
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Yulchon
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EY
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Lee & Ko
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Bae Kim & Lee
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Shin & Kim
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Yoon & Yang
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Tax controversy
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9 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang
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Samil PwC
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Yulchon
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Bae Kim & Lee
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Deloitte Anjin
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Lee & Ko
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Samjong KPMG
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Tier 3

Shin & Kim
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Yoon & Yang
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Transfer pricing
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9 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang
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Samil PwC
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Deloitte Anjin
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EY
7 practice areas
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Lee & Ko
4 practice areas
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Samjong KPMG
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Yulchon
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Yoon & Yang
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Shin & Kim
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Linked Reviews
Tax

KPMG Korea offers a range of services, including audit, tax and advisory services. It has strengths in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, consumers, industrial manufacturers and IT. Its global transfer pricing service team consists of 59 professionals. It supports clients by developing and implementing transfer pricing policies, providing BEPS documentation services, assisting in APA/MAP procedures, and assisting in tax audits and appeals. In addition, KPMG has a dedicated custom team for providing services including assisting with customs audits.

One case study showed that the team recently assisted a Korean subsidiary of a multinational life insurance company in local tax refund claims regarding acquisition tax reduction. The tax refunded through the claim was approximately ₩28.3 billion. The work included developing ideas, preparation of related data, explanation of rationale and communication with the relevant tax authorities.

HW Song joined the team from Kim & Chang as a partner during the research period. In addition, two directors, two principals and three senior managers also joined.

Partner payouts could also be reduced by a fifth, it has been reported
Ethics seems to be playing a subservient role to an entitlement culture borne out of a pervasive ‘revenue at all costs’ mentality at the big four
PwC Australia’s response to its tax leaks scandal could give KPMG a useful case study, but so far there’s little sign of positive lessons learned
Australia’s Department of Finance will also commission an independent review of KPMG’s governance, culture, ethics and integrity frameworks, it has revealed
The scandal has come just three years after the PwC tax leaks controversy and has prompted KPMG’s Australian chief executive to resign
Belt and Road Initiative countries face tax incentive conundrums due to pillar two, but relatively few countries would seek to scrap the project, ITR has heard
As part of an exclusive global alliance, KPMG will become one of Anthropic’s ‘preferred consultants’ for private equity
Following Richard Houston’s switch to the newly formed Deloitte EMEA, Graves has the opportunity to bring Deloitte’s tax practice up to speed with its rivals
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