The policies of separate taxation and tax exemption, designed to alleviate the burden of property taxes on land, are important tools for reducing tax liability.
However, there is a lack of clear criteria for their application. This study distinguishes...
The policies of separate taxation and tax exemption, designed to alleviate the burden of property taxes on land, are important tools for reducing tax liability.
However, there is a lack of clear criteria for their application. This study distinguishes the purpose of separate taxation into two categories: exclusion from aggregation for businesses that inevitably require large landholdings, and the necessity of policy support. The second category of separate taxation can be considered a form of tax expenditure when it aligns with the characteristics of tax expenditure, such as specificity, substitutability, and the possibility of repeal. This study analyzes instances where separate taxation and tax exemptions are redundantly applied to the same land in pursuit of identical policy objectives, demonstrating that this redundancy occurs due to the absence of a defined support period, leading to long-term entrenchment and vested interests. Based on these findings, the study presents the following policy recommendations. First, separate taxation for policy support purposes should be managed individually, taking into account the characteristics of tax expenditure for each item. Second, to enhance the efficiency of resource allocation, redundant support through both separate taxation and tax exemption should be avoided, and the best policy tool should be employed to achieve the policy objectives. Third, for cases where sunset provisions are necessary, the relevant separate taxation measures should be transferred to the Local Tax Special Cases Restriction Act and managed in an integrated manner with tax exemptions. Finally, in the medium to long term, separate taxation should be applied only to businesses where large-scale landholding is essential and temporary, while incentive systems aimed at inducing taxpayer behavior with significant economic impact should be unified under tax exemptions.