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Why is Korea's disabled-person deduction more about certified status than about proving every hardship expense?

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Seo-yun Park
June 10, 2026 3,288 views 1 answer
South Koreadisabled deductionyear-end settlementincome tax

Families in South Korea often assume a disability-related tax benefit must work like reimbursement for medical or care spending. Please explain why the year-end settlement rules instead treat disability status itself as a major tax fact, and why the dependent-age assumptions people use for other family claims do not always carry across neatly.

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