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Yulchon Offices

Seoul
    Yulchon
    PARNAS TOWER 38F, 521 TEHERAN-RO
    GANGNAM-GU
    SEOUL 06164
    South Korea
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    Mr Kyu Dong Kim

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    +82 2 528 5542 kdkim@yulchon.com View profile

    Work Department

    International Tax, Asset Management, Tax, Real Estate Advisory(Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Finance), Transfer Pricing

    Position

    Tax Partner (Co-Head of International Tax Team)

    Career

    Kyu Dong Kim is a Senior C.P.A. at Yulchon who primarily focuses on international tax matters. He is a senior tax partner and serves as a co-leader of Yulchon’s international tax practice. Before joining Yulchon, Mr. Kim worked at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2000 to 2005, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP London as a senior manager from 2005 to 2008, and Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers as a director from 2008 to 2011. He has built up extensive knowledge and experience dealing with the challenging tax issues of multi-national corporations’ cross border transactions and their Korean operations, in particular foreign information, communication, technology companies and financial services companies. Also, he has specialized in structuring overseas funds investing in Korea and Korean companies investing overseas. He is a director of the Korean branch of International Fiscal Association and serves as a member (tax advisor) of the two investment committees of National Pension Fund.

    • 2012-present  Senior C.P.A., Yulchon LLC
    • 2017-present  Committee for Alternative Investment, National Pension
    • 2015-present  Committee for Overseas Management Company Selection, National Pension
    • 2008-2012  Director, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers
    • 2005-2008  Sr. Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP London Office
    • 2000-2005  Manager, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Languages

    Korean, English

    Memberships

    • 2000  Certified Public Accountant, Delaware 

    Education

    • 1999  Hanyang University, Mathematics, B.A.

    Personal

    • 2021-2024  Top-ranked (Band 1) Tax Consultant, Chambers AP
    • 2019-2024  Leading Individual, Tax, Legal 500
    • 2019-2020  Leading Lawyer, Tax: Consultants, Consultants, Chambers AP

    Lawyer Rankings

    South Korea > Tax: local firms

    (Leading partners)

    Kyu Dong Kim – Yulchon

    The tax team at Yulchon handles a wide range of tax work, with particular strength in tax litigation. Recently, the team has been active in its tax consulting practice and assisting large multinational corporations in defending against comprehensive Korean tax audits. The team is led by Dong Soo Kim, a seasoned professional with over twenty years of experience and a background as a judge. Yun Heui Cho, who heads the tax dispute practice, focuses on tax litigation and consulting. Co-head of the international tax practice, Yong Whan Choi, advises multinational corporations, particularly in the ICT and semiconductor industries, on issues such as transfer pricing and restructuring. Key members include Min Young Sung, Kyu Dong Kim, and Tae Hyoung Kim, who specialise in international tax, cross-border transactions, and transfer pricing, respectively.

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