YOON&YANG

Jae Woong Jeong Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7049
FAX 82 2 6003 7017
E-MAIL jwjeong@hwawoo.com

Jae Woong Jeong is a partner and head of the Tax Practice Group at Yoon & Yang LLC, and He concentrates his practice on tax litigation, disputes, advisory, and audit defense concerning corporate tax, VAT, income tax, gift and inheritance tax, and local tax.
Mr. Jeong is actively involved as an external member of various organizations, including serving as a Tax Law Advisor to Jungbu Regional Tax Office, and an Arbitrator at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. Since 2020, he has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the tax field by multiple media outlets, including the Legal Times.

Practice Areas

Experience

2003-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2025-present Tax Law Advisor, Jungbu Regional Tax Office
2018-present Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
2023 Member, Tax Development Review Committee, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
2022-25 Tax Law Advisor, National Tax Service
2018-19 Tax Law Advisor, Seoul Regional Tax Office
2012-14 Member, Committee for Protection of Taxpayer Rights and Interests, Gangnam District Tax Office
2009-11 Member, Review Committee for National Tax, Seodaemun District Tax Office
2002-03 Roh & Yang

Education

2007-08 Saarland University, Research Student
2002 Korea University Graduate School of Law (LL.M. coursework completed)
2002 Judicial Training & Research Institute
2000 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, Korea (2002)

Representative Matters

Handled a case on the imposition of corporate tax on a disputed non-business real estate
Handled a case on the imposition of VAT in connection with proportional division of common input tax
Handled a case on the imposition of VAT in connection with the input tax and processing expenses based on deceptive tax invoices
Handled a case on various tax disputes arising out of a corporate reorganization
Handled a case on the imposition of an oligopoly shareholder’s deemed acquisition tax
Handled various criminal cases on the violation of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act
Litigated claims relating to tax law including constitutional petitions
Advised on tax issues relating to virtual assets
Advised on tax issues regarding assignment of an unlisted company’s shares
Advised on tax issues upon recovery of title, which was put in title trust
Advised on determination of deceptiveness of tax invoices under the Value Added Tax Act
Advised on various tax issues regarding corporate restructuring
Advised companies and their representatives in response to various tax investigations
Responded to foreign exchange investigations by the customs office