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Last year, a government survey of suspicious housing deals in the Seoul area was announced. There have been many cases of suspected tax evasion using so-called 'parent chances', such as parents giving home to their children cheaply.

Reporter Jung Sung-jin reports.

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Mr. A, in his 20s, bought an apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul for 1.7 billion won last October for 1.2 billion won.

Mr. A's parents sold their children 500 million won less than the market price to reduce taxes such as transfer taxes.

[Certified Broker B: 300 million difference or 5% difference from the current traded price, either of which is considered 'donation'.]

In order to avoid heavy taxation on multi-family homes, people also bought a house in another person's name and sold it when the house price went up.

More than half of alleged tax evasions have been questioned by the government after surveying some 1,300 suspicious housing transactions reported between August and October last year.

94 cases of suspicion of non-compliance with loan regulations have been found.

The government will expand the high-level investigation of the funding plan to the speculative superheat districts outside Seoul, including Gwacheon and Seongnam, from March 21 to high-priced houses nationwide.

In particular, in case of housing transactions exceeding KRW 900 million in the overheated district, we will proactively verify the evidence submitted with the funding plan to screen for the provision of shortcuts and violations of regulations.

[Certified Broker C: You don't have to have proof in the past. If you prove it (at the government), you have to prove it then. (Now) parents can't use it. .]

In accordance with the revised law, the government will investigate the collection of house prices, which are subject to criminal penalties, on the 21st.

If you are caught, you can be sentenced to three years in prison or a fine of up to 30 million won.