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It is being pointed out that Netflix is ​​not paying taxes properly by sending a significant amount of money earned in Korea as a commission to the headquarters. In addition, even though a court ruling has been issued that one has to pay the Internet network usage fee in Korea, it is still not followed.



This content was covered by reporter Kim Ki-tae.



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Netflix posted 415.4 billion won in sales in Korea last year.



Of this, 320.4 billion won, or 77%, was paid to Netflix headquarters in the name of commission.



At the same time, Netflix's domestic operating profit rate dropped significantly, and the Korean branch was 2% and 9 times different from the headquarters, which reached 18%.



The successive success of K content, such as 'Squid Game', which is ranked number one in all 83 countries where Netflix is ​​serving, is contributing to the increase in sales, but Netflix is ​​not revealing on what basis it adjusts the operating profit ratio of the headquarters and the country in question.



Due to the low operating profit margin, Netflix paid only 2.1 billion won in corporate tax last year.



The National Tax Service conducted a tax investigation and collected 80 billion won in tax, but Netflix refused to file a lawsuit.



[Yang Jeong-suk / Independent member of the National Assembly (National Assembly overdefense): Netflix is ​​showing the behavior of reducing and avoiding taxes while attributing Korean sales to the profits of its headquarters. To prevent unreasonable behavior, the policy authorities should come up with measures (urgently required)]



Even though Netflix lost a lawsuit asking SK Broadband to pay a network fee for causing a huge burden on the network, it has not even responded to the related negotiations.



[Kang Shin-seop / Attorney at Law Firm Sejong (SKB Legal Representative): Since Netflix first used the network for SKB, traffic has increased by about 24 times so far.]



As of the fourth quarter of last year, domestic Internet networks of overseas operators such as Google and Netflix The share reached 78.5%.



Unlike domestic companies such as Naver and Kakao, which pay tens of billions of won in fees, they do not pay any network fees at all.



(Video editing: Park Ji-in)