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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 09:47
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Global tech giants urged to contribute more in Korea
글로벌 테크 대기업들, 한국에서 더 기여할 것 촉구 받아
Posted : 2022-02-07 17:29
Updated : 2022-02-07 17:33
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Apple is criticized for paying less corporate tax than in other countries
애플은 다른 국가에서보다 더 낮은 법인세를 내는 것으로 비판 받고 있다


By Baek Byung-yeul

Apple, Google, Netflix, Meta and other tech giants doing business here have been criticized for shifting most of their profits abroad, paying less corporate taxes and spending a minimum to fulfill their social responsibility activities, according to industry analysts and experts Friday.
한국에서 사업을 하는 애플, 구글, 넷플릭스, 메타 그리고 다른 테크 대기업들은 수익 대부분을 외국으로 돌리고, 더 적은 법인세를 내며, 사회적 책임 활동을 이행하기 위해 최소한만 쓴다는 이유로 비판 받고 있다고 업계 분석가와 전문가들을 금요일 말했다.


These multinational companies earn trillions of won in Korea every year, but they pay ridiculously small taxes based on the fact they don't have manufacturing facilities or computing servers operating here, they said.
이 다국적 기업들은 매년 한국에서 수 조원을 벌지만 자신들은 한국에서 운영하는 제조 시설이나 컴퓨팅 서버가 없다는 사실에 근거해 터무니없이 적은 세금을 내는 것이라고 이들은 말했다.


According to a report unveiled by independent lawmaker Yang Jung-suk on Feb. 2, Apple paid only a quarter of the corporate tax rate to Korea compared to its overall payment rate, by raising the price of goods sold to lower its operating profit.
지난 2일 무소속 양정석 의원에 의해 밝혀진 보고서에 따르면 애플은 한국에 전체 납입 비율과 비교해 이윤을 낮추기 위해 제품 가격을 올려 법인세의 4분의 1만 냈다.

Her report is based on an analysis of Apple's report submitted to the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and an audit report on Apple Korea the same year. She is a member of the National Assembly's Science, ITC, Broadcasting and Communication Committee.
양 의원의 보고서는 2021년 뉴욕 증권거래서에 제출된 애플의 보고서에 대한 분석과 같은 해 애플 코리아에 대한 감사보고서를 근거로 했다. 양 의원은 국회 과학기술정보방송통신위원회 소속 의원이다.


"Apple's global operating profit margin reached 29.8 percent in 2021, 18.6 times higher than that of Korea, which was 1.6 percent," Yang said.
양 의원은 "애플의 전 세계적 영업이익률은 2021년에 29.8%에 이르러 1.6%인 한국의 영업이익률보다 18.6배 더 높았다"고 말했다.


The Korean branch's ratio of operating profit to net sales is significantly lower than those of Apple's other regions ― 34.8 percent in the Americas, 36.4 percent in Europe, 41.7 percent in China, 44.9 percent in Japan and 37.2 percent in Asia-Pacific.
애플 한국 지점의 매출액 영업 이익률은 미국 34.8%, 유럽 36.4%, 중국 41.7%, 일본 44.9% 그리고 아시아-태평양 37.2%인 애플의 다른 지점들에 비해 현저히 낮다.


The lawmaker argued this was possible because its Korean branch paid more than it should for bringing in products from its Singapore unit.
이 의원은 한국 지점이 싱가포르 지점에서 제품 수입 시 필요보다 더 많은 비용을 지불했기에 가능한 일이었다고 주장했다.


KEY WORDS
■ corporate tax 법인세
■ ridiculously 터무니없이
■ unveil 밝히다
■ operating profit 영업 이익
■ audit report 감사보고서
■ branch 지사, 분점

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