Korea Tax Accountant study plan
Korea Tax Accountant · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Tax Law I: National Tax Basic Act and Income Tax
Map the National Tax Basic Act structure and write a one-page outline covering tax liability establishment, assessment methods, and statute of limitations periods
Solve 40 calculation problems on global taxation versus schedular taxation and year-end settlement mechanics, logging each error with the governing article
Build a personal formula sheet for income deductions, tax credits, and progressive rate brackets from memory, then verify against the statute text
Drill 30 multiple-choice items on taxpayer status, withholding obligations, and amended return procedures under the Basic Act
Your checkpoint
A 15-page handwritten condensation notebook for Domain 1 with an error log of at least 60 solved items and a verified formula sheet
Tax Law I: National Tax Basic Act and Income Tax
Classify all types of business income and compute necessary expenses and loss carryforward limits in 25 practice sets
Compute capital gains for land, buildings, and shares including holding period rules and heavy surtax rates in 20 problems
Reconcile comprehensive income aggregation with separate taxation items and itemize the deduction ordering sequence
Time yourself on a 40-question mock section and review every wrong answer to root cause
Your checkpoint
A completed 40-question timed Domain 1 mock with a written root-cause analysis for each missed item and a corrected score log
Tax Law II: Corporate Tax, Value Added Tax, and Other National Taxes
Derive corporate taxable income from book income by walking through inclusion, exclusion, and non-deductible adjustment items in 20 reconciliation drills
Apply depreciation methods, useful life tables, and the reserve and provision rules to compute deductible amounts
Compute the two-tier corporate tax rate, minimum tax floor, and tax credits including foreign tax credit limits
Distinguish permanent and temporary differences and compute deferred tax under the asset-liability method
Your checkpoint
Three fully worked corporate tax return reconciliations from book income to tax payable, each with a line-by-line adjustment schedule
Tax Law II: Corporate Tax, Value Added Tax, and Other National Taxes
Compute value added tax payable across taxable, zero-rated, and exempt supplies including input tax credit allocation for common inputs
Handle timing rules for issuance of tax invoices, credit notes, and the simplified taxation and special regimes
Calculate individual consumption tax, securities transaction tax, and inheritance and gift tax bases in 20 short problems
Complete a full VAT return draft for a sample business with mixed supplies
Your checkpoint
A completed VAT return draft for a mixed-supply business plus a one-page summary table of other national tax rates and bases
Accounting: Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting
Work through 40 financial accounting problems on revenue recognition, inventory valuation, and asset impairment under Korean accounting standards
Prepare a statement of cash flows from a trial balance and reconcile net income to operating cash flow
Compute cost of goods manufactured, overhead allocation, and variance analysis for materials and labor in 15 problems
Explain the linkage between financial statements and tax adjustments for at least ten common items
Your checkpoint
A complete set of financial statements with cash flow statement and a cost accounting problem set with variance report, both self-graded with corrections
Tax Law III: Local Taxes and International Taxation & Tax Accounting Practice (Bookkeeping and Tax Return Preparation)
Map the local tax framework including acquisition tax, registration tax, property tax, and resident tax and compute each in 20 problems
Apply treaty provisions on residence, permanent establishment, and withholding rate limits to 15 cross-border scenarios
Compute foreign tax credit limits and reconcile them against corporate and individual returns
Post 30 journal entries covering sales, purchases, payroll, and year-end closing adjustments and prepare a trial balance
Your checkpoint
A local tax and international tax problem portfolio with 35 solved scenarios plus a journal entry workbook closed to a balanced trial balance
Economics & Business Administration and Commercial Law
Solve 30 microeconomics items on elasticity, market structures, and factor pricing with worked derivations
Solve 30 macroeconomics items on national income accounts, monetary policy, and exchange rate determination
Summarize commercial law rules on corporations, commercial transactions, and negotiable instruments into a comparative table
Review business administration concepts on organizational structure, finance, and management accounting interfaces with tax
Your checkpoint
Two self-made 25-question quizzes for Economics and Business Administration with answer rationales, scored at 80 percent or higher
Tax Law I: National Tax Basic Act and Income Tax & Tax Law II: Corporate Tax, Value Added Tax, and Other National Taxes & Tax Law III: Local Taxes and International Taxation & Accounting: Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting & Economics & Business Administration and Commercial Law & Tax Accounting Practice (Bookkeeping and Tax Return Preparation)
Take three full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record section-level scores
Rework every missed item from all mocks into a final error log and convert recurring errors into flashcards
Rehearse the highest-yield formulas and rates for each domain in a single condensed review sheet
Simulate the tax accounting practice section within its time limit and verify arithmetic accuracy
Your checkpoint
A final score trajectory chart across three mocks plus a one-page master formula and rate sheet and a prioritized last-72-hour review list
Milestones
Week 2: Complete the Domain 1 timed mock at 70 percent or above and show the error log with root causes for every miss
Week 4: Produce three book-to-tax reconciliations and one VAT return draft with no arithmetic errors on self-review
Week 6: Score 75 percent or above on a combined local tax and international tax problem set and close the journal entry workbook to a balanced trial balance
Week 8: Achieve 75 percent or above on the final full-length mock with no domain below 60 percent