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Lee So-Young's Mother Omitted Gift Tax While Borrowing 200 Million Won in Jeonse From Daughter and Married Couple

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Da-woon = Gift tax was paid by Lee So-young, nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, and her husband in the process of lending approximately 200 million won in Jeonse deposit to her mother interest-free...

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Lee So-young, the nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, refuted recent controversies regarding political donations and the omission of gift tax on her mother, stating that they are "contrary to the facts." Meeting with reporters after visiting the Korea Federation of Small Business in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 8th, Nominee Lee addressed the opposition's claims that she received donations from prospective candidates for local elections i…

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It has been confirmed that Lee So-young, nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, lent funds in the 200 million won range to her mother without interest through her spouse. This has raised suspicions of gift tax evasion exceeding the non-taxable threshold, and the National Assembly is urging the nominee, a legal expert, to thoroughly explain her awareness of tax issues.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Da-woon = Gift tax was paid by Lee So-young, nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, and her husband in the process of lending approximately 200 million won in Jeonse deposit to her mother interest-free...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Suspicions were raised that gift tax was not paid when the couple, a candidate for Minister of Small and Medium Venture Enterprises Lee So-young, lent the rent to their mother without interest. There was also an accusation that the candidate, who led the “value up” policy for the domestic stock market, had a significant amount of stock assets, a conflict of interest and a possible violation of the Public Employee Ethics Act. On the 7th, Rep. Cho…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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