Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

A Country Without Shareholder Rights (주주 권리가 없는 나라) - A Book Review

Corporate Value Up Program Guidelines Proposed by the FSC - Disappointing & Needs Improvement

FSC Announces Corporate Value Up Reforms Details

NPS to Invest 11 Trillion Won in Low PBR/Value Stocks in Korea?

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>On 19 March, Choi Sang-Mok announced that the Korean government plans to provide corporate tax reduction benefits to companies that cancel their treasury shares. </li>
<li>The separate taxation of dividend income is also expected to be promoted. All of these are law amendment issues and must go through the legislative process of the National Assembly. </li>
<li>At this time, the Korean government did not provide the entire details about the exact amount of corporate tax reductions from share cancellation and separate taxation of dividend income. </li>
</ul>


On 19 March, Choi Sang-Mok announced that the Korean government plans to provide corporate tax reduction benefits to companies that cancel their treasury shares. 
The separate taxation of dividend income is also expected to be promoted. All of these are law amendment issues and must go through the legislative process of the National Assembly. 
At this time, the Korean government did not provide the entire details about the exact amount of corporate tax reductions from share cancellation and separate taxation of dividend income. 


Korean Government Announces Tax Incentives for Shares Cancellation and Dividends