Double-Entry vs Simplified Ledger Checker

Enter your prior-year revenue and business type to see whether you must keep double-entry books, and how much you lose by not keeping proper books.

🧾 Your business details

KRW

1억원

Enter last year's total revenue in KRW

If unsure, check your business type/item on Hometax or the NTS expense-rate code.

KRW

300만원

Used for penalty/credit calculation. Leave blank if unknown.

%

100 if you only have business income; lower it if you also have wage/interest income.

📊 Result

📗 Result

Simplified-ledger taxpayer

You may file with the simplified ledger; filing with double-entry books earns a tax credit.

Prior-year revenue is below the group threshold (1억 5,000만원), so you are a simplified-ledger taxpayer.

Applied threshold

1억 5,000만원

Your prior-year revenue

1억원

Room to threshold: 5,000만원

Estimated no-book penalty (estimated filing)

−600,000원

산출세액 × 100% × 20%

Bookkeeping tax credit if you file double-entry

+600,000원

20% of calculated tax, capped at KRW 1M/year

What you lose without proper books

−1,200,000원

Missed bookkeeping credit + no-book penalty incurred

Next-action checklist

  • Compare simplified vs double-entry filing (bookkeeping credit up to KRW 1M)
  • Check extra savings from double-entry (loss carryforward, depreciation, etc.)
  • If filing on estimate, separately check your standard/simplified expense-rate status
  • Re-confirm your bookkeeping obligation and expense rate on Hometax's filing-help service

Basis & sources

  • 📘 Double-entry/simplified: Income Tax Act Art. 160 & 160-5, Enforcement Decree Art. 208
  • ⚠️ No-book penalty: Income Tax Act Art. 81-5 (calculated tax × unbooked/total income × 20%)
  • 🎁 Bookkeeping credit: Income Tax Act Art. 56-2 (20% of calculated tax, KRW 1M/year cap)
  • 🪶 Small-business exemption: new / prior revenue under KRW 48M / only year-end-settled income
  • 🏛️ NTS simplified-ledger guide & income tax filing guide (2026 filing basis)

※ This result is for reference only and is not tax advice. Confirm obligation, penalties, and credits with the NTS or a tax accountant.

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