How I Discovered the Earned Income Tax Credit for Low-Income Workers in Korea – My Honest Story
Hello everyone, I’m a man in my 60s, currently transitioning from full-time work to a simpler lifestyle. Today, I’d like to share a personal experience that could really help others in a similar situation — my first time applying for Korea’s Earned Income Tax Credit (근로장려금) . If you're not familiar with it, it's a tax refund program from the Korean government that provides financial assistance to working individuals or families with low income. I wish I had known about it earlier, and I hope this blog post helps someone out there to apply and benefit from it. 🙏 How I Found Out About It To be honest, I stumbled upon this by chance. I was talking with an old coworker over coffee when he mentioned how he received some money from the government under this program. At first, I thought, “That’s probably for people younger than me or with children.” But he told me, “You’re working part-time, right? You might qualify too.” That made me curious enough to go online and look it u...