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sundizz
Joined: 17 Dec 2009
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 Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:58 am Post subject: Can native Koreans (Korean citizens) tutor legally? |
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Just curious, can a Korean citizen tutor legally? For example, a native Korean wants to tutor people in math, English, science, yada yada...can they legally do this? Is there anything they need to do to be allowed (forms, taxes, etc)??
*Asking for a Korean friend (she's helpless with online research, but amazing at her particular subject) |
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faeriehazel
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| Technically they have to register as a tutor so their income gets taxed. In reality, I don't know of any Korean tutors who report their income. There's very little chance of getting caught unless you're very unlucky or you start tutoring a LOT of people or tutor a big group of students. |
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sundizz
Joined: 17 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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| faeriehazel wrote: |
| Technically they have to register as a tutor so their income gets taxed. In reality, I don't know of any Korean tutors who report their income. There's very little chance of getting caught unless you're very unlucky or you start tutoring a LOT of people or tutor a big group of students. |
Oh, okay. So it sounds like they legally are allowed to tutor (e.g., not illegal like it is for E2 visa people)? Would they register at the tax office...or some other sort of office? |
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Hokie21
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| sundizz wrote: |
| faeriehazel wrote: |
| Technically they have to register as a tutor so their income gets taxed. In reality, I don't know of any Korean tutors who report their income. There's very little chance of getting caught unless you're very unlucky or you start tutoring a LOT of people or tutor a big group of students. |
Oh, okay. So it sounds like they legally are allowed to tutor (e.g., not illegal like it is for E2 visa people)? Would they register at the tax office...or some other sort of office? |
Haha yeah why would it be illegal for a Korean to be a tutor? We're talking about South Korea right? |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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I had an F5 buddy register as a tutor and he was told he could charge 10,000 won an hour. No wonder folks just do it under the table. Government interferes here too much with too many rules.
Only difference for a Korean or someone on an F5 visa is they won't get deported. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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^^ Exactly.
| faeriehazel wrote: |
| Technically they have to register as a tutor so their income gets taxed. In reality, I don't know of any Korean tutors who report their income. There's very little chance of getting caught unless you're very unlucky or you start tutoring a LOT of people or tutor a big group of students. |
When in Rome. |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| F6 and F2 visa holders can legally tutor, they just need to register with the local office of education, of course Korean can tutor, lol... |
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parker82
Joined: 13 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It should be okay. I know a few Koreans that do it. For one, she did it entirely as a living and reported everything to the government. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| parker82 wrote: |
| It should be okay. I know a few Koreans that do it. For one, she did it entirely as a living and reported everything to the government. |
But the government regulates what she can change and how many students you can have along with the type of housing or room you can even be in. Seems absurd to me. Prob why so many just do it under the table or at least until they've saved enough to open their own hakwon. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
I had an F5 buddy register as a tutor and he was told he could charge 10,000 won an hour. No wonder folks just do it under the table. Government interferes here too much with too many rules.
Only difference for a Korean or someone on an F5 visa is they won't get deported. |
Per hour per student. |
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