본초

Employees 0 Employment insurance records

Pension-enrolled — No data

Est. avg. salary — Per month, from pension data

Established 2008 Insurance enrollment date

본초 (business registration number 125-20-16740) is registered with Korea's National Tax Service with the status "Closed". Its tax classification is: VAT — General taxpayer (can issue tax invoices). The registered workplace is located at 경기 안성시 대덕면 내리7길 8 B L, in the "음식 및 숙박업" industry category. Public records indicate established in 2008, about 0 employees under employment/industrial-accident insurance. The business was closed on 2021-11-01 according to tax records. Data was retrieved from official Korean government open-data services on October 20, 2026 (KST).

Tax registration

National Tax Service · retrieved 2026-10-20 15:55 KST

Status: Closed
Tax classification: VAT — General taxpayer (can issue tax invoices)
Closure date: 20211101

Registered workplace

Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service

Company name: 본초
Address: 경기 안성시 대덕면 내리7길 8 B L
Industry: 음식 및 숙박업 (Korean industry classification)

How to read this result

This business is closed: The registration was cancelled on 2021-11-01. A tax invoice dated after closure is not valid for VAT deduction. If someone is still quoting this number, it may be borrowed.
Tax type and the invoice you can expect: A general VAT taxpayer. It issues tax invoices, and a Korean buyer can deduct the VAT shown on them. The tax type changed on 2008-07-01; documents dated before and after may differ.
Entity type from the number: The middle two digits are 20, the range assigned to an individual business subject to VAT.
Years in operation: Workplace insurance coverage began in 2008-09. It has kept insured employees for more than 18 years. This is when the business first insured employees, which can be later than its founding date.

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