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Copyright attorneys earned the highest income among professionals last year, taking first place in the income bracket for the sixth straight year.
According to National Tax Service data submitted to Millennium Democratic Party Rep. Kim Hyo-seok on Wednesday, copyright lawyers earned an average of W473 million (about US$473,000) a head, followed by certified customs brokers with W349 million, other lawyers with W317 million, chartered accountants with W237 million and licensed tax accountants with W208 million.
Of W317.5 billion in value-added tax paid by professionals except medical service providers last year, tax accountants paid W106 billion, lawyers W64 billion and judicial agents W49.5 billion.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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