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브레이크뉴스 박수영 기자= 직장인 절반 이상은 올해 연말정산에서 소득공제 환급을 받을 것이라 예상하는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 직장인들이 예상하는 환급액은 평균 42만원으로 집계됐다.
13일 잡코리아에 따르면 직장인 438명을 대상으로 ‘연말정산 예상 결과’에 대한 조사를 실시한 결과, 직장인 중 52.5%가 ‘소득공제 환급을 받을 것’이라 답했다.
이어 ‘세금을 더 낼 것(추가징수)’이라 예상한 응답률은 17.1%였고, 27.2%는 ‘받지도 내지도 않을 것’이라 예상했다. 3.2%의 응답자는 아직 잘 모르겠다 등의 ‘기타’ 답변을 내놓기도 했다.
연말정산에 대한 이미지에 대해서는 ‘13월의 보너스’라는 답변이 67.1%로 가장 많았고, 24.4%는 ‘세금 폭탄’, 8.4%는 ‘기타’라고 답했다.
소득공제 환급을 받을 것이라 예상한 직장인들의 예상 환급액은 ‘평균 42만원’이었다. 연령대 별로는 40대 이상 직장인 그룹이 ‘평균 47만원’을 환급 받을 것이라 예상해 가장 많았더. 20대(평균 44만원)와 30대(평균 39만원) 직장인 순으로 예상 환급액이 높았다. 반면, 추가징수를 예상한 직장인들은 평균 51만원을 더 낼 것이라 예상했다.
직장인 중 64.2%는 ‘연말정산을 미리 준비하는 편’인 것으로 나타났다. 이들이 연말정산 환급을 위해 미리 준비하는 사항들로는 ‘현금영수증 처리 생활화(67.6%)’, ‘공제 비율에 맞춰 체크카드/신용카드 사용(50.2%)’, ‘모임 지출을 개인 카드로 사용(총 사용금액 확대)(19.9%)’ 등이었다.
연말정산을 미리 준비하는 직장인들이 많음에도 불구하고, 직장인 5명 중 2명 정도는 여전히 연말정산을 어렵다고 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. ‘체감하는 연말정산 난이도가 어떤지’ 묻는 질문에 직장인 중 42.0%가 ‘어려운 편’이라 답한 것. 이어 ‘보통 수준’이란 답변은 47.3%였고, 10.7%만 ‘쉬운 편’이라 답했다.
연말정산이 어려운 편이라 답한 직장인들은 그 이유로 ‘챙겨야 할 게 많아서(52.2%)’, ‘연말정산 시스템/방법이 익숙하지 않아서(40.2%)’, ‘매년 세부사항이 바뀌는 것 같아서(31.5%)’, ‘회계 관련 용어 등 익숙하지 않은 전문용어가 많아서(27.7%)’ 등을 꼽았다.
아래는 위의 글을 구글번역이 번역한 영문의 <전문>이다. [Below is an English <Full text> translated by Google Translate.]
'13 month bonus' year-end tax deduction.. What is the expected refund amount?
-Reporter Park Soo-young
More than half of the workers predicted that they would receive an income deduction refund at the end of this year. The average refund amount expected by these workers was 420,000 won.
According to Job Korea on the 13th, as a result of a survey of 438 workers on the “expected results of year-end settlement,” 52.5% of the workers answered that they will receive “income deduction refunds”.
The response rate, which was expected to pay more taxes (additional collection), was 17.1%, and 27.2% predicted that they would not receive or pay. 3.2% of the respondents also answered “other”, such as “I don't know yet”.
Regarding the image of the year-end settlement, 67.1% answered '13 month bonus', 24.4% answered'tax bomb' and 8.4% answered'other'.
The estimated refund amount for office workers who expected to receive an income deduction refund was'on average 420,000 won'. By age group, the group of office workers in their 40s and over was the most likely to receive an ‘average 470,000 won’ refund. The expected refund amount was highest in the order of workers in their 20s (average 440,000 won) and 30s (average 390,000 won). On the other hand, the workers who expected the additional collection were expected to pay an average of 510,000 won more.
It was found that 64.2% of office workers were'preparing for year-end settlement in advance'. The items they prepare in advance for the year-end settlement refund include'Cash receipt processing (67.6%)','Debit/credit card use (50.2%) according to the deduction ratio','Use of meeting expenses as personal cards (total use) (Amount increase) (19.9%).
Despite the large number of workers preparing for the year-end settlement in advance, about two out of five workers still feel that year-end settlement is difficult. When asked,'What is the difficulty of the year-end settlement experienced?' 42.0% of office workers answered that it was'difficult'. Following that, 47.3% answered'medium level', and only 10.7% answered'easy'.
Office workers who answered that year-end settlement is difficult are'because there are many things to take care of (52.2%)','because I am not familiar with the year-end settlement system/method (40.2%)','because the details seem to change every year (31.5%)' ,'Because there are many unfamiliar technical terms such as accounting-related terms (27.7%)'.
