Today, we will learn about the hometown love donation system return gifts, donation methods, and tax deductions. The Hometown Love Donation System or Hometown Love e-um is a system that went into effect on January 1, 2023, and is a system that kills two birds with one stone by making donations to a specific local government and receiving a tax deduction and a gift in return from the local government.
You can donate to your hometown and benefit from tax deductions and gift items. Let’s learn about how to participate and the benefits of the Hometown Love Donation System, which allows you to receive 130,000 won in benefits for a donation of 100,000 won.
Hometown Love Donation System
The hometown love donation system is a system that allows donors to receive not only tax deductions but also various gifts in return if they donate an amount of 5 million won or less per person per year to a local government other than the address shown on the donor’s resident registration certificate.
The Hometown Love Donation System has just begun. It started on January 1 of this year, and is a system that allows individuals to donate to any local government in the country other than their resident registration address. Donors are provided with gifts and tax deductions through the Hometown Love Donation System.
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Introduction of hometown love donation system and expected effects
Through donations collected through the Hometown Love Donation System, each local government can expand its finances, improve the welfare of local residents, and further contribute to revitalizing the local economy.
Hometown Love Donation System Benefits
As mentioned briefly above, there are two main benefits of the hometown love donation system.
tax credit
gift in return
tax credit
If you donate to your hometown through the Hometown Love Donation System, you can receive a tax deduction. As with sponsorship of religious organizations, you can receive a full tax deduction up to 100,000 won, and a 16.5% tax deduction for the portion exceeding 100,000 won.
Below 100,000 won: 100% full deduction
Exceeding 100,000 won: 16.5% tax deduction
Gift in return – Earn and use points
If you donate to your hometown through the Hometown Love Donation System, points up to 30% of the maximum donation amount will be generated depending on the local government you donate to.
The list of return gifts for the Hometown Love Donation System includes over 9,000 items, including tourism services, agricultural and livestock products, marine products, processed foods, daily necessities, and local gift certificates, and donors can select them directly. However, please note that selection is only possible within the local government where the donation was made.
In other words, if you donate 100,000 won through the hometown love donation system, you can receive a maximum benefit of 130,000 won with a tax deduction of 100,000 won and a return gift of 30,000 won, so it is actually a good system to donate and receive a return gift of 30,000 won.
Hometown Love Donation Festival return gift
As mentioned above, the return gifts for the Hometown Love Donation System include over 9,000 items, including tourism services, agricultural and livestock products, marine products, processed foods, daily necessities, and local gift certificates.
Even if it is not the donor’s hometown, donations can be made as long as it is not the local government in which the donor currently lives, so one way is to look at the return gift and decide which local government to donate to.
The site is structured so that donors can easily find gifts that suit their tastes, as shown below. I will leave the link below the picture. You can search for gifts for the Hometown Love Donation System directly on the website below, so take a look at what items are available and then make your decision.
Among the return gifts from the Hometown Love Donation System, foods that are in season are organized so that they can be searched separately in the seasonal food hall.
How to apply for the hometown love donation system
How to apply online for the Hometown Love Donation System
It is very convenient to donate through the Hometown Love Donation System online. Please note that if you make a donation, the information will be immediately reflected to the National Tax Service and you can receive tax deductions without a separate report.
Hometown Love Donation System Online Application Process
Hometown Love Eum Access
Sign up for membership (identification: financial certificate, mobile phone, etc.)
Hometown Love eum Login
Donate (electronic payment: Seoul Metropolitan Government / other than Seoul Metropolitan Government)
Select a gift in return
For those who may find it difficult, we have prepared a separate video on the Hometown Love e-um site, so you can watch it and proceed.
Hometown Love Donation System offline application method
If you are carrying out the Hometown Love Donation System offline, you can do so by visiting Nonghyup. However, even if you make a donation offline, you can select a gift as a gift by accessing the Hometown Love e-um website online, so please take note of this.
Below, I have left a link to the offline application method for the Hometown Love Donation System, which provides detailed instructions on the website. Please log in, view it, and follow along.
Hometown Love Donation System offline application process
Visit to Nonghyup and make donations
Hometown Love eum Login
Select a gift in return
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Today, we learned about the hometown love donation system return gifts, donation methods, and tax deductions. If you donate 100,000 won, you will receive a tax deduction of 100,000 won and a gift of 30,000 won, so don’t miss out and donate to your hometown or a local government you are interested in, and be sure to kill two birds with one stone.
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