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Hi Daffycakes,

Don't mind if you share how much you paid for both procedures before tax? Thank you.

 

After much reasoning with the clinic, I got a text in the late evening. I was asked to pay for the medication and a dwelling shot. I was surprised. Why do i have to pay additional? I was given a "complimentary" deswell shot during the operation which I was not aware of as I was under anesthesia. Was told about this when I was about to step out of operation room.

When I asked why I have to pay again (on top of the 3mil KRW agreed $ + 0.3 mil (which I paid for the purpose of VAT but it ended up into the clinic's account), the reason given by the consultant was:
1) Because I paid in cash (3.3mil). Hence I get to enjoy more (extra) services. And so they did not charge me for medicines and the deswell shot (which I did not request prior to or during the surgery).
However, if I wish to claim tax, I have to absorb the payment for the above 2 services.
A new receipt will be given with a tax claim form.
So I now have to pay 3.42 mil KRW (inclusive 10% Vat). I would be able to claim 7-8%. That means, I end up paying about 3.18mil KRW. Would not this be almost the same as the INITIAL quote of 3.2mil KRW (exclude 10%) which she says I am allowed to claim VAT but NOT the 2nd quote which I paid cash.

I consulted my friends by showing them the text messages and they too don't understand why an agreement of 3mil ended up with 3.3mil. The consultant says that's the whole point of cash discount. But if the agreed discounted price is 3mil, why you took 3.3mil from me, yet didn't tell me the 0.3mil does not go to the government?
Is she playing with the prices/numbers which will allow clinic to earn 3.2mil at least, whichever quote she charges me?

The weird part is now, I got to pay again before she let me get the tax claim.

What should i do now? I have yet to go for my 1st aftercare deswell treatment which she says is added (free) service.

The clinic I went was Wan***e.

Anyone had similar experience?

 

Hi everyone, I'm new to this and hope you can help as I am having some problem here in Seoul.

The clinic gave a quote of for eg. 3.2 mil KRW without 10% VAT.
We negotiated down to 3 mil KRW (without tax). We agreed.
I was asked to pay 3.3 mil KRW (inclusive 10% VAT), but must pay cash.

After the surgery, I realised I was was not given the tax refund cert. I was told I cannot claim tax as the discount was due to "cash discount". I told the clinic, but the agreed price was 3mil and the additional 0.3 mil was tax. But I'm not allowed to claim VAT. I was given the discount because I paid cash.

If that is the case, I'm paying even more (3.3mil KRW) than not asking for discount (original 3.2 mil without VAT).

Is this appropriate the clinic refused me tax claim? I was not told that this discount will not allow me tax claim.