Korea Statute of Limitations Calculator

Calculate Korean civil prescription, tax assessment exclusion periods, criminal prosecution limitation periods, interruption, suspension, remaining days, and urgency status.

Limitation input

CategoryClaim typeStart dateInterruption dateInterruption reasonSuspension startSuspension endMinor victim birth date

Apply interruptionApply suspensionMurder exceptionMinor victim suspension

Expiration date

2027-07-01

Days remaining

347 days

Status

Active

Progress

81%

Period and adjustments

Base period: 5 years 0 months 0 days
Original expiration: 2027-07-01
Interruption applied: No
Suspension days: 0 days
Remaining breakdown: 0y 11m 17d

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What Is the Korea Statute of Limitations Calculator?

This calculator estimates Korean civil prescription, tax assessment exclusion periods, and criminal prosecution limitation periods. It applies the selected claim type, start date, interruption reason, suspension period, murder exception, and minor-victim suspension logic from the Korean page.

The result shows expiration date, days remaining, elapsed percentage, status, original expiration, adjusted expiration, remaining year-month-day breakdown, and action urgency.

Important Note

The start date is often the hardest legal issue. A wrong accrual date can make the whole limitation estimate wrong, especially for tort, wage, insurance, tax, and criminal matters.

Civil Claim Periods

Civil claim type	Period in Korean model
General civil claim	10 years
Commercial claim	5 years
Interest, salary, rent, and periodic-use claims	3 years
Medical, construction, professional, product-sales, wage, severance, insurance, and promissory note claims	Generally 3 years
Check	6 months
Lodging, food, and movable-rental claims	1 year
Tort from awareness	3 years
Tort from act	10 years

Tax and Criminal Periods

Category	Examples
Tax general	5-year assessment exclusion period
Tax non-filing or fraud	7 years in the Korean model
Offshore transaction	10 years
Large inheritance or gift non-filing	15 years
Death-penalty offense	25 years, with murder exception for no limitation
Life imprisonment offense	15 years
Maximum term over 10 years	10 years
Maximum term 5 to 10 years	7 years
Under 5 years or fine	5 years
Minor penalty	1 year

Interruption and Suspension

Lawsuit, bankruptcy participation, payment order, conciliation summons, seizure, provisional seizure, provisional injunction, acknowledgment, and demand letter are modeled as interruption-related reasons.
A demand letter is weaker than a court filing. The Korean model warns that follow-up legal action within 6 months is needed for firm preservation.
Suspension adds the selected suspension days to the expiration date.
For criminal minor-victim cases, the model can suspend the clock until the victim reaches adulthood.

Action Guide

If fewer than 180 days remain, the Korean page treats the matter as urgent.
For civil claims, payment order, lawsuit, seizure, provisional seizure, or written acknowledgment can be more decisive than informal reminders.
For criminal matters, complaint or accusation should be filed before prosecution limitation expires.
For tax matters, preserve books and records through the assessment exclusion period and review amended filing options when there are omissions.

FAQ

Does a content-certified letter stop prescription by itself?

Not permanently. It can function as a demand, but Korean practice generally requires a lawsuit, payment order, seizure, or similar legal step within 6 months to preserve the effect.

Why does the calculator cover civil, tax, and criminal periods together?

Many disputes involve multiple clocks. For example, fraud can raise civil damages, tax correction, and criminal complaint timing at the same time.

Legal Use Notice

This English page translates and adapts the Korean calculator content for users who need Korea-based legal and cost estimates. Where an interactive calculator is shown, it uses the same Korean pure calculation function as the Korean page. It is an estimation tool, not legal advice for a specific dispute.