Taiwan revises tax collection period calculation after court ruling
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area, Ministry of Finance, announced that effective 25 June 2025, for cases where taxpayers file administrative remedies regarding taxes or fines and execution is deferred according to law, the
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Taiwan warns gift tax exemption on agricultural land can be revoked if farming use ends
The Fengyuan Branch of Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area has reiterated today, 5 June 2026, that agricultural land gifted for farming purposes can be exempt from gift tax when transferred between certain close relatives,
See MoreTaiwan, Singapore revise income tax treaty
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance has announced today, 5 June 2026, of key changes introduced by the revised income tax treaty between Taiwan and Singapore, which entered into force on 13 February 2017 and applies from 1 January 2017. The new
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Taiwan clarifies CFC loss deduction filing, documentation requirements
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, stated that the Controlled Foreign Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CFC) system has been in effect since 2023. Profit-seeking enterprises reporting CFC's losses must provide
See MoreTaiwan: NTBNA clarifies loss carryforward offset rules involving non-taxable investment income
Taiwan’s Taxation Bureau of the Northern Area, Ministry of Finance (NTBNA, MOF), stated that, as stipulated in Article 39 of the Income Tax Act, when profit-seeking enterprises deduct the verified losses of each of the former ten years from the
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Taiwan: Tax Authority reiterates invoicing rules for franchise arrangements
Taiwan’s Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance stated that when a business operator (franchise headquarters) charges a franchisee a one-time franchise fee for opening a store, the fee is regarded as consideration for the
See MoreTaiwan: MoF urges taxpayers to complete 2025 income tax return filings before deadline
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the upcoming income tax return deadline for the year 2025. As of 24 May 2026, 5,076,273 individual income tax returns have been filed, accounting for 72.7% of the total individual income tax
See MoreTaiwan: Businesses reminded to apply for CFC financial statement filing extensions
The Kaohsiung National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance announced on 25 May 2026 that, for any reason, those who are unable to submit their CFC financial statements within the prescribed period may apply to their local tax authority for an
See MoreTaiwan: Tax bureau reminds firms of CFC financial statement filing deadline
Taiwan’s Northern Taiwan National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance announced that the filing period for the 2025 profit-seeking enterprise income tax return is from May 1 to May 31, 2026 (extended to June 1 if the deadline falls on a
See MoreTaiwan clarifies CFC document extension rules for corporate tax filings
Taiwan’s Central District National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance clarified that profit-seeking enterprises required to report income from Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs) must disclose relevant information and attach supporting
See MoreTaiwan: Tax Bureau clarifies residence day rules for foreign taxpayers
Taiwan’s Beidou Office, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, reminds foreign taxpayers that the number of days of residence in Taiwan is calculated based on the entry and exit stamps in their passports or the
See MoreTaiwan: Tax bureau sets deadlines for R&D, innovation investment tax credits
Taiwan’s Southern Area National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, stated that in order to encourage companies to invest resources in R&D, transformation, and innovation activities, and to accelerate intelligentisation,
See MoreTaiwan issues 2025 income tax filing guidance for foreign individuals
Taiwan’s National Taxation Bureau of the Southern Area, Ministry of Finance, stated that foreign individuals who resided in the Republic of China (R.O.C.) for a total of 183 days or more during the year 2025, and who did not depart the R.O.C.
See MoreTaiwan: Taxation Bureau clarifies procedures for refundable tax, offsets
Taiwan’s Taipei National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance stated that the balance of output tax minus input tax for the current period constitutes the business’s payable or refundable tax amount. Therefore, regardless of whether there
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Taiwan: Tax Bureau requires mainland China income to be included in tax returns
Taiwan’s Taipei National Taxation Bureau of the Ministry of Finance clarified that taxpayers who have obtained income sourced from Mainland China are required to declare and pay income tax together with their individual consolidated income tax
See MoreTaiwan clarifies residency rules, filing deadlines for foreign nationals
Taiwan's Dongshi Office, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, clarified that foreign nationals filing individual income tax returns in Taiwan are subject to different filing rules depending on their tax residency
See MoreTaiwan clarifies 2026 income basic tax exemption threshold for profit-seeking enterprises
Taiwan's Dongshan Office, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance, states that according to the Ministry of Finance's announcement No. 11404664830 issued on 19 November 2025, for the fiscal year 2026, Profit-seeking
See MoreTaiwan sets NTD conversion rules for foreign-currency accounting firms
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance’s Southern Area National Taxation Bureau has reminded enterprises that maintain accounts in foreign currencies that, when filing business income tax returns, all foreign currency amounts in financial statements must
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