The Taichung Branch, National Taxation Bureau of the Central Area, Ministry of Finance indicates that profit-seeking enterprises who have yet to file their 2023 income tax returns by the deadline 31 May, 2024, will soon be sent a delinquency notice by the branch to inform them to complete the supplementary, according to a notice published on Monday, 1 July 2024.

According to the Income Tax Act, where a profit-seeking enterprise fails to file an annual income tax return within the prescribed period, the tax authority shall serve a delinquency notice, requesting the profit-seeking enterprise to complete it within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice.

In the event of failure to file the annual income tax return after expiration of the prescribed period, the tax authority shall make a provisional assessment of the amount of income and tax payable on the basis of available taxation data or the profit standard of the same trade. Furthermore, the tax authority shall levy a non-reporting surcharge.

For instance, company A failed to file its 2023 tax return within the prescribed period, but subsequently filed it within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice from the tax authority. The tax authority shall, after determining the amount of its income and the amount of tax payable through investigation, levy a delinquent reporting surcharge in an amount equal to 10% of the tax determined as payable.

The amount of delinquent reporting surcharge shall not exceed TWD 30,000 but shall not be less than TWD 1,500. If company A failed to file its 2023 tax return within the time limit, the amount of taxable income and the amount of tax payable shall be determined by the tax authority based on the available data or the profit standard of the same trade.

In addition, the tax authority shall levy a delinquent reporting surcharge in an amount equal to 20% of the tax determined as payable. The amount of the delinquent reporting surcharge shall not exceed TWD 90,000 but shall not be less than TWD 4,500.

The Taichung Bureau specifically reminds the public that profit-seeking enterprises failing to file their 2023 tax return should file them within 15 days of receiving the notice from the tax authority to avoid non-reporting surcharges.