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Withholding regulations

A:Salary, rental, commission, royalty, cash award or prize given in a contest or game competition, prizes of a chance winning, retirement pay, severance pay, separation pay, resignation pay, life-time pension, fees for professional practices, etc.

A:The withholding rates for various income are as follows(Applicable from January 1, 110):
Income category Individual residing in the Republic of China or Profit-seeking Enterprise of Resident and Fixed Place of Business Individual not residing in the Republic of China or Profit-seeking Enterprise of Non-resident fixed Place of Business
Salary (1)5%
(2) The total monthly payment is withheld in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Withholding of Tax on Wages
(In 2020 and 2021, the payment does not exceed NT$84,501 , the tax is exempted from being withheld.)
(1)For the salaries not exceeding 1.5 times the monthly baseline salary as assessed by the Executive Yuan:6%(The monthly baseline salary is NT$24,000 since January 1, 2021)
(2)18%
Rental 10% 20%
Commission 10% 20%
Dividend - 21%
Remuneration to professional practitioners 10% 20%
Interest 10%
  1. For interest from the portion of the pecuniary amount realized by short-term commercial papers at their maturity in excess of the selling price at their initial issuance,15% of the distribution is withheld.
  2. For interest distributed from beneficiary securities or asset-backed securities issued in accordance with the Financial Asset Securitization Act or the Real Estate Securitization Act, 15% of the distribution is withheld.
  3. For interest on government bonds, corporate bonds, or financial bonds, 15% of the payment is withheld.
  4. For interest derived from repo (RP/RS) trade whereby a taxpayer purchases securities or short-term commercial papers as described above in Subparagraphs 1 to 3 which shall be the net amount of the sale price at their maturity in excess of the original purchase price, 15% of the payment is withheld.
  5. For all other types of interest, 20% of the payment is withheld.
Royalty 10% 20%
Prizes or payment from contests and games won by chance 10% 20%
Pension income 6% of the balance of the payment minus the fixed exemption is withheld. 18% of the balance of the payment minus the fixed exemption is withheld.

 

Last updated:2021-09-27