- Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance reminds online sellers of tax obligations
- VAT and tax registration are mandatory once sales thresholds are met
- Monthly sales thresholds are NTD 80,000 for goods and NTD 40,000 for services
- Sellers must register with the National Taxation Bureau
- Registered sellers must file VAT returns and remit VAT to the government
- VAT rate is typically 5 percent
- Sellers must issue official uniform invoices
- Regular online selling can trigger VAT obligations even without a formal business
- Sellers must disclose business name and enterprise uniform serial number on sales platforms
- Registration requires additional information such as domain name and IP address
Source: vatcalc.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
