TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan taxpayers rushed to complete their annual income tax filings on Monday as the deadline for online tax filing expired at 11:59 p.m., per CNA.
The Ministry of Finance said tax offices across the nation added staff, worked through lunch breaks, and extended in-person service hours until 7 p.m. to accommodate large crowds of last-minute filers. The ministry said filing was extended until the first day of June because the traditional deadline, May 31, fell on a Sunday.
Ministry data showed that as of Sunday, 6.196 million income tax returns had been submitted online, and 638,000 were filed through the pre-assessed tax system, bringing the combined total to 6.834 million filings, or 99.6% of the expected number of returns, per a press release.
The ministry added that 1.124 million corporate income tax returns had been filed, representing 99.9% of last year’s total. In addition, 685,000 returns related to 2024 undistributed profits had been submitted.
Taxpayers wishing to confirm their filing status can visit the ministry’s e-filing and tax payment website. Those who have missed the filing deadline are encouraged to do it in person as soon as possible. Current regulations include a surcharge of 1% of unpaid taxes imposed for every three days of delay, up to a maximum penalty.
