Hey everyone,
I know I will go ask a tax professional after this, but I’ve heard that foreigners that support a parent overseas can claim them as a dependent on Taiwan taxes.
Does anyone have experience with this? What does the tax bureau usually require?
Their website says “the household registration or the official certificates of the dependent should be submitted”. What does this mean? Ha.
Copy of their id. To prove age. Copy of a recent bill to prove they are alive. Bank statement showing you sent money to them. The statement to prove you sent them money is kind of bs. I’ve provided a statement showing me sending money from my Taiwan acc to my foreign account before. I’ve heard of people arguing that they don’t need to provide proof they sent money because Taiwanese don’t need to prove they gave money to their parents to get the deduction.
I wonder, can step parents also be listed as dependents, and is there a maximum number of dependents one could have? Both my parents re-married, so with my wife’s parents too, I could potentially list 6 parental dependents.
I guess you’ll also need to show a birth certificate to prove you are their child?
I didn’t. Not sure what would happen if they had a different surname.
My parents said “no”. 
Easy.
My parents are a pain in the arse about providing me with a recent letter/bill. Literally a 30 second job to take a picture of the bill.
Thanks for the info! I’ll see if my mom is up to it. Seems pretty simple.
Is there any info on this online or do I have to contact them? I want to know what kinds of transfer are acceptable. Does it have to be SWIFT?
Also what documents to claim sibling over 18 but studying?
Paid my taxes today. I took my a copy of my mom’s ID, a copy of one of her recent bills, and a picture of my birth certificate, emailed them to the government website, and successfully got her added as a dependent. Not really a hassle at all, and it saved me a decent amount!
Last year I did that but they later ask me to prove the money send. They want me to prove 250k for both parents, I show less and discuss with then until they approved.
I feel like this sort of non-uniformity across government/companies is just a part of Taiwan. I did bring a wire transfer from last year that I did in case they did ask, but in my case, they didn’t.
Do the overseas parents need to be of a certain age?
So government offices were open today? I assumed they would be closed.
Should be 60 years old.
Yep tax office (not sure if all government offices) is open. It’s pretty much always my tax day since it’s a day off.
If the parent in question has been to Taiwan in the past year, you can also show a picture of their entry stamp as proof that you’ve given them money.
I am trying to file the tax online and they have the option to list the dependent. All they ask is their name and date of birth as the code. Anyone done it succesfully for 2024 tax refund?
Really? I have to provide a copy of the passport and proof of life for my parents.
The point is that the online filing is kind of conditional, and after that there’s a list of required documentation you’re supposed to take or mail in.
This is where you’d need the evidence. Same with overseas income and stuff like that. Obviously it’s Taiwan, so how strict they are is going to vary.