# Do foreign workers here in Taiwan violate rules by earning money on youtube? **URL:** \ **Category:** Taxes\ **Created:** [May 15, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576 "2026-05-15T04:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/1 "2026-05-15T04:54:43Z")
Hi, I’m a foreign worker here in Taiwan with ARC. I’m currently earning payments through YouTube ads and subscriber’s donations. I’ve earned 4000TWD every month and sometimes didn’t met the payment threshold. Did i violate Taiwan rules? if so, what’s the consequences? if no, what should i do to avoid any problems in future? thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![slawa](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/slawa/32/112823_2.png) [@slawa](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/slawa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/2 "2026-05-15T06:34:59Z")
There is a threshold sum before taxes are due: > **[A Quick Guide to Individual Income Tax for Individual Influencers.-Ministry...](https://www.mof.gov.tw/eng/singlehtml/f48d641f159a4866b1d31c0916fbcc71?cntId=b9319e401904486289188b43c3e2aa7f)** > **[Taiwanese Government issues 'Directions for the Levy of Individual Income Tax...](https://taxnews.ey.com/news/2026-0298-taiwanese-government-issues-directions-for-the-levy-of-individual-income-tax-on-individuals-who-publish-creative-or-informational-content-online)** ---
**Author:** ![jimbob132](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@jimbob132](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jimbob132)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/12 "2026-05-25T14:17:11Z")
Who is the entity paying you? Is it Google Singapore or Google USA? If so then it’s considered foreign income and I don’t see any issue with it, you just declare it on your Taiwan tax as foreign income. If it’s Google Taiwan paying you then it might be a gray area since your work visa doesn’t allow you to work for other Taiwan companies. It would be like you working for Uber Taiwan to deliver food using your current work visa. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/13 "2026-05-25T15:58:55Z")
> [@RickRooney](#): > > Ah yes the very specific anti video game youtube law Taiwan has. Right. It’s not so much the content, but whether the OP is doing unlawful work. ---
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/14 "2026-05-26T00:17:56Z")
yes, google US pay me and not google Taiwan. my worries are, Taiwan Gov. tracing bank transfers outside taiwan, and im using my company bank account to receive my YT payment, so im thinking it might be wrong too and soon they will trace my account. ---
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/15 "2026-05-26T00:19:14Z")
does uploading video games on yt and earn money through it is part of unlawful work too? ---
**Author:** ![rooftopclown](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rooftopclown/32/58063_2.png) [@rooftopclown](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/rooftopclown)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/16 "2026-05-26T01:54:33Z")
> [@marcus1](#): > > does uploading video games on yt and earn money through it is part of unlawful work too? That’s probably more an issue of whether you have the right from the video game publisher to upload images or videos of you playing the game. I doubt that the Taiwanese government cares about the specific content as long as you have the appropriate work permit and pay taxes on related income, unless the content itself is illegal. You probably won’t get into trouble unless the video game publisher sues you. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/17 "2026-05-26T01:55:26Z")
> [@marcus1](#): > > does uploading video games on yt and earn money through it is part of unlawful work too? Do you have the appropriate work permits? ---
**Author:** ![jimbob132](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@jimbob132](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jimbob132)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/18 "2026-05-26T03:22:48Z")
> [@marcus1](#): > > yes, google US pay me and not google Taiwan. my worries are, Taiwan Gov. tracing bank transfers outside taiwan, and im using my company bank account to receive my YT payment, so im thinking it might be wrong too and soon they will trace my account. When you say “google US pay me” but then you say “using my company bank account to receive my YT payment” it means different things for taxation and work permit requirements My advice is to ask ChatGPT to give you a high level summary on the tax and work visa requirements of both (use grounding on Taiwan government websites) and then if you still need peace of mind afterwards, go pay for a hour consultation from a Taiwan immigration lawyer and then a Taiwan CPA ---
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/20 "2026-05-26T07:11:04Z")
does hobby needs work permit? ---
**Author:** ![Zllig](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/d07c76/32.png) [@Zllig](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Zllig)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/21 "2026-05-26T07:13:51Z")
Hobbies cease to be hobbies once you receive a paycheck for it. ---
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/22 "2026-05-26T07:21:45Z")
it is still a hobby if you didn’t intend to ear money and just upload videos for fun. but since monetization comes, why not have it? ---
**Author:** ![Zllig](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/d07c76/32.png) [@Zllig](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Zllig)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/23 "2026-05-26T07:23:08Z")
Because it then becomes revenue. If you want to do it as a hobby and don’t want to worry about any of this legal stuff, then just turn off monetization. ---
**Author:** ![marcus1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@marcus1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marcus1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/do-foreign-workers-here-in-taiwan-violate-rules-by-earning-money-on-youtube/257576/24 "2026-05-26T07:45:11Z")
i guess that’s the best thing to do right now. thanks!