List of things included under ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS

Legal Taxes
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For the past 4 years, my husband and I have been filing a joint income and each year, we simply use the general deduction. A colleague told me it would be wiser to apply for itemized deductions. But, I am not sure what I can include.

  1. Life/Health Insurance under ING - How much can a person file for? I pay around 80,000/year. My son pays 15,000/year. ING sends me a statement for tax purpose.

  2. House Payments - We just bought a house and are paying a monthly installment of 30,000. Can I include the amounts we have paid so far? Should I get a certificate from the bank as proof?

  3. What other items can I include?

Family situation: Husband works, wife works (but school does not give tax receipt), 2 kids (one in elementary, the other still a toddler)

Given this scenarion, should I apply the general deduction or the itemized deduction?

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This is a useful site that will give you a lot of the information you requested above:

iff.immigration.gov.tw/enfront/l … 52&tr_id=7

By my experience, the tax office is very helpful when you go to file and they will pretty much do everything for you based on which scenario benefits you the most.

Good luck!

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Thanks. The site was very helpful.