Time to stand up against the BS. Let’s start posting your incorrect tax statements and compile them so we can make a mass complaint on the incorrect information being posted by the incompetent Taiwanese banks Enough is enough. [Untitled]

[image] Andrew: The point is that I doubt banks will be willing to use “TW” if the authority responsible for this can fine them when they complete the forms this way for people who aren’t considered tax-resident under the current practice. It is the banks job to push the boundaries of interpr…

[image] comfy123: It is the banks job to push the boundaries of interpretations and take them to court if necessary. The problem is that the banks in Taiwan can’t be fucked doing it. Okay, but that doesn’t really help with this situation, does it? There isn’t much we can do about that…

[image] Andrew: Okay, but that doesn’t really help with this situation, does it? There isn’t much we can do about that… No. But I was explaining my opinion on why these “competent authorities” are essentially able to push whatever rule they want and what ultimately needs changing in Taiwan. T…

[image] comfy123: No. But I was explaining my opinion on why these “competent authorities” are essentially able to push whatever rule they want and what ultimately needs changing in Taiwan. These complaints from many put pressure on the banks to start to realise the interpretation isn’t making …

[image] Andrew: I e-mailed Taishin just after this, around 7 p.m. last night, saying essentially what I wrote there and telling them what would happen if they send me another wrong tax withholding statement. Taishin just called me again, at 7:10 p.m. on a Friday night, to say they’d finished …

[image] Andrew: Taishin just called me again, at 7:10 p.m. on a Friday night, to say they’d finished updating their system and my next tax withholding statement will say “TW” and that I’ve been here for >183 days. :nerd_face: I’ve been checking my mailbox the last several days to see whether …

Still haven’t received this lol. Almost two weeks later than usual now. It really looks like Taishin’s solution to this problem was to stop sending me the withholding statements. What a joke! :man_facepalming:

[image] Andrew: It really looks like Taishin’s solution to this problem was to stop sending me the withholding statements. What a joke! To be fair, I think said statement will only be sent out if you’re not categorized as a Taiwan tax resident. You could check whether they stopped withholdin…

[image] qwert_zuiop: To be fair, I think said statement will only be sent out if you’re not categorized as a Taiwan tax resident. I’m not sure why that would be? Don’t they send it out to everyone? [image] qwert_zuiop: You could check whether they stopped withholding tax on the interest …

[image] Andrew: I’m not sure why that would be? Don’t they send it out to everyone? I could be imagining things, but I think I remember reading somewhere (?) that those statements are only sent out in case one is not solely a Taiwan tax resident (the rationale being that for Taiwan tax reside…

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