Why are some landlords in Taiwan so unwilling to pay their taxes?

[Brianjones]

Previous debate on this.

Income tax: rent deduction

I think that it’s very simple: it IS weird that there’s a LEGAL CONTRACT among landlord and tenant and the landlord doesn’t declare this income. Then you said that it’s not weird, that it happens all over the planet, that it’s super common because, you know, Airbnb. Then I explain you how this business model is NEW and how governments are adapting to the new situation, and this means that NOW government do make Airbnb pay taxes, and Airbnb (and similar uber-like business) do apply taxes to ea…