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Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan amends new property tax law
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan has passed a law amendment known as "Housing Tax 2.0," which will raise the residential property tax. The new tax will take effect on July 1, 2024, with taxation beginning in 2025. The Ministry of Finance estimates that around 4.45 million households will be affected by the revised tax, with approximately 3.1 million households benefiting from a preferential tax rate for single residency. This could potentially generate an additional revenue of NT$2.27 billion to NT$3.27 billion. Under the new system, residential properties will be categorized as "self-use" or "non-self-use," with a national limit of up to three properties classified as "self-use." The house tax will continue to be collected annually from May 1 to May 31, based on ownership from the prior year’s July 1 to the current year’s June 30. The amendment also requires that "self-use" residences meet household registration requirements in addition to the existing provisions regarding rental and occupancy by the owner, spouse, or direct relatives. The tax reform will have a significant impact on 10 municipalities that have not yet implemented the housing hoarding tax. To support the legislative changes, four supplementary regulations will be introduced, including differential tax rate modules, calculation formulas, principles for determining the number of household property holdings, and revisions to the organization of the Real Estate Evaluation Committees. All subsidiary regulations are scheduled to be amended by July 1, 2024.2023/12/20 18:10 -
Legislative Yuan okays ’House Hoarding Tax 2.0’
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan has passed an amendment to the House Tax Act, known as the "House Hoarding Tax 2.0," raising the tax rate for non-owner-occupied housing to a range of 2 to 4.8 percent, up from the current range of 1.5 to 3.6 percent. The tax rates will apply nationally to all properties owned by individuals and will be implemented by July 2025. Local governments will set their tax rate discrepancies based on the total number of residential properties owned nationwide. The amendment was approved in the Legislative Yuan session following negotiations among the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the Kuomintang (KMT), and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), with dissent from the New Power Party (NPP).2023/12/19 22:13 -
Taiwan recorded 82K+ unsold new houses in 2022 Q4
Recent data revealed that over 82,000 new houses were left unsold in the fourth quarter of last year, marking the highest number in eight years, as the housing market continued to slow down after the government passed the "House Hoarding Tax 2.0" in early July.2023/07/25 18:02