Of the nation's 5.2 million taxpayers, nearly 2 million had not filed their tax reports as of yesterday, and have only today left to complete the annual chore.
EXTENDED HOURS
Tax offices nationwide will extend their office hours until 7pm tonight and forgo the lunch break to collect tax reports, while officials urged taxpayers to use the 24-hour online tax-filing program before midnight.
Any taxpayers who file their reports after the June 2 deadline, will face a penalty equivalent to 1 percent of their tax dues every two days, the tax agency said.
Agency statistics showed that more than 2.4 million taxpayers, as of 3pm yesterday, have used the 24-hour online tax-filling program to complete their annual filings.
That was close to the agency’s goal. The tax agency had previously expressed the hope that 50 percent, or 2.6 million, of taxpayers would use the online filing system.
Some 961,072 taxpayers have filed their taxes in person as of last Thursday, statistics showed on Friday.
LESS THAN HALF
The tax administration in Taipei said on Friday that only 47.3 percent, or 373,334, of the city’s taxpayers had filed their taxes as of Thursday.
Foreigners filing taxes in Taiwan must file their tax returns in person at their local tax office.
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