Collect tax in Taiwan

In Taiwan, Stripe only supports VAT for electronic services. In Stripe, these are called digital products. You must also be a remote seller with no physical presence in the country to collect this tax on Stripe.

When to register for tax collection

Use the Thresholds tab to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Taiwan. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.

Remote sellers providing digital products to customers in Taiwan are required to register if their annual sales to individuals exceed TWD 600,000.

• Threshold: 600,000 TWD
• Time frame: Calendar year
• Included transactions: Business-to-consumer (B2C) sales of digital products

How to register

You must be a remote seller with no physical presence in Taiwan to collect this tax on Stripe.

Register as a foreign taxable person in Taiwan using the eTax portal of the Ministry of Finance of Taiwan.

After you’ve registered to collect tax in Taiwan, go to Registrations to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in Taiwan

Learn more about how to add your registration in the Dashboard.

Electronic invoicing

If you’re a remote seller providing digital products to customers in Taiwan, you need to issue e-invoices through Taiwan’s eGUI system. The easiest way to meet this requirement is by partnering with a certified service provider to manage the e-invoicing process for you.

The Stripe App Marketplace includes options for third-party service providers that can help with these e-invoicing needs. For instance, Billit automatically converts your Stripe invoices into the eGUI format, sends them to your customers, reports them to the tax administration, and keeps you updated through the Stripe Dashboard.

How we calculate taxes

If you’re a remote seller and sell services to Taiwanese customers, VAT is collected on sales to individuals. No tax is charged on sales to business customers who provide their tax identification number.

We only support calculations for digital products (non-physical items or services that are delivered, given, or rendered electronically) in Taiwan. Stripe doesn’t calculate tax for any product not using a digital product tax code.

View the list of supported digital product tax codes. To calculate taxes in Taiwan, make sure you have assigned a tax code to each of your products.

Report and file your taxes

Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports. Learn more about the different types of reports.

You’re responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to Taiwan. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf.