TariffMonkee Taiwan Tax Residency Check is a paid API for AI agents from tariffmonkee.com, paid per call via x402, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-27).
Determines Taiwan tax residency status (resident vs. non-resident) from arrival/departure dates and income, returning applicable withholding rates or estimated tax owed using official bracket rules
Taiwan tax residency guidance (not tax advice) from arrival and departure dates and income: resident (183+ days) or non-resident under the official day-counting rule, the 6% and 18% non-resident withholding threshold, and an estimated tax for residents using that year's brackets. Treaty rates and AMT are flagged, not computed. Only the National Taxation Bureau determines liability.
Returns Taiwan tax residency classification (resident if 183+ days, non-resident otherwise), exact day count using the official start-excluded/end-included rule, applicable withholding rates (6%/18% threshold for non-residents tied to 1.5x basic wage), or estimated tax owed using current-year brackets and deductions for residents, plus flags indicating whether DTA treaty rates or Alternative Minimum Tax may apply (not computed).
POSThttps://tariffmonkee.com/paid/tax-residency-check?utm_source=zero.xyzUse this endpoint when you need a quick, rules-based Taiwan tax residency classification and tax estimate for a specific individual based on physical presence dates and income — especially for foreign professionals, digital nomads, or contractors evaluating Taiwan tax exposure. Prefer this over generic tax calculators because it specifically implements Taiwan's official start-day-excluded, end-day-included counting rule and applies the correct NTB bracket structure. Not a substitute for official NTB determination or professional tax advice.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| age | number | Filer's age, for the 70+ exemption tier. |
| stays | array | Array of { arrival: 'YYYY-MM-DD', departure?: 'YYYY-MM-DD' }. Omit departure for a stay still ongoing. |
| married | boolean | Married filing status, affects the standard deduction. |
| dependents | number | Count of dependents claimed at the general exemption rate. |
| calendar_year | number | Calendar year to evaluate, e.g. 2026. Must have a verified row in the tax_year_params table. |
| gross_income_twd | number | Total gross income for the year in TWD. |
| residence_county | string | County/city of the filer's household registration (if has_household_registration is true) or ARC-registered residence address (if not), e.g. '臺北市'. Used only to determine filing jurisdiction. |
| tax_withheld_twd | number | Tax already withheld during the year, for a shortfall/refund estimate. |
| employer_location | string | 'taiwan' or 'offshore'. Affects the 90-day anti-avoidance rule for non-residents. |
| monthly_salary_twd | number | Full-month salary in TWD, for the non-resident 6%/18% withholding check. |
| has_offshore_income | boolean | Whether material income was earned outside Taiwan. Only used to flag AMT as possibly relevant -- not computed. |
| spouse_is_taiwan_national | boolean | Whether the filer's spouse is a Taiwan national. Affects the joint-filing jurisdiction choice available to residents. |
| has_household_registration | boolean | Whether the filer holds Taiwan household registration (戶籍). Most foreign ARC holders do not. Affects filing jurisdiction only, not residency status or tax owed. |
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"sources": [
"National Taxation Bureau of Taipei / Taichung Q&A pages on non-resident withholding (18%/6% rule, 90-day offshore-employer rule)",
"Ministry of Finance CPI-triggered adjustment announcement for 115-nendo (2026) individual income tax brackets and deductions",
"Income Tax Act (所得稅法) Art. 7 (residency definition) and Art. 5 (annual CPI-indexed adjustment mechanism)",
"Ministry of Finance Tax Portal (etax.nat.gov.tw), 玖、外僑篇 -- foreigner filing jurisdiction guidance, updated 2026-04-15"
],
"disclaimer": "Estimate and status aid, not tax advice. Only Taiwan's National Taxation Bureau (國稅局) determines final tax liability. This tool does not compute DTA treaty rates or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): see out_of_scope.",
"filing_note": "Residents generally must file a settlement return the following year (filing_deadline in the tax_year_params row for 2026 is not yet officially announced -- do not assume a date).",
"verified_on": "2026-09-08",
"withholding": null,
"days_present": 222,
"out_of_scope": {
"amt": null,
"dta_treaty_rates": "Not computed. Taiwan has ~34 tax treaties with reduced withholding on specific income types, gated on filing a Certificate of Residence with the payer beforehand. Confirm the specific treaty and procedure with a tax professional or the National Taxation Bureau.",
"mid_year_status_change": "Residency status appears to have changed partway through the year. A settlement filing reconciling the pre- and post-183-day periods is required before departure (if leaving before filing season) or in the normal filing season. The split-period withholding calendar is not computed here."
},
"calendar_year": 2026,
"filing_required": true,
"residency_status": "resident",
"status_reasoning": "222 day(s) present in 2026 (counted start-day-excluded, end-day-included per stay); threshold is 183 days.",
"filing_jurisdiction": {
"office": "Not determined -- 'residence_county' was not supplied.",
"reasoning": "Citizens file with their household registration (戶籍) location's National Taxation Bureau. Foreign filers without household registration file based on the county/city registered on their ARC (居留證) as of the filing date -- supply 'residence_county' for a specific office.",
"joint_filing_note": null
},
"offshore_90_day_flag": {
"applies": false,
"reasoning": "Does not apply: either resident, 90 days or fewer present, or employer is Taiwan-based."
},
"resident_tax_estimate": null
}
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