According to the National Taxation Bureau of Kaohsiung, Ministry of Finance, the 2022 income tax return filing period is from May 1 to May 31 of this year (2023). For taxpayers claiming tax refund payable, if they select "direct tax refund," the tax refund will be automatically deposited into the designated account with no delay on the tax refund date, which is timesaving, convenient and safe. If you want to get your tax refund as soon as possible, don't hesitate and remember to select "Direct Tax Refund" when filing this year!
The Bureau pointed out that direct tax refund is applicable for both individual income tax or profit-seeking enterprise income tax, and the operation is very easy:
1. Individuals: Click "Direct Tax Refund" in the online filing system when filing individual income tax returns, or fill in the account information at a financial institution in the "Tax Refund by Deposit Account" of the tax return form.
2. Businesses: During the filing period, use the profit-seeking enterprise income tax return filing system or fill out the "Letter of Consent for Direct Deposit/Postal Giro of Profit-Seeking Enterprise Income Tax Refunds" on page 13 of the tax return form. During the non-filing period, you can also download it from the Ministry of Finance's eTax portal (https://www.etax.nat.gov.tw/ Download Document and File/Profit-seeking Enterprise Income Tax/ Letter of Consent for the Direct Deposit (Postal) Giro of Business Tax (Profit-seeking Enterprise Income Tax) refunds), or obtain a Letter of Consent for Direct Deposit/Postal Giro of Profit-Seeking Enterprise Income Tax Refunds from the nearest National Taxation Bureau to complete the form. Once applied for, it can be used in future years.
The Bureau would like to remind taxpayers that the 2022 individual income tax return filing period is from May 1 to May 31, 2023, and the tax return schedule for each filing method is as follows:
| Tax refund date | Filing method |
| July 31, 2023 (First batch) |
1. Online filing (including mobile tax return filing) 2. Tax trial calculation: （1）Online registration （2）Confirmation via interactive voice response （0800-000-321） （3）Submit (send) a written confirmation of tax return filing to the National Taxation Bureau where the household registration is located by May 10 |
| October 31, 2023 (Second batch) |
1. Two-dimensional barcode and manual filing 2. Tax trial calculation: （1）Submit (send) a written confirmation of tax return filing to the National Taxation Bureau other than the one where the household registration is located by May 10 （2）Submit (send) a written confirmation of tax return filing to any National Taxation Bureau from May 11 to May 31 |
| January 19, 2024 (Third batch) |
1. Assessment of filing of tax payable and no-payable and no-refund 2. Late filing |
The Bureau emphasized that taxpayers who are entitled to tax refunds can use online (mobile phone) filing and "direct tax refund" to enjoy the earliest tax refund and automatic deposit to designated accounts with zero delay, which is timesaving, convenient, and safe. If you have any questions, please call the toll-free service number at 0800-000-321 or go to the Bureau's website (https://www.ntbk.gov.tw) to use the national tax intelligent customer service " National Tax Helper" for online inquiries. The National Taxation Bureau is here to help you.
Provided by: Collection and Information Management Division
Contact:Ms. CHEN
Phone:(07)7256600 ext. 7680