Taiwan taxation mansion tax Treasury moved.
[Economic Daily News ╱ reporter Wu Bie, Chen Meizhen ╱ Taipei]
Luxury tax playing for real. Ministry of Finance issued a mobilization order, next week will bring together 25 counties taxes at conferences, in addition to the requirements of Taipei city and county shall, mutatis mutandis, to increase the present value of assessing the area outside the mansion, such as housing, is considering shortening the life of the present value adjustment assessed , from the current three years instead of once a year to adjust, in order to reflect the prices tax.
Tax Office in Taipei City, Taipei mansion inventory already completed, is expected on February 2 by the Director Xie Songfang went to the Ministry of Finance, reporting mansion house from the initial plan to levy higher taxes. Xie Songfang should also request the Ministry of Finance, Taipei City will provide housing tax levied on luxury experiences and practices, as cities and counties heavy lesson to teach war mansion tax Code.
Ministry of Finance on the 2nd invited Action 25 counties tax authorities will be expected to bring heavy taxes levied on luxury pressure for cities and counties. It is understood that some local tax authorities have expressed, "farmhouse" built houses and agricultural land within their jurisdiction, currently enjoy tax-free land will change course land tax; present value assessment luxurious farmhouse will increase to adjust its low housing tax. Tax Director, Taipei Xie Songfang yesterday (28) said today that Taipei is expected to assess the implementation of the present value of houses in new and adjusted the Republic 100 years. According to the survey results, the number of Taipei mansion than originally anticipated 5,000 households, the largest Lutheran luxury enclave places, Daan, Zhongzheng, Matsuyama four districts. Are classified as luxury housing ownership, the fastest time in May 101 years of the Republic received the housing tax, a tax hike to three times possible.
Tax Office in Taipei City mansion has been inventoried for the tube, after February 2 to the Ministry of Finance reporting, scholars and experts will convene a second meeting in March considerations of any feasible solution, is expected tomorrow (100) in July may levy .
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News Dictionary "present value assessment
The purpose of the present value of the housing assessment, the estimated value of the house is through as housing tax assessable benchmarks. In simple terms, the housing tax depends on the level "assessment of present value." Assess the present value multiplied by the tax rate, taxpayers should be affordable housing tax. Factors that determine the present value of houses assessed including standard floor price and the number of standard building materials price by grade, durable and the number of years the length of the street which houses, commercial transportation and housing supply and demand situation overview decision.
Taiwan's soaring housing prices in recent years, but decided to assess the present value of the housing tax, in addition to road rate reflects transportation, economic development, with the current situation will be adjusted every three years, the housing materials, depreciation are not adjusted for more than a decade, resulting in the current assessment values and prices have deteriorated badly, can not truly reflect the taxable value of the house. Part of the downtown section of Taipei housing, the price is 30 times the present value assessment, assess the present value significantly underestimated.
