Taiwan Income Tax CalculatorTW-specific
Estimate your Taiwan salary income tax. Supports single filers and married joint filing (with auto-comparison of 3 calculation methods: all-combined, spouse-salary-separate, self-salary-separate). Based on 2024 brackets and deduction amounts.
2024 tax brackets
- 0 – 590K: 5%
- 590K – 1.33M: 12%
- 1.33M – 2.66M: 20%
- 2.66M – 4.98M: 30%
- Over 4.98M: 40%
Key deductions: personal exemption NT$97K per person, standard deduction NT$131K single / NT$262K married, salary earner special deduction NT$218K per earner.
See Tax Filing SOP for the full May filing workflow.
Frequently asked
- What's the difference between marginal and effective tax rate?
- Marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar of income (the bracket your last dollar lands in). Use it for decisions like dividend tax election or labor-pension self-contribution. Effective rate is total tax ÷ total income, reflecting your overall burden. NT$2M salary may sit at 20% marginal but only 8-12% effective, because deductions exempt the lower brackets.
- Which married filing method should I pick?
- Three methods: (1) all income combined, (2) all income filed separately by category, (3) salary income filed separately. The tool auto-computes all three; pick the lowest. Roughly: dual-income couples with large income gap benefit from method (3); most other cases work best combined.
- How do dependent exemptions work?
- Each dependent adds NT$97K to your exemption (2024); ages 70+ get 1.5×. Direct-line ancestors (parents, grandparents) should usually be claimed by the highest-income filer in the family. Each dependent can only be claimed once — coordinate with siblings.
- Standard or itemized deduction?
- 2024 standard: NT$131K single, NT$262K married. Itemized covers mortgage interest (cap NT$300K), insurance (NT$24K per person), donations, medical, etc. Use itemized only if your eligible items exceed the standard. Most renters with no mortgage will save effort by taking the standard.
- Should I elect dividends to be taxed combined or separately?
- Marginal ≤ 20% usually favors combined (8.5% credit, capped at NT$80K). Marginal 30/40% usually favors separate (flat 28%). Once this tool surfaces your marginal rate, head to /en/tools/dividend-tax for a side-by-side.
- Are these the 2025 brackets?
- The tool uses the 2024 official brackets and deductions. Brackets and exemptions are adjusted annually based on CPI; refer to the Ministry of Finance's announcement for the current year. Major reform changes (e.g., the 2018 dividend tax overhaul) will be flagged on the page when updated.