The impact of the new policy "House Tax 2.0" is expected to lead to 40,000 homeowners in New Taipei moving their household registrations to save on taxes, according to the New Taipei Tax Administration.
New Taipei City is responding to the new housing tax system, with approximately 40,000 homeowners changing their household registration to save on taxes. The new regulations on tax reductions for primary residences and heavy taxes for multiple properties have made it so that the city's 1.21 million housing units are subject to the primary residence tax rate. Starting from July 2024, a registered household is required for primary residences to enjoy the preferential tax rate of 1.2%, and those who register their household by March 24, 2025, can continue to enjoy the benefits. The tax office pointed out that before the new system, there were 1.41 million eligible households, but there are still about 200,000 households that have not registered. Some residents are dissatisfied with the new regulations, believing that changing their household registration has caused inconvenience.