統一發票給獎辦法

1On the 25th day of every odd month, the cash awards for each prize and sets of winning numbers exclusive of cloud invoices, which are drawn from the cloud invoices issued in the previous period, are as follows:

21. Million-dollar prize: From one to one thousand sets; if the alphabetic letters and the eight-digit number shown on the cloud invoice are identical to the winning numbers drawn for the million-dollar prize, the winner receives a cash award of NT$1,000,000.

32. Thousand-dollar prize: From one thousand to one hundred thousand sets; if the alphabetic letters and the eight-digit number shown on the cloud invoice are identical to the winning numbers drawn for the thousand-dollar prize, the winner receives a cash award of NT$2,000.

43. Hundred-dollar prize of from one hundred thousand to 5 million sets:

5(1) Eight Hundred-dollar prize: If the alphabetic letters and the eight-digit number shown on the cloud invoice are identical to the winning numbers drawn for the eight hundred-dollar prize, the winner receives a cash award of NT$800.

6(2) Five Hundred-dollar prize: If the alphabetic letters and the eight-digit number shown on the cloud invoice are identical to the winning numbers drawn for the five hundred-dollar prize, the winner receives a cash award of NT$500.

7The number of the sets of the winning alphabetic letters and numbers referred to in the preceding Paragraph will be publicly announced by the designated unit before the draw is made. In the case of any change to the number of the sets of the winning alphabetic letters and numbers described in the preceding Paragraph, such change will be publicly announced by the designated unit before the draw is made.

8The winning alphabetic letters and numbers of cloud invoices, and the deadline for claiming the prizes for each session will be posted on the websites of the MOF and its affiliated competent tax authorities on the day following the draw.

9Cloud invoice means uniform invoice issued, transferred, and obtained by the purchaser without a printed certification copy according to the conditions given in the third Paragraph of Article 7 of “The Regulations Governing the Use of Uniform Invoices” when the business entity sells goods and services to the purchaser using the carriers approved by the MOF, and the purchaser may designate that the cloud invoice shall be donated to an institution or organization via the use of a donation code.

10A winning cloud invoice with a printed certification copy shall be exempt from the provision stipulating no printed certification copy in the preceding Paragraph.

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1If the winning uniform invoice has specified the name of the person who is the purchaser, the purchaser named on the receipt will be the prizewinner. If not, the prizewinners are as follows:

21.The holder of the winning uniform invoice record stub.

32.The holder of the certification copy of electronic uniform invoice. However, in the case that a cloud invoice prizewinner has designated a financial or postal institution account for remittance of the cash, the owner of the account will be the prizewinner.

43.If a customer of a public utility doesn’t claim his or her prize(s) by the certification copies of electronic uniform invoices, the prizewinner is the one with the prize-drawing copies which are issued from public utilities with the identification codes of carriers they are printed on.

5In the case that a cloud invoice is designated by a prizewinner as an account or a financial payment instrument for remittance of the cash award, the preceding Paragraph is not applicable and the prizewinner is as follows:

61.The owner of the financial institution account.

72.The owner of a postal institution account.

83.The owner of a credit card.

94.The owner of a debit card.

105.The user of an electronic payment account.

1Only one cash award may be claimed for each winning uniform invoice receipt according to the prize it has won.

2Only one cash award may be claimed for each winning set of alphabetic letters and numbers of a cloud invoice which wins both the prize set in Article 3 and the prize set in Article 3-1 simultaneously.

1The designated unit may entrust authorities (institutions) affiliated with the Ministry of Finance to disburse cash awards for winning numbers; if deemed necessary, the entrusted authorities (institutions) may re-entrust other institutions to disburse the prizes.

2The competent tax authority shall, before the fourth day of the next month after each prize-drawing, prepare a list of winning uniform invoice alphabetic letters and numbers for each prize within its jurisdiction which also indicates the amount of cash awarded for each prize, and send the list to be entered into the winning uniform invoice database of the Fiscal Information Agency, Ministry of Finance, which shall be used by prize disbursement institutions as a basis for verification and disbursement. In the case of the prizes be claimed by electronic invoice prizewinners, the Fiscal Information Agency of the MOF shall, before the fourth day of the next month after each prize-drawing, prepare a list of winning uniform invoice alphabetic letters and numbers for each electronic invoice prize which also indicates the amount of cash awarded and enter such list into the winning uniform invoice database, which shall be used by prize disbursement institutions as a basis for verification and disbursement.

1Prizewinners may, within three months from the sixth day of the next month after each prize-drawing, claim their prizes at local prize disbursement institutions according to the methods and business hours announced by the institutions.

2Prizewinners shall request redemption of their prizes at local prize disbursement institutions during business hours.

3Cloud invoice prizewinners who Taiwan nationals or Alien Resident Certificate holders from foreign countries, mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau and who meets any of the following criteria may have taxes deducted from the award and the balance transferred directly to the designated account by the prize disbursement institution. However, if any of the details of the remittance account are wrong, the prizewinner shall correct such details within the deadline set by the prize disbursement institution:

41.Personal identity information and a financial institution account, postal institution account, credit card number, debit card number, or electronic payment account for remittance have been provided by the prizewinner prior to the prize-drawing in accordance with the announced methods of the Ministry of Finance.

52.The prizewinner has used a mobile device to download the mobile application provided by the Ministry of Finance prior to the expiration of the redemption period.

6In the case that the cloud invoice prizewinner cannot or does not claim the prize in the manner specified in the preceding Paragraph, the prizewinner shall submit the certification copy of the electronic uniform invoice in accordance with Paragraph 2. However, in the case that the winning invoice is issued by a public utility, the prizewinner must submit the prize-drawing copy issued by the public utility with the identification code of the carrier printed on.

To claim prizes in accordance with the Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, prizewinners shall bring their identification documents and the winning uniform invoice record stub, certification copies of electronic uniform invoices, or the prize-drawing copies which are issued from public utilities with the identification codes of carriers which are printed on them to any local prize disbursement institution, and fill out the necessary information on the prize receipt.

1When granting a cash award claim for a prize in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 8, the prize disbursement institution shall verify the winning number and the identity document(s) of the claimant, record the prizewinner’s Citizen’s Identification Card, passport, or residence permit in the winning uniform invoice database, and disburse the cash award after collecting the winning receipt. However, when issuing redemption for the prizes of electronic uniform invoices, the prize disbursement institution shall check separately against a list of winning uniform invoice alphabetic letters and numbers.

2Prize disbursement institutions issuing redemption of prizes in accordance with the preceding Paragraph should check against the winning uniform invoice database.

3The prize disbursement institutions referred to in the preceding two Paragraphs shall, within two months after the deadline for the redemption of prizes, prepare a list of claimed prizes and deliver it to the designated unit. If the winning invoices are not certification copies of electronic uniform invoices nor prize-drawing copies which are issued from public utilities with the identification codes of carriers printed on them, the prize disbursement institutions shall submit the winning invoices and receipts along with the list.

4If the prizewinner is as referred to in Subparagraph1, Paragraph 3 of Article 8, the prize disbursement institutions shall, within two months after the deadline for the redemption of prizes, prepare a remittance list which specifies the details of the carriers of the prizewinners and of their personal identification and deliver it to the designated unit; if the prizewinner claims their prize via the mobile application provided by the Ministry of Finance, the prize disbursement institutions shall, within two months after the deadline for the redemption of prizes, prepare a list and deliver it to the designated unit.

Article 5 and the preceding two Articles regarding the prize-drawing copies which are issued from public utilities with the identification codes of carriers printed on them are in force from bills payable issued from public utilities after January 2016.

1The Rules herein do not apply to uniform invoice receipts under any of the following conditions:

21.The uniform invoice receipt does not indicate the amount of the sale or indicates the amount of the sale by a zero or negative.

32.The uniform invoice receipt does not indicate the amount of the sale in accordance with regulations, or the amount of the sale shown does not match the transaction, or the receipt is not stamped with the special uniform invoice chop of the issuer.

43.The uniform invoice receipt is torn, or has indistinct or illegible entries, unless the invoice issuer authenticates that entries in the receipt are consistent with those in the issuer's copy.

54.The buyer indicated on the uniform invoice receipt has been altered.

65.The uniform invoice receipt has been marked as void.

76. The uniform invoice was issued for sales in which a zero rate of business tax applies as provided by laws.

87.The uniform invoice was issued on a daily summary basis according to the rules.

98.The uniform invoice was made up after the business entity was found to have failed to issue uniform invoices or understated the sales amount on uniform invoices.

109.The buyer shown on the uniform invoice receipt is a government agency, state-owned enterprise, public school, military unit or a business entity.

1110.The winner fails to claim the prize before the prescribed deadline.

1211.The winner applied for tax refund in accordance with “The Regulation Regarding the Claiming of VAT Refunds by Foreign Passengers Purchasing Goods Eligible for VAT Refund”.

13If the prize-drawing copies which are issued from public utilities with the identification codes of carriers are printed on are torn or are indistinct so that they can’t be identified, the identification codes of carriers are not applicable to the Rules herein.

1Informers whose act of reporting criminal activity involving uniform invoice forgery, sale of stolen uniform invoices, or issuing false uniform invoices by business entities where the case is established by a competent authority and turned over to the District Prosecutors' Office, and the District Prosecutors' Office brings charges thereto, shall be rewarded in accordance with the following regulations within ten days after the competent authority receives a copy of the indictment, and the informer's information shall be kept in strict confidence:

21. A person reporting a case of forgery of uniform invoices which is subsequently cracked by the law enforcement authority will receive a reward of NT$120,000; the reward will be doubled if the offender(s) responsible for platemaking is also seized.

32. A person reporting a case of sale of stolen uniform invoices which is subsequently cracked by the law enforcement authority will receive a reward of NT$60,000.

43. A person reporting a case of issuing false uniform invoices by business entities which is subsequently cracked by the law enforcement authority will receive a reward of NT$30,000; no additional reward will be dispensed if the act of reporting leads to the cracking of other issuing false uniform invoices by business entities cases.

54. If there is more than one informer in a case, the cash reward will be split among the informers.

6If the informer meets one of the following conditions, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not be applied:

71. The informer is a tax auditor;

82. The informer is the spouse, or within the third degree of kinship to the executing tax auditor;

93. The informer is a public official who finds and reports the tax evasion while performing his/her duties;

104. The informer receives information from a person specified in subparagraphs 1 to 3; or

115. The informer participates in the criminal activity involving uniform invoice forgery, sale of stolen uniform invoices, or issuing false uniform invoices by business entities.

12The executing tax auditor under Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph refers to the following tax officials who receive the report:

131. The previous or current tax official who audits, reviews, or decides the report.

142. Tax officials auditing, reviewing, deciding, or dealing with business tax cases belonging to the same reported tax case in the same tax collection authority.

15The public official under Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 2 refers to one of the following conditions:

161. Those who are empowered with legal function and power to serve an organization of the state or a local autonomous body, and engaged in public affairs in accordance with law.

172. Those who, entrusted by an organ of the state or a local autonomous body, are engaged in the public affairs within the authority of the entrusting organization.

18The identity of the spouse or within the third degree of kinship to the executing tax auditor under Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2; the identity of officials under Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 3; and Paragraph 4 shall be determined based on the reporting date.

The competent authority shall present cash rewards to informers for reporting the offense of failing to issue uniform invoices as required or understating the sales amount on the uniform invoice in accordance with Article 49-1 of the Tax Collection Act, except the funds for these Regulations.

Cash rewards disbursed according to Article 12 may still be written off as expenses if the suspect(s) in the reported or cracked case is later exonerated through judicial procedure.

1In cases where a person claims cash awards by illegal means or under false pretenses, the competent authority shall recover the reward by official document, collect evidence, and turn the case over to a judicial organization.

2Effective January 1, 2022. In case a person who has obtained a large number of small purchased Uniform Invoices through illegal transactions or payments, those awarded Invoices cannot be claimed if those invoices have reached an amount based on a certain number of invoices. For those who have claimed cash awards, the competent authority shall recover the reward by official document.

3The identification basis for obtaining a large number of Uniform Invoices, a small number of Uniform Invoices, and the number of award invoices referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be disclosed.

1In the event of overpayment by the prize disbursement institutions due to business entities issuing uniform invoices under any of the following conditions, the competent authority shall send an official document requiring the said business entity to be liable for repayment of the amount of the reward.

21. Using the alphabetical letters and numbers of any type of uniform invoice not authorized by the competent authority.

32. Reusing or reprinting of the alphabetical letters and numbers of uniform invoices authorized by the competent authority.

43. Nullifying uniform invoices without recovering the receipt copies of uniform invoices or the certification copies of electronic uniform invoices.

54. Selling selected goods to foreign passengers but not recording the information in accordance with Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2 of Article 8 of “The Regulation Regarding the Claiming of VAT Refunds by Foreign Passengers Purchasing Goods Eligible for VAT Refund.”

65. Not uploading the information of uniform invoices to the E-Invoice Platform in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 32-1 of the Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act, and failing to rectify the situation in a given time period upon notice by the competent authority.

76. Other conditions as announced by the Ministry of Finance.

8In cases where the authorized institutions remit the cash award to a designated account or electronic payment tool without following relevant regulations and causing overpayment by the government, the competent authority of the said institutions shall recover the reward by official document.

Three percent (3%) of the annual business tax revenue will be set aside to support payment of rewards for winning numbers, expenses for various promotion, data investigation and verification, and rewards for informers as well as fees for the sale of uniform invoices and expenditures of the designated unit.

1The Regulations herein came into force from November 1, 1988.

2The Regulations are effective from the date of promulgation; however, the provisions under Article 11 and Article 16 amended on October 17, 2007 came into force on November 1, 2007. The provisions under Article 3 amended on August 22, 2008 came into force on September 1, 2008. The Articles amended on October 25, 2018 came into force on January 1, 2019. The provisions under Article 3-1 amended on September 9, 2019 came into force on September 26, 2019. The provisions under Item 1, Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 3-1 amended on April 12, 2021 shall come into force on July 26, 2021. The Articles amended on May 20, 2021 came into force on May 20, 2021.