Taiwan · AML & KYC
Anti-money-laundering and customer-due-diligence obligations, regulated activities, and the official financial regulator.
AI-drafted, editorially reviewed. Confirm specifics with the official authority.
The Money Laundering Control Act imposes customer due diligence, record-keeping and suspicious transaction reporting on financial institutions and on designated non-financial businesses and professions. Reports go to the financial intelligence unit inside the justice ministry's investigation bureau. A recent extension of the regime that catches people out is that virtual asset service providers fall inside it and must complete their own registration before operating.
- Obliged parties include designated non-financial businesses and professions, not only banks.
- Suspicious transaction reports go to the financial intelligence unit in the investigation bureau.
- Virtual asset service providers must complete registration before operating.
- Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice
Financial intelligence unit and AML reporting.
Government portals
- Taiwan Government Entry Point — Directory of central and local government services and agencies.
- Ministry of Finance — Income tax for residents and non-residents, business tax, and customs administration.
- Ministry of Labor — Work permits for foreign professionals, labour standards, and employment insurance.