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Buying, leasing, tax

Don't sign yet. The car and the invoice are different things.

The deposit, a car that turns out to have been wrecked, a long lease that is really a loan, a company invoice, a title that never moved. One topic at a time. I can't haggle for you.

  1. 01You already paid the deposit. Hold the rest.A receipt that says 訂金 is not automatically 定金 in the Civil Code. If the deal dies, believe the paper, not the salesperson.0/3 done
  2. 02After they handed it over, you found the crash, the flood, the rolled-back odometer.The seller's warranty is about what the car was worth, and whether you could use it as agreed, the day they gave it to you. Something you already knew is not the same as something you found later.0/3 done
  3. 03Long lease, finance, loan. The monthly payment looks the same. Who owns the car doesn't.A payment every month might be rent, might be a loan to buy, might be a conditional sale. Look at the name on the registration, and who gets the car when it's over.0/3 done
  4. 04Buying or leasing in the company's name. An invoice is not a tax saving.Input tax on a passenger car you use yourself is written, straight in the Business Tax Act, as tax you cannot credit. A real rental, or a car that actually works in the business, is a separate check. Don't put the saving in the budget first.0/3 done
  5. 05The transfer isn't done. Don't pay the balance off.Keys in your hand do not mean the motor vehicle office has you as the owner. The security interest, the plates, and the policy are three different jobs.0/3 done

I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not a mediator. I can't decide this for you. The statute that counts is the one still in force. Judgments live on the Judicial Yuan site.