Notice 

1. Award Certificates and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation

• In order to save energy, reduce carbon emission and protect the environment, the Award Certificate and Instructor Certificate of Appreciation of this competition will be sent electronically starting from 2020. Only students and instructors participating in the award ceremony will be issued hardcopy Award Certificates and Teacher Certificates of Appreciation.
• Electronic copies of Award Certificates and Instructor Certificates of Appreciation will be emailed to the email address listed in the registration process before June 30, 2023 .
• The details printed on the given certificates will be based on the information filled in at the time of registration. Participants should ensure that information provided during the registration process is correct. If there is an error in the details provided, please report to us within two weeks. and any overdue request will not be accepted.

2.Cash Awards

• The winners, instructor and guardian will be individually notified regarding the cash awarding process. Please provide us with the filled-in identification documents, cash award receipts, bank account details and other relevant information within 30 days after the announcement of awards. The cash awards will be remitted within 75 days after the announcement of the award to the recipient's account.

• The cash awards of International Competition will be issued in US dollars. Winners (or their guardians) must have a US dollar bank account to receive the cash awards, otherwise they are deemed to have rejected said cash awards. If the winners (or their guardians) are individuals residing in Taiwan, a TWD bank account is acceptable for receiving the cash awards, which will be calculated using the current exchange rate.

• The cash awards are taxable in accordance with the Taiwan provisions of income tax law.

• Other income declaration should be filed according to the regulations for a national cash award winner, while a foreign cash award winner is required to pay withholding income tax:

• 1. 10% of the award payment will be withheld if the winner resides in Taiwan for a total (or more than) of 183 days for the given tax year.

• 2. 20% of the award payment will be withheld if the winner stays in Taiwan for less than 183 days for the tax year.

• A USD$21 (NTD$600) will be deduced from cash awards as relevant remittance fees. No remittance fees will be required if the winner is residing in Taiwan.

• The winners are responsible for relevant handling fees and taxes, and any other derivative costs deriving from relevant financial procedures of the country or incurred according to the circumstances of the country.

• Participants will be notified when remittance procedures have been completed, but the exact time period in which participants receive cash awards may be affected by the financial procedures of their respective countries.