The self-employed operator, who does not employ others, may voluntarily contribute to labor pension by paying an amount within the range of 6% of the operator's monthly contribution wage. The exact amount shall be decided on the basis of the grade of monthly contribution wage which the operator's income belongs to as defined in the Monthly Contribution Classification of Labor Pension, which consists of 62 grades--from the 1st grade of NT$1,500 to the 62nd grade of NT$150,000. The operator should voluntarily contribute per month by means of automatic transfer until reaching the age of 60. At that time, the operator may collect the principal and the profits accrued in the personal pension account.
If a self-employed person decides to voluntarily contribute pension, he/she should fill out the Application for Voluntary Contributions to the Labor Pension by Self-employed Persons’, submit or mail them together with a photocopy of his/her ID card to the BLI for processing. If the self-employed person is a spouse with foreign nationality or a spouse from China, Hong Kong or Macau, he/she should submit a photocopy of his/her Alien Resident Card instead of ID card. Foreign specialist professionals are required to submit a copy of the Employment Gold Card.
After the Bureau of Labor Insurance (BLI) accepts the application for voluntary contributions to the labor pension by a self-employed person, he/she shall complete the “Self-employed Person’s Authorization for Transfers as Contributions to the Labor Pension” form and submit it directly to a financial institution commissioned by the BLI to process automatic transfers and payments.