A man surnamed Zeng was detained for owing NT$5.24 million in taxes. His mother paid NT$1 million on the spot and was released.

The man surnamed Zeng, who was about 50 years old, owed more than 5.24 million yuan in taxes, fines and interest. He had withdrawn all his bank deposits and was unable to propose a reasonable repayment plan. Therefore, the New Taipei Branch of the Administrative and Enforcement Administration petitioned the New Taipei District Court for approval of the management on September 4. Four days later, his mother raised 1 million yuan and came to the scene to pay in installments and write a letter of guarantee as security. Mother and son hugged each other and cried when they met, and Chen was released immediately.

The New Taipei Branch pointed out that Zeng Nan sold 3C products and pots on an online platform from May 2015 to December 2018. Because he failed to complete tax registration in accordance with regulations, the Northern District State Administration of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance levied business tax and imposed a fine. Chen Nan refused to accept and filed for administrative relief. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that he lost the case. Relevant cases have been transferred to the New Taipei Branch for enforcement since July 2020. The total amount payable is more than 5.06 million yuan. After executing its bank deposits and other claims, only about 5,000 yuan was collected, and more than 5.24 million yuan (including statutory interest) is still owed.

The executive officer's investigation found that after being notified by the IRS to audit the accounts, Chen Nan successively withdrew all his bank deposits, of which 900,000 yuan was transferred to his mother's bank account, and another 4.7 million yuan, and he intensively withdrew small amounts of cash ranging from tens of thousands of yuan in installments within one month.

The New Taipei Branch notified Chen Nan to report his property status and fulfill his obligations. Chen Nan said that 900,000 yuan was borrowed from his mother to buy used cars, and more than 4 million yuan was lent to him by his mother to sell her house to run online auctions and purchasing agents. These were all loans, but he could not provide evidence.

The New Taipei Branch notified Chen Nan to fulfill his obligations on September 4. He showed up and said that he could only pay 18,000 yuan per month (for more than 29 years). Since he could not come up with a reasonable repayment plan, he applied to the court for approval of the conservatorship on that day.

On September 8, the New Taipei Branch asked Chen Nan to go to the police station. Not long after he contacted his mother by phone, his mother arrived at the scene with 1 million yuan in cash, paid it in installments and wrote a guarantee letter as security. When Chen Nan saw his mother, he quickly stepped forward and hugged him. The two hugged each other and cried. His mother patted his back to comfort him and said, "It's good to be back."