[Life] Ireland Grants 90-day Visa-free Entry to Taiwan Citizens
2009-09-01 11:02:28
Taiwan citizens who travel to Ireland for tourism, visiting relatives, short-term study, or business are now allowed to enter the country visa-free for stays of up to 90 days, effective July 1. Ireland is the second country in Europe, after the Unite...(more)
[Finance] Taiwan and Belgium Exchange Letters on Financial Cooperation
2009-08-31 10:04:33
Under an exchange of letters on financial cooperation completed by Taiwan and Belgium on June 24, the two countries will reinforce bilateral financial oversight through the sharing of information, scheduled meetings and contacts, on-site inspections ...(more)
[Investment] Company Act Revised for Better Protection of Shareholder Interests
2009-08-27 13:59:12
Legislative Yuan passed a partial revision of the Company Act, authorizing the competent authority for securities to ask publicly listed companies to adopt electronic voting so that their shareholders can exercise voting rights more easily. The revis...(more)
[Taxation] Advance Tax Ruling
2009-08-26 15:30:25
Advance Tax Ruling applicable for transnational transaction or investment is formulated in order to enhance consistency and certainty in the application of tax laws, reduce controversy and litigation between tax authorities and taxpayers, and encoura...(more)
[Investment] Company Act Revised for Better Protection of Shareholder Interests
2009-08-20 13:39:42
On July 2 the Legislative Yuan passed a partial revision of the Company Act, authorizing the competent authority for securities to ask publicly listed companies to adopt electronic voting so that their shareholders can exercise voting rights more eas...(more)
[Finance] List of ROC Double Taxation Agreements
2009-08-19 15:02:49
Click to check List of ROC Double Taxation Agreements...(more)
[Finance] 2009 Taiwan Income Tax Withholding Rate
2009-08-19 11:51:12
Click to check 2009 Taiwan Income Tax Withholding Rate....(more)
[Finance] Amended Articles in The Standards of Withholding Rates for Various Incomes
2009-08-17 11:39:33
According to amended article in The Standards of Withholding Rates for Various Incomes, withholding tax rate for salary paid to non-resident in R.O.C. shall be 20%.
Withholding rate shall be different in any of the following situations,:
1. Withho...(more)
The Executive Yuan to Put Forth Special Typhoon Budget
2009-08-14 08:58:39
The Executive Yuan decided to appropriate a special budget of NT$100 billion at minimum and NT$200 billion at maximum to fund the rescue and reconstruction operations related to typhoon Morakot.
The special budget will be based on the special recon...(more)
[Investment] Only Salary of Full-Time R&D Personnel Could be Used for Tax Offsets
2009-08-12 14:53:52
According to Regulations Governing the Application of Tax Offsets for Corporate R&D and Personnel Training Expenditures, only salary of full-time R&D personnel could be used for investment tax credit. Salary of part-timer, administration pers...(more)