[Taxation] Business Tax Act Amendment Sent to Legislative Yuan
2009-09-07 14:20:00
The Executive Yuan has approved a partial revision of the Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act that will lower the rate of business tax on the purchase of overseas financial services within the scope of exclusively authorized business and...(more)
[Taxation] Tax Refund of Foreign Passengers
2009-09-04 11:35:55
Upon departing with goods eligible for VAT refund, foreign passengers should present their passports, the goods eligible for VAT refund, application form, and the uniform invoice bearing the wording VAT refundable to the departure airport/seaport cus...(more)
[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)