Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Taiwan (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Rates and tax base | Profit-seeking enterprises resident in Taiwan are taxed on worldwide income at a flat 20%; non-resident enterprises are taxed on Taiwan-source income, largely by withholding. A small-profits exemption and an undistributed-earnings surtax also apply. | |
| Profit-seeking enterprise income tax rate | 20%Income Tax Act | |
| Small-profit threshold | Enterprises with annual taxable income of TWD 120,000 or less are exempt; a tapering cap limits tax just above this thresholdIncome Tax Act | |
| Tax base | Resident enterprises: worldwide net income (with foreign tax credit). Non-resident enterprises: Taiwan-source income onlyIncome Tax Act | |
| Surtax on undistributed earnings | Additional 5% on current-year earnings not distributed by the end of the following year (does not apply to Taiwan branches of foreign companies)Income Tax Act | |
| Corporate Income Basic Tax (AMT) | 12% standard rate (a 15% rate is proposed for in-scope MNE groups under the OECD global minimum tax from 2025 — confirm)Income Basic Tax Act | |
| Withholding tax on outbound payments |
Profit-seeking enterprises resident in Taiwan are taxed on worldwide income at a flat 20%; non-resident enterprises are taxed on Taiwan-source income, largely by withholding. A small-profits exemption and an undistributed-earnings surtax also apply.
Payments to non-resident enterprises are generally subject to final withholding at the rates below; tax treaties (Taiwan has roughly 35 in force) commonly reduce them.
Enterprises self-assess annually and make an interim (provisional) payment mid-year.
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| Payments to non-resident enterprises are generally subject to final withholding at the rates below; tax treaties (Taiwan has roughly 35 in force) commonly reduce them. |
| Dividends to non-residents | 21% (treaty rates often 5%–15%)Income Tax Act |
| Interest to non-residents | 15% on qualifying bond/financial-instrument interest; 20% otherwise (treaty rates often 0%–15%)Income Tax Act |
| Royalties to non-residents | 20% (may be exempt for approved IP rights; treaty rates often 3%–15%)Income Tax Act |
| Interest/royalties to residents | 10% withholding (creditable against final liability)Income Tax Act |
| Filing and payment | Enterprises self-assess annually and make an interim (provisional) payment mid-year. |
| Annual return deadline | By 31 May following the fiscal year-end (or the last day of the fifth month after a non-calendar year-end)Income Tax Act |
| Provisional (interim) tax payment | Generally 50% of the prior year's tax, payable in the ninth month of the fiscal year (by end of September for calendar-year taxpayers)Income Tax Act |
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