Top↑ Article 2 For "the amount of tax which, computed at the applicable domestic tax rate, is increased in consequence of inclusion of income derived from abroad" stated in Paragraph 2, Article 3 of the Act, the calculation equation is as follows: The amount of tax which, computed at the applicable domestic tax rate, is derived from domestic income and income from abroad － the amount of tax which, computed at the applicable domestic tax rate, is derived from domestic income＝ amount of tax which is increased in consequence of inclusion in calculation of income derived from abroad
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Top↑ Article 3-1 Where the trustee in a trust deed is an individual, the tax office shall help the trustee apply for issuance of the tax withholder's uniform number.
Top↑ Article 3-2 When the trustee calculates various income amounts of the beneficiary in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 3-4 of the Act, the trustee accounting system may adopt either a cash or accrual basis, which shall not be changed once determined. The term for income calculation shall commence on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December of each calendar year. When the trustee calculates various income amounts of the trust property in accordance with Article 3-4 of the Act, the related costs, necessary expenses and losses shall be deducted from entries under corresponding income categories in accordance with the proportion of amounts under various income categories to the gross income derived from the trust property, except for what can be directly, reasonably and clearly categorized that may be individually categorized, recognized and deducted.
Top↑ Article 3-3 The time of actual distribution stated in Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6, Article 3-4 of the Act refers to the time of actual payment, transfer payment or remittance payment.
Top↑ Article 4 A “public utility enterprise” stated in the Act refers to a not-for-profit enterprise organization, the portion of which included in total budgets of governments at various levels shall be the net amount of its annual surplus/deficit and the amount of increase/decrease in its funds. However, where there is a regulation requiring its net amount of surplus/deficit to be compiled into total budgets of government at various levels when there is certain substantial amount accumulated, the regulation shall govern.
Top↑ Article 5 Subsidiaries of organizations or societies stated in Subparagraph 13, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act refer to organizations separately set up to run companies or operate business pertaining to educational, cultural, public welfare and charitable organizations or institutions, in order to fulfill their goals of establishment.
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Top↑ Article 8 “The portion of the transaction income attributable to changes from date of acquisition to December 31, 1973” as stated in Subparagraph 16, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act refers to the portion of the final closing price for negotiable securities of the same type in excess of the acquisition cost in the calendar year of 1973. For negotiable securities without the closing price stated in the preceding Paragraph because of failure to go public, the value of company's stocks are calculated by the company's net assets assessed by the tax office in the same year according to the number of shares actually issued by the company; for bonds, the calculation is based on the total amount of unpaid balance and unpaid bond interest payable before December 31, 1973.
Top↑ Article 8-1 Exemption of profit-seeking enterprise income tax for foreign international transportation enterprises in accordance with Subparagraph 20, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act is limited to the cases where there is a reciprocal tax exemption clause in the tax treaty signed with the R.O.C. government or there is consent to reciprocal tax exemption by exchange of diplomatic letters, and where the Ministry of Finance has approved the practice of such tax exemption.
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Top↑ Article 8-4 According to Subparagraph 16, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act, where the transaction income generated in the sale of property of an individual or a profit-seeking enterprise is exempted from tax; no transaction loss shall be deducted.
Top↑ Article 8-5 Individual income derived from written articles, musical compositions, musical productions, dramas, cartoons, etc. as stated in Subparagraph 23, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act refers to income derived from publication of the original or translated manuscripts, music scores, music, scripts, comics, etc., income from the sale of rights to others for their publication, or income from freelancing them to newspapers and magazines. Individual income derived from copyright books stated in Subparagraph 23, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act refers to the income earned based on a certain percentage of sales quantity or amount out of the proceeds resulting from the sale of a person’s work when he or she has had his or her work published by a publisher. Individual income derived from written articles, copyright books, musical compositions, musical productions, dramas, cartoons, or as remuneration for speeches and lectures on an hourly basis as prescribed by Subparagraph 23, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act is classified as income from professional practice.
Top↑ Article 8-6 Subparagraph 8, Article 8 of the Act is applicable only to the remuneration for service of personnel stationed in a foreign country and the remuneration is exempt from income tax in that foreign country.
Top↑ Article 8-7 Those who are eligible for tax exemption as stated in Subparagraph 21, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act shall apply for approval with the governing authority of the subject enterprise, and then submit relevant certification documents to apply for approval with the governing tax office.
Top↑ Article 8-8 The favorable interest rate stated in Subparagraph 22, Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the Act is determined by the Ministry of Finance.
Top↑ Article 8-9 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 8-10 For a trust fund prescribed in Paragraph 6, Article 3-4 of the Act, the account book required to be prepared by the trustee in accordance with Article 6-2 of the Act shall contain the types of income incurred for the trust property, and shall establish the beneficiary's withheld tax account and the beneficiary's deductible tax account, which are used to record the amount of tax withheld and the amount of tax deductible that can be distributed to the beneficiary. The commencing and expiry dates for the trustee to keep records of accounts stated in the preceding Paragraph shall be the first day of January and the thirty-first day of December respectively in each calendar year. The account prescribed in Paragraph 1 has a balance amount of zero when the trust is established; the beginning balance amount for each of the subsequent years shall be equal to the ending balance amount for the preceding year.
Top↑ Article 8-11 The term “Stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (hereinafter as TAIEX) or traded on the OTC market or the emerging market” in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso set out to Article 4-1 of the Act shall mean the following stocks, certificates and /or documents: 1. Stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities listed on the TAIEX in accordance with Article 139 of the Securities and Exchange Act; 2. Stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities traded on the OTC market in accordance with Article 5 of the Regulations Governing Securities Trading on the Gre Tai Securities Market ; and 3. Stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities traded on the emerging market in accordance with Article 5 of the Regulations Governing Securities Trading on the Gre Tai Securities Market. The circumstances of an individual selling 100,000 shares or more in the emerging market in one year as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Paragraph 4, and Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 10, Article 14-2 of the Act, he or she shall add transferring stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities traded on the emerging market as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Article 4-1 of the Act when calculating the quantity of selling shares. The term “Shares acquired before such shares were listed on the TAIEX or traded on the OTC market” in Subparagraph 2 in the proviso to Paragraph 4, and Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 10, Article 14-2 of the Act, shall mean the stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Article 4-1 acquired before those were listed on the TAIEX or traded on the OTC market. The circumstances of an individual selling shares exceeding NT$1 billion in one year as stipulated in Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 10, Article 14-2 of the Act, he or she shall sum up the amount of transferring stocks, certificates of entitlement to new shares, certificates of payment and documents of title to any of the securities listed on the TAIEX, traded on the OTC market or traded on the emerging market as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Article 4-1of the Act when calculating the amount of selling shares.
Top↑ Article 9 The term of exchange stated in Article 9 of the Act includes cases where the government carries out nationalization with just compensation pursuant to the law, and where compensation is received for accidental damages to property.
Top↑ Article 10 Where a contact person sent by a foreign profit-seeking enterprise to gather business intelligence and negotiate price quotation does not represent the enterprise in signing of contracts or delivery of goods ordered, the person is not a "business agent" as stated in Paragraph 2, Article 10 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 10-1 Disasters of force majeure stated in Subparagraph 2-(2)-(iv), Paragraph 1 of Article 17 and Article 35 of the Act refer to earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts, plagues of insects, fire, wars, etc. To receive deduction for losses in disasters of force majeure described in the preceding paragraph, the taxpayer shall prepare a checklist of losses and certification papers within 30 days after the disaster happens to report to the tax authority in charge which may then send its staff to conduct investigation. Where the taxpayer fails to report to the tax authority in charge within the period prescribed in the preceding paragraph to request that the aforesaid office conduct an investigation but is able to prove that his or her losses sustained in the disaster are true by providing sufficient documents, the tax authority in charge shall verify the losses by checking such documents.
Top↑ Chapter 2 Consolidated Income Tax Article 11 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 12 The surplus profit derived by an individual from incidental trading activities as stated in Category 1, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act refers to earnings received by an individual and not by a profit-seeking enterprise from the sale of goods, the calculation of which is governed by provisions of the Act concerning calculation of income from profit-seeking activities.
Top↑ Article 13 Where a professional practitioner fails to conduct final settlement and filing according to the Act, fails to prepare account records and keep receipts according to the law, or fails to provide account books and receipts to support its declared income, the tax authority may determine its income according to the general charge and fee standards of practitioners of the same profession. The charge and fee standards stated in the preceding Paragraph are established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts after consulting with the trade association of each profession, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 14 The payment standards for travel expenses, daily living expenses and overtime pay as prescribed by Subparagraph 2, Category 3, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act shall be established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 15 The necessary losses and expenses stated in Subparagraph 1, Category 5, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act refer to the depreciation of fixed assets, depletion of depreciated assets, amortization of intangible assets, repair charges, insurance premiums and reasonable and necessary fees paid to have property leased to receive profits. Pertinent provisions of Section 4, Chapter III of the Act are applicable in deductions for depreciation, depletion and amortization. For deductions for necessary losses and expenses for which the taxpayer can provide substantive proof, the deduction of the declared amount shall be allowed; where the taxpayer fails to provide substantive proof or provides fraudulent proof, the tax authority may make adjustment in accordance with the deduction standards approved by the Ministry of Finance. The standards stated in the preceding Paragraph shall be established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 16 Money received in the form of rental deposits as stated in Subparagraph 3, Category 5, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act refers to two types of lease terms which are “rent and deposit” and “no rent and deposit only”. The deposit refers to any deposit, etc. provided for lease of property. Other persons stated in Subparagraph 4, Category 5, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act refer to any individual or juristic person other than the taxpayer, his/her spouse and his/her lineal relatives. The local prevailing rent stated in Subparagraph 4 and Subparagraph 5, Category 5, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act is established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for reference.
Top↑ Article 17 Where the taxpayer keeps detailed accounting records and actual receipts for the deduction of costs and necessary expenses prescribed by Category 6, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act, the deduction in accordance with the declared amount shall be allowed; where the taxpayer keeps incomplete accounting records and receipts, the tax authority may make adjustments in accordance with the standards approved by the Ministry of Finance. The standards stated in the preceding Paragraph are to be drafted and established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 17-1 Holding over one year as stated in Category 7, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act refers to cases where there has been a period of over one year from the day of acquisition to the day of transfer. Holding over three years after shares have been listed on the TAIEX or traded in the OTC market as stated in Paragraph 12, Article 14-2 of the Act refers to cases where there has been a period of over three years from the day of listing on the TAIEX or trading in the OTC market to the day of transfer.
Top↑ Article 17-2 Where an individual selling his or her house can present documents certifying the selling price and costs and expenses in the transaction, the calculation of property transaction income shall be verified based on the documents in accordance with Category 7, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act; where the individual fails to declare the above or provide certification documents, the tax authority may determine the income in accordance with the approval standards set by the Ministry of Finance. The standards stated in the preceding Paragraph are to be established by the national tax administration under the Ministry of Finance in all districts by referring to the actual economic condition and trading activities in the house market in that current year, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 17-3 The term “structured product” as stated in the Act refers to a combination of fixed-income products and derivatives products sold by transaction-related parties such as securities firms or banks to a client according to the regulations. Where an individual is engaged in transactions in the structured products as described in the preceding paragraph and the date of the maturity of the transaction is on or after 1 January 2010, the revenue generated during the duration of the contract after deduction of the costs and necessary expenses shall be the actual amount of income on the same day. The term “the date of the maturity of the transaction” as stated in the preceding paragraph refers to early termination or settlement at the maturity of the contract. The term “the revenue generated during the duration of the contract” refers to any interim payments or proceeds received upon early termination or settlement at the maturity of the contract. The term “the costs and necessary expenses generated during the duration of the contract” refers to the initial invested principal and fee charges.
Top↑ Article 18 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 19 Those who undertake intermittent lumbering or alternate lumbering in forestry are not subject to the provisions of Paragraph 3, Article 14 of the Acts governing variable income.
Top↑ Article 19-1 In the case of the income derived from transactions in the registered stocks issued by a company limited by shares and purchased or acquired by an individual which have been held for one year or longer, one-half of the amount of such income shall be considered as a part of the individual’s income in the taxable year according to Subparagraph 3, Category 7, Paragraph 1 of Article 14; or in the case of the income derived from transactions in IPO shares which have been held for three years or more after they have been listed on the TAIEX or traded in the OTC market, one fourth of the amount of such income shall be considered as a part of the individual’s income in the taxable year according to Paragraph 12, Article 14-2 of the Act, and such income from transactions in both cases shall be calculated based on the actual transaction price and the original cost.
Top↑ Article 19-2 When an individual sells securities as stipulated in the proviso to Article 4-1, and calculates the amount of the gains or losses derived from such securities transactions in accordance with Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 12, Article 14-2 of the Act, the following provisions shall be observed: 1.An individual sells securities as stipulated in Paragraph 12, Article 14-2 of the Act, he or she has to calculate the total amount of the balance of the gains derived from such securities transactions after deduction of the losses derived from the same securities transactions. 2. An individual sells securities held over one year but not as stipulated in preceding subparagraph, he or she has to calculate the total amount of the balance of the gains derived from such securities transactions after deduction of the losses derived from the same securities transactions. 3. An individual sells securities which are not stipulated in preceding two subparagraphs, he or she has to calculate the total amount of the balance of the gains derived from such securities transactions after deduction of the losses derived from the same securities transactions. 4.If the total amount of the balance of the preceding three subparagraphs is negative, the amount of income on securities transaction shall be deemed as zero; if the total amount of the balance of the preceding three subparagraphs is positive, the amount of income on securities transaction shall be sum of the following items when an individual calculates the amount of tax payable by 15% according to Paragraph 3, Article 14-2 of the Act. (1)In the case that the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 is positive, one fourth of the amount of the total amount of the balance of the preceding three subparagraphs less than the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 shall be considered as a part of an individual’s income in the taxable year. (2)In the case that the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 2 is positive, one-half of the amount of the total amount of the balance of the preceding three subparagraphs greater than the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 1(if the total amount of the balance is negative, shall be deemed as zero) and less than the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 2 shall be considered as a part of an individual’s income in the taxable year. (3)In the case that the total amount of the balance of the preceding three subparagraphs is greater than the total amount of the balance as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 and Subparagraph 2(if the total amount of the balance is negative, shall be deemed as zero), total of the amount shall be considered as a part of an individual’s income in the taxable year.
Top↑ Article 19-3 Where an taxpayer, his or her spouse and dependents whose exemptions may be made in accordance with Article 17 of this Act calculates the amount of income on securities transactions in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 3 of Article14-2, he or she shall calculate the gains or losses derived from the securities transactions based on the actual transaction price, the original cost and the necessary expenses, respectively. Where an individual has losses from securities transactions as calculated in the preceding paragraph, the losses may only be deducted from his or her income derived from securities transactions in the same year; and, in the case that the total amount of the balance is a negative figure, the income from securities transactions shall be deemed as zero.
Top↑ Article 19-4 If the circumstances of the income of an individual derived from transactions in shares as stipulated in Subparagraph 2 in the proviso to Paragraph 4, or Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 10, Article 14-2 of the Act and acquired before such shares were listed on the TAIEX or traded on the OTC market and sold after such shares were listed on the TAIEX or traded on the OTC market fall under any of the following conditions, one fourth of the amount of such income shall be considered as a part of an individual’s income in the taxable year according to Paragraph 12, Article 14-2 of the Act: 1.The securities or shares sold by an individual and the amount of income on securities or shares transactions and tax payable are calculated in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 3, Article 14-2 of the Act within the period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014. 2.The securities stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Article 4-1 sold by an individual in excess of an amount of NT$1 billion in one year and the amount of income on securities or shares transactions and tax payable are calculated in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 3, Article 14-2 of the Act starting from January 1, 2015. 3. The securities or shares sold by a non-resident and the amount of income on securities or shares transactions and tax payable calculated in accordance with the Paragraph1 to Paragraph3, Article 14-2 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 19-5 From January 1, 2015, in the case of an Individual who sells securities stipulated in Subparagraph 1 in the proviso to Article 4-1 of the Act and the amount of income on those securities transactions is deemed as zero in accordance with Paragraph 10, Article 14-2 of the Act, then Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, Article 14-2 of the Act shall not apply.
Top↑ Article 20 Operation of two or more profit-seeking enterprises as stated in Paragraph 1, Article 16 of the Act refers to proprietorship or partnership, of which the setoff is limited to the profit and loss in the same year/period, and the provision of Article 16 of the Act is not applicable to its investment in corporations.
Top↑ Article 21 Regarding Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act that governs application of the amount of tax exemption for dependents, where children of the taxpayer, siblings of the taxpayer and his/her spouse that are 20 years of age or older and enrolled in school or supported by the taxpayer due to physical or mental disability, the taxpayer shall submit the school enrollment certificate or a copy of the handbook for the disabled and mentally retarded specified or other such recognized proof issued by the relevant government organization, or a copy of a medical diagnosis issued by a specialist physician as required in Paragraph 1, Article 19 of the Mental Health Act.
Top↑ Article 21-1 Item 1 to 3, Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act that governs application of the amount of tax exemption for dependents does not require cohabitation of the taxpayer and his/her dependants.
Top↑ Article 21-2 (Deleted)
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Top↑ Article 24-1 Item 2-3, Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act provides that deduction of medical and childbirth expenses requires submission of papers issued by the hospital. In the case of fraudulent declaration and ascertained tax evasion by unlawful means, the tax authority shall not only pursue the tax payment according to the law, but also report those involved in such criminal activity to the competent judicial authorities for investigation.
Top↑ Article 24-2 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 24-3 Deduction of interest on housing mortgages prescribed in Subparagraph 2-(2)-(v), Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act shall meet the following requirements: 1. The house is owned and registered under the name of the taxpayer himself/herself, his/her spouse or their dependents. 2. The taxpayer himself/herself, his/her spouse or dependents completes registration of household on the address, and does not use the house for lease, business operation or professional practice during the taxable year. 3. The taxpayer obtains and submits receipts of interest for the same year paid to financial institutions for the housing loan.
Top↑ Article 24-4 According to Subparagraph 2-(3)-(iv), Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act, a taxpayer who applies for special deduction for the disabled or handicapped shall submit a copy of the handbook for the disabled and mentally retarded specified or other such recognized proof issued by the relevant government organization, or a copy of a medical diagnosis issued by a specialist physician as required in Paragraph 1, Article 19 of the Mental Health Act.
Top↑ Article 24-5 According to Subparagraph 2-(3)-(v), Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act, anyone applying for a special deduction for educational tuition shall submit a photocopy of the receipts for tuition paid or other relevant certificates.
Top↑ Article 24-6 According to Item 2-6, Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 17 of the Act, a taxpayer that declares a deduction for housing rent expenditure shall submit the following certification documents: 1. Certification documents for lease of house and payment of rent: A photocopy of the lease agreement or other certification documents and payment certificates sufficient to prove the above. 2. Certification documents for lease of house for residential self-use: A certificate proving that the taxpayer himself/herself, the spouse or lineal dependents complete registration of household on the address during the taxable year, or the taxpayer’ affidavit clearly stating that the leased house is for the residential use of the taxpayer and not for business operation or professional practice within the taxable year.
Top↑ Article 25 Taxpayers who fail to itemize their deductions in their tax returns and fail to fill in the application for standard deduction are deemed to have elected to apply for the standard deduction. Where the taxpayer elects and fills in the application for standard deduction, or is deemed to have elected to apply for the standard deduction in accordance with the preceding Paragraph, the taxpayer shall not request a change to itemized deductions once the tax authority has approv
Top↑ Article 25-1 The provisions of Article 17-1 of the Act shall not apply to tax returns filed jointly by a married couple in accordance with Article 71-1 of the Act. A full amount of exemption and standard deduction is allowed.
Top↑ Article 25-2 Where the taxpayer applies for tax credits or tax refunds of the consolidated income tax paid in accordance with Article 17-2 of the Act due to repurchase of another building for self-use, the taxpayer shall submit the following certification documents to the tax authority having jurisdiction where the registered household is in the year the application for such deduction or tax return is filed: 1. The copy of the contracts of the sale of one building and the purchase of the other for self-use and the copy of the certification of receiving and of paying the price of the buildings; or the copy of the contracts used to conduct registration of the transfer of the sold and of the purchased buildings for self-use with the land administration. 2. The copy of the certificates of ownership of the sold and of the purchased buildings for self-use; or the transcripts of building transfer. 3. The household certificates of the years in which the buildings were sold and purchased. Where the buildings for sale and repurchase are not in the same special municipality or county/city, the handling tax authority shall write and have the tax authority at the place where the building for sale and repurchase are located verify the relevant information before this matter can be handled; after deduction or tax return is approved, the taxpayer shall immediately inform the tax authority at the place where the building for sale or repurchase is located of the relevant information. The consolidated income tax amount for deduction or return stated in Paragraph 1 refers to the consolidated income tax amount increased due to addition of the property transaction income when the consolidated income for the same year is ascertained.
Top↑ Chapter 3 Profit-Seeking Enterprise Income Tax Article 26 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 27 The year stated in the Act refers to the fiscal year prescribed by Article 23 of the Act.
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Top↑ Article 29 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 30 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 31 For the amount of income of a profit-seeking enterprise stated in Paragraph 1, Article 24 of the Act, its calculation equation is stated below as an example: 1. Retail Industry: (1)Gross Sales Revenue－ (Sales Return ＋ Sales Allowance) ＝ Net Sales Revenue (2)Beginning Inventory＋(Purchase － (Purchase Return ＋Purchase Allowance)) ＋ Purchasing Expenses － Ending Inventory ＝ Costs of Goods Sold (3)Net Sales Revenue － Costs of Goods Sold ＝ Gross Sales Revenue (4)Gross Sales Revenue － (Sales Expenses ＋ Managerial Expenses) ＝ Operating Income (5)Operating Income＋Non-Operating Earnings－Non-Operating Loss ＝ Net Income Amount (i.e. the income amount) 2. Manufacturing Industry: (1)(Beginning Material ＋ Purchased Material － Ending Material) ＋ Direct Labor ＋ Production Expenses ＝ Production Costs (2)Beginning Work-in-Process Goods in Stock ＋ Production Costs － Ending Work-in-Process Goods in Stock ＝ Finished Goods Costs (3)Beginning Finished Goods in Stock ＋ Finished Goods Costs － Ending Finished Goods in Stock ＝ Costs of Goods Sold (4)Gross Sales Revenue－(Sales Return ＋ Sales Allowance) ＝ Net Sales Revenue (5)Net Sales Revenue－Costs of Goods Sold＝Gross Profit (6)Gross Profit － (Sales Expenses ＋ Managerial Expenses) ＝ Operating Income (7)Operating Income＋Non-Operating Revenue－Non-Operating Loss ＝ Net Income Amount (i.e. the income amount) 3.Other Industries Providing Service or Credit: (1)Business Revenues － Operating Costs＝Business Gross Profit (2)Business Gross Profit－ Managerial or Administrative Expenses ＝ Operating Income (3)Operating Income ＋ Non-Operating Revenue－Non-Operating Loss ＝ Net Income Amount (i.e. the income amount)
Top↑ Article 31-1 The face value stated in Paragraph 1, Article 24-1 of the Act is determined by the following rules： 1. Where the coupon rate of government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise was appointed at a fixed rate, the face value shall be the present value computed by discounting at the effective rate. However, in the case that the aforementioned bonds were classified as financial assets of which the change in their fair value shall be recorded as gains or losses in accordance with the Regulations on Business Entity Accounting Handling or the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and which the premium or discount is not amortized at the effective rate, the face value shall be the par value. 2. Where the coupon rate of government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise was appointed at a floating rate, the face value shall be the par value. The interest rate of bonds stated in Paragraph 1, Article 24-1 of the Act is determined by the following rules： 1. Where the coupon rate of government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise was appointed at a fixed rate, the interest rate shall be the effective rate at the time of acquisition; where each bond is acquired at different time while belongs to the same issuance period, the interest rate is the average effective rate at the time of acquisition. However, in the case that the aforementioned bonds were classified as financial assets of which the change in their fair value shall be recorded as gains or losses in accordance with the Regulations on Business Entity Accounting Handling or the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and which the premium or discount is not amortized at the effective rate, the interest rate shall be the coupon rate. 2. Where the coupon rate of government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise was appointed at a floating rate, the interest rate shall be the coupon rate. The effective rate specified in the preceding two paragraphs refers to the rate used to discount future cash flows for the duration of the aforementioned bonds to derive their present value which is equal to the carrying value of the bonds on acquisition。
Top↑ Article 31-2 The interest income of short-term commercial papers that shall be included in the amount of income of the profit-seeking enterprise as stated under Paragraph 3, Article 24 of the Act refers to the amount calculated by multiplying the proportion of the profit-seeking enterprise’s holding period to the duration of the issuance of the short-term commercial papers with the interest income for the portion of the maturity payment amount of the short term commercial papers that exceeds the first sales price. The tax amount calculated in accordance with the withholding tax rate multiplied by the prescribed interest income is allowed as deduction against the amount of the profit-seeking income tax payable for the annual income tax return. The gains or losses derived from the property transaction whereby a profit-seeking enterprise sells short-term commercial papers as described in the preceding paragraph before the due date shall be the net amount of the sale price minus the purchase price and interest income calculated as described in the preceding paragraph. The tax amount calculated in accordance with the prescribed withholding rates stated in Paragraph 2, Article 24-1 of the Act refers to the tax amount calculated in accordance with par value, coupon rate and holding period of government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds and in accordance with the prescribed withholding rates.
Top↑ Article 31-3 Where the government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise are zero coupon bonds, the daily interest shall be calculated first by amortizing the difference between the purchase price of the bonds and the par value over the period throughout the date of the maturity of the bonds, then calculate the interest revenue by multiplying the daily interest with the number of days held by the profit-seeking enterprise; the amount of tax which is allowed as a deduction against the amount of the profit-seeking income tax payable for the annual income tax return shall be calculated by multiplying the tax withheld in accordance with the provision of Subparagraph 2, Article 85-2 by holding period. Where the government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds obtained by a profit-seeking enterprise includes option rights such as conversion, swap, repurchase or redemption rights, the interest premium shall be included in the amount of the income in the year of receipt; in the case that the bonds were appointed at a coupon rate, the interest revenue shall be calculated in accordance with the holding period, at the par value and the coupon rate of the bonds, the amount of tax which is allowed as a deduction against the amount of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable for the annual income tax return shall be calculated in accordance with the prescribed withholding rates.
Top↑ Article 31-4 The rules prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 24-2 of the Act that gains or losses derived from the buying or selling of securities or financial derivatives as approved by the competent authority shall be included in the profits or losses resulted from issuing call (put) warrants means that the profits or losses of each call (put) warrants issued by issuer as calculated at the expiration date shall be included in the amount of the income of the profit-seeking enterprise in the year of expiration and taxed accordingly.
Top↑ Article 32 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 33 When the interest for a loan is allowed to be subtracted in accordance with Article 30 of the Act, one shall clearly record the real name and address of the creditor in the account book.
Top↑ Article 34 In a profit-seeking enterprise operated by sole proprietorship or partnership, the loan borrowed by the proprietor or the partner shall all be considered dealings of capital owners, and shall not be listed as interest.
Top↑ Article 35 The maximum interest rate standard approved by the tax office as stated in Paragraph 2, Article 30 of the Act is established by the national tax offices under the Ministry of Finance in all districts by referring to the market interest rate in each district, to be further submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
Top↑ Article 36 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 37 The general salary standard stated in Article 32 of the Act is investigated and established by the national tax offices under the Ministry of Finance in all districts during a two-month period prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for approval.
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Top↑ Article 40 The value increased due to expenditure in expansion, replacement, improvement, or repair as stated in Article 34 of the Act refers to the commensurate amount increased because the value of the fixed assets increases compared to the scheduled expected value given ordinary maintenance or repair when received due to expenditure in expansion, replacement, improvement, or repair; the so-called increase of efficiency refers to the fact that the efficiency of the part under expansion, replacement, improvement, or repair reaches 2 years or longer.
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Top↑ Article 42 The amount of income stated in Subparagraph 2, Article 36 of the Act refers to the amount of income approved by the governing tax office, where the donated amount that shall be listed as expenses or losses shall be adjusted according to the approved amount of income in accordance with statutory limits.
Top↑ Article 42-1 The various penalty fines stated in Article 38 of the Act refer to fines imposed in accordance with various laws and regulations.
Top↑ Article 43 When a profit-seeking enterprise entrusts another or is entrusted to sell or buy goods, both sides shall reach a written agreement for future reference.
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Top↑ Article 46 The methods of actual cost evaluation stated in Article 44 of the Act are as follows: 1. Where the specific identification method is adopted, the actual cost of the specific inventories serves as the acquisition prices of the inventories. 2. Where the first-in, first-out method is adopted, inventories shall be categorized in light of their nature, where inventories in the same category are separately listed and counted according to the order of the dates when the assets are acquired, with the inventory with the closest date to the year end listed at the forefront. The prices so collected and listed serve as the acquisition prices of the inventories. 3. Where the weighted average method is adopted, inventories shall be categorized in light of their nature, and for those of the same category, in order to come up with the price of each unit, the cost of the inventories of the beginning of the year and of the supplements of the year shall divided by the total quantity. 4. Where the moving average method is adopted, inventories shall be categorized in light of their nature, and, upon acquisition of inventories in the same category each time, the quantity and the acquisition price shall be jointly calculated with the quantity and the acquisition price kept last time in the same category, in order to come up with the average price for each unit. Upon the next time of acquisition, the average price for each unit is calculated according to the same method, using the acquisition price of the unit last acquired and adjusted in the then current year as the acquisition price of the inventories. 5. Where the retail price method is adopted, the price shall be set in advance according to product type, and the cost rate found from the purchasing cost, with the set price for each product times its cost rate to be used as the acquisition price for each unit of the inventories. Where any of the first-in, first-out method or the moving average method is adopted as the method of inventory evaluation, the continuous inventory system shall be used.
Top↑ Article 47 Where a profit-seeking enterprise conducts installment payment sales by adopting the gross profit percentage method to calculate losses and profits, its creditor’s right receivable shall not include the bad debts for offset: When the price difference apportion method or the common sales method is adopted, the above rule is also applicable to the price for installment payments recorded on the contract and the creditor's right to the difference on the current sales price.
Top↑ Article 48 Depreciation methods for fixed assets stated in Article 51 of the Act are as follows: 1. Where the average method is adopted, the balance amount of the fixed asset cost minus the salvage value equally shared according to the years of durability prescribed in the Table of the Service Life of Fixed Assets shall be used to calculate the depreciation amount for each period. 2. Where the fixed-rate progressive decrease method is adopted, the balance amount order of the depreciation amount for each period subtracted from fixed assets for each period shall be used as the basis for calculating depreciation for each time/period, and a fixed percentage shall be used to calculate the depreciation amount. 3. Where the sum-of-years`- digits method is adopted, the balance amount of the fixed asset cost minus the salvage value multiplied by a decreasing fraction where the denominator is the sum of the years` digits of the service life and the numerator is the digit of the year of use in a reverse order shall be used to calculate the depreciation amount for each period. However, the years of the service life shall not be shorter than the years of durability prescribed in the Table of the Service Life of Fixed Assets. 4. Where the production quantity method is adopted, the balance amount of the fixed asset cost minus the salvage value shall be divided by the estimated total production quantity to calculate the depreciation amount per unit of production, and then multiplied by the actual production quantity realized in each period to calculate the depreciation amount for each period. However, the period of the estimated total production quantity shall not be shorter than the years of durability prescribed in the Table of the Service Life of Fixed Assets. 5. Where the working time method is adopted, the balance amount of the fixed asset cost minus the salvage value shall be divided by the estimated total working time to calculate the depreciation amount to be assumed in each unit of working time, then multiplied by the actual working time used in each period to calculate the depreciation amount for each period. However, the estimated total working time shall not be shorter than the years of durability prescribed in the Table of the Service Life of Fixed Assets.
Top↑ Article 48-1 Where a profit-seeking enterprise adding equipment to prevent water pollution or air pollution shortens the year of durability in accordance with the proviso of Paragraph 2, Article 51 of the Act, it shall submit the certificate issued by the governing industrial authority in conducting final settlement and filing of tax income for the same year to be jointly filed with the governing tax office for approval.
Top↑ Article 48-2 The amount of R.O.C. profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable paid in final settlement and filing as stated in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act refers to the total of the amount after a profit-seeking enterprise enumerates the provisional tax payment and the withholding tax amount has been paid to actually offset the amount of tax payable in settlement and filing of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax in the current year and the tax amount paid in final settlement and filing by itself. The so-called increased tax amount determined by the tax office after examination for payment in final settlement and filing of the R.O.C. profit-seeking enterprise income tax refers to the tax amount in final settlement and filing of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax and determined by the tax office to be larger than the amount of tax payable filed by itself or determined last time after examination. The determined payable portion to be additionally levied is limited to the amount that has been paid by the profit-seeking enterprise. The tax amount to be additionally levied for payment of undistributed earnings in the R.O.C. as stated in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act refers to the profit-seeking enterprise income tax amount additionally levied on undistributed earnings of a profit-seeking enterprise in the current year in accordance with Article 66-9 of the Act in the same year, including the tax amount to be additionally levied that is declared and has been paid by the profit-seeking enterprise itself, and the increased tax amount determined by the tax office to be larger than the amount of tax payable filed by itself or determined last time to be additionally levied after examination. The determined payable portion to be additionally levied is limited to the amount that has been paid by the profit-seeking enterprise.
Top↑ Article 48-3 The amount in the then current year balance of its shareholder tax offsetting account in accordance with Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act refers to the tax amount calculated by the ratio of the duration the profit-seeking enterprise holds the short-term bills to the issuance duration of the short term bills, referring to the tax withheld according to law for the interest income for the portion of the maturity payment amount of short-term bills that exceeds the first sales price. The upper limit for the tax deduction ratio prescribed in the proviso Subparagraph 5, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act calculated in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 66-6 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 48-4 According to Subparagraph 4, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act, in capitalized legal reserve or special reserve, the amount of tax deductible that has been subtracted in accordance with Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 66-4 of the Act shall be counted in the balance amount in the shareholder tax offsetting account for the year of capitalization. Its calculation equation is as follows: Amount of tax deductible that shall be counted ＝ (Capitalized statutory earnings reserve or special reserve) × (Balance of the amount of tax deductible subtracted according to Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 66-4 of the Act in the capitalization date when the profit-seeking enterprise included the statutory earnings reserve or the special earnings reserve on all previous occasions) / (Balance amount of the statutory earnings reserve or the special earnings reserve included by the profit-seeking enterprise each time on the capitalization date) The capitalized legal reserve or special reserve counted capitalization as stated in the preceding Paragraph and the capitalized legal reserve or special reserve counted capitalization each time enumerated are limited to earnings since the year of 1998 or subsequent years.
Top↑ Article 48-5 For a taxpayer required to increase the amount of tax payable by the tax collection authority-in-charge after examination in final settlement and filing of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax hence to reduce the amount of refund, the date when its balance amount in the shareholder imputation credit account is counted in accordance with Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 66-3 of the Act shall be the date of delivery of the determination notice. The settlement date of annual accounts stated in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 66-3 of the Act refers to the ending date of the fiscal year as recognized by Article 23 of the Act. The date of distribution as stated in Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2, Article 66-3 of the Act refers to the base date when the invested enterprise distributes dividends and bonuses; where the base date for distribution of dividends and bonuses is not set or the base date for distribution of dividends and bonuses is not specified, the date when the invested enterprise with the consent of its shareholders or shareholder's meeting resolves to distribute dividends and bonuses shall apply.
Top↑ Article 48-6 The effective date of a consolidation or merger stated in Subparagraph 5, Paragraph 2, Article 66-3 and Paragraph 3, Article 66-5 of the Act refers to the date that the dissolved profit-seeking enterprise conducts the period final settlement and filing in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 75 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 48-7 The amount that shall be subtracted from the balance amount in the shareholder's tax offsetting account in the same year as stated in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 66-4 of the Act refers to the sum of tax deductible calculated to be distributed to each shareholder and member by a profit-seeking enterprise in accordance with Article 66-6 of the Act. The profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable as prescribed by Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 66-4 of the Act in final settlement and filing includes the amount of tax payable by a profit-seeking enterprise conducting income tax final settlement and filing for the year in accordance with Article 71 of the Act, and the tax amount to be additionally levied in the calculation and filing of undistributed earnings for the year in accordance with Article 102-2 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 48-8 The date of distribution stated in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 2, Article 66-4 of the Act, the date on which such reserve funds are set aside stated in Subparagraph 3, the date of distribution of the bonus stated in Subparagraph 4 and the date of distribution stated in Paragraph 1, Article 66-6 refer to the base date for profit-seeking enterprises to distribute dividends and bonuses; where the base date for distribution of dividends and bonuses is not decided or the base date for distribution of dividends and bonuses is unclear, the date when the profit-seeking enterprise's shareholder's meeting adopts distribution of dividends and bonuses shall apply.
Top↑ Article 48-9 The calculation equation for the upper limit of the tax deduction ratio as stated Paragraph 2, Article 66-6 of the Act is as follows: Upper limit of the tax deduction ratio ＝ (Accumulative undistributed earnings before or in 2009 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is not additionally levied on the dividends or earnings distribution date) / (Balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings account on the dividends or earnings distribution date) × 33.33% ＋ (Accumulative undistributed earnings before or in 2009 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is additionally levied on the dividends or earnings distribution date) / (Balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings account on the dividends or earnings distribution date) × 48.15%＋(Accumulative undistributed earnings after or in 2010 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is not additionally levied on the dividends or earnings distribution date) / (Balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings account on the dividends or earnings distribution date) × 20.48%＋(Accumulative undistributed earnings after or in 2010 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is additionally levied on the dividends or earnings distribution date) / (Balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings account on the dividends or earnings distribution date) × 33.87% Where the percentage of the accumulative undistributed earnings before or in 2009 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is not levied or levied and the accumulative undistributed earnings after or in 2010 of which 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax is not levied or levied to the balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings account exceeds 1 on the dividends or earnings distribution date for the profit-seeking enterprise, the value 1 shall be applicable in calculating the upper limit for the tax deduction ratio.
Top↑ Article 48-10 The measure "to make up the losses incurred in past years" as set forth in Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 2, Article 66-9 of the Act shall mean the act to be taken by a profit-seeking enterprise to use the undistributed surplus earnings available in the current year to make up the accumulated losses as calculated up to the final settlement date of the previous year in accordance with the Business Entity Accounting Act; and the term "the losses incurred in the following year as audited and certified by a certified public accountant" shall mean the amount of after-tax pure loss of a profit-seeking enterprise as audited and certified by a certified public accountant after having audited the financial statements made for that current year by the said profit-seeking enterprise. The term " net dividends or net earnings which have been distributed from the earnings gained in the current year" as set forth in Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 2, Article 66-9 of the Act shall be limited to the net amount of dividends distributed or the net amount of (undistributed) surplus earnings available after the "distribution date" in the fiscal year in which the relevant incomes are derived as defined in Article 48-8 (of these Enforcement Rules) and before the end of the next fiscal year. The terms "legal reserve of surplus earnings, legal reserve, and public welfare reserve" as set forth in Subparagraph 4, Paragraph 4, Article 66-9 of the Act shall refer to the amount thereof actually set aside in the current year from the operating profits by a profit-seeking enterprise. In case the amount of after-tax net profit of a profit-seeking enterprise as audited and certified by a certified public accountant after having audited the annual financial statements prepared and submitted by that profit-seeking enterprise is subsequently adjusted by the competent authority per its notice given to the said profit-seeking enterprise, then a correction of the amount of undistributed surplus earnings originally declared in the above-said annual financial statements shall be made by the said profit-seeking enterprise in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph Four, Article 66-9 of the Act. Beginning from 2005 and in each year thereafter, if a profit-seeking enterprise holds any of the mandatory or restricted surplus earnings as specified in Subparagraphs (5) and/or (7), Paragraph Two, Article 66-9 of the Act remaining undistributed prior to the end of the fiscal year following the year such cause of restricted surplus earnings becomes extinguished, such part of the undistributed surplus earnings shall be assessed with a 10% profit-seeking enterprise income tax in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph 4, Article 66-9 of the Act.
Top↑ Chapter 4 Tax Levy Procedure Article 49 A taxpayer shall conduct filing of the consolidated income tax with the tax authority in the district where the registered household is located when the tax return is filed; a profit-seeking enterprise shall conduct filing of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax with the tax authority in the district where the registered enterprise is located when the tax return is filed. A profit-seeking enterprise with its head office located within the territory of the Republic of China and other fixed places of business within the territory of the Republic of China shall jointly conduct filing with the tax office in the registration district where the head office of the profit-seeking enterprise files the tax return. An enterprise with its head office located outside the territory of the Republic of China and other fixed places of business located within the territory of the Republic of China shall conduct filing with the tax office in the registration district where its fixed places of business files tax returns separately. For a foreign profit-seeking enterprise without any fixed place of business within the territory of the Republic of China but with a business agent, the business agent shall conduct filing with the tax office in the registration district where it files the tax return.
Top↑ Article 50 The date of filing shall be based on the date the tax return is delivered to the tax office; the tax return sent by mail shall be done by registered mail, and the date stamped and shown on the mail shall be the filing date; for a tax return sent through the Internet, the date the filed information is transmitted to the tax office shall be the date of filing.
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Top↑ Article 55-1 When an incorporated profit-seeking enterprise conducts alternative computation of its profit-seeking enterprise income for the first-half year in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 67 of the Act, one half of the expenses or losses based on the whole year that may be subtracted according to the Act shall be subtracted. Computation of the provisional tax paid under Paragraph 3, Article 67 of the Act shall be handled in accordance with Article 40 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 56 An approved small-scale profit-seeking enterprise as stated in Subparagraph 3, Article 69 of the Act refers to a profit-seeking enterprise that is small in scale, and of which the amount of sales per month is unable to reach the standard for the use of uniform invoices to investigate and levy business tax. Those who are exempted from the profit-seeking enterprise income tax according to the Act or other related laws and regulations as stated in Subparagraph 4, Article 69 of the Act refer to education, culture, public welfare, charity institutions or organizations and their associated operating organizations, consumer cooperatives operated in accordance with law doing no business with outsiders, and state-owned public utility enterprises that are exempted from the income tax in accordance with Subparagraph 13, Subparagraph 14 and Subparagraph 19, Paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Act, as well as all profit-seeking enterprises of which the income is exempted from profit-seeking enterprise income tax in accordance with Article 6 of the abolished Statute for the Encouragement of Investment, Article 8-1 of the abolished Statute for Upgrading Industries before its amendment and promulgation on December 31, 1999, Article 9, Article 9-2, Article 10, Article 15 and Article 70-1 of the abolished Statute for Upgrading Industries, Article 15 of the Act for Establishment and Administration of Science Parks before its amendment and promulgation on January 20, 2001, Article 18 of the Act for Establishment and Administration of Science Parks, Article 28 of the Statute for Encouraging Private Organizations to Participate in Transportation Construction, Article 40 of the abolished Interim Statute for Reconstruction after the 921 Earthquake before its amendment and promulgation on November 29, 2000, Article 36 of the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects, Article 37 and Article 39 of the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act, Article 13 of the Offshore Banking Act , Article 18 of the Agriculture Development Act before its amendment and promulgation on January 26, 2000, Article 35 of the International Airport Park Development Act, Article 29 of the Act for the Establishment and Management of Free Trade Zones and other laws and regulations.
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Top↑ Article 57-1 Where an individual dies or vacates his or her residence within the territory of the Republic of China and leaves the territory, except when the spouse of the individual files a joint tax return according to law, or the individual is the dependent of a taxpayer in his or her tax return, he or she is allowed not to file income tax returns under Paragraph 3, Article 71 of the Act if his or her income to be filed does not exceed the total of the amount of tax exemption and the standard deduction of the year converted in accordance with Article 17-1 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 57-2 For consolidated income tax returns prescribed by Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, Article 71-1 of the Act, Article 77 of the Act governing final settlement and return of the consolidated income tax shall be applicable. Where a final settlement and tax return form required by Article 71-1 Paragraph 3 of the Act is for the use of an operational subsidiary opening its business to the public, Article 77 of the Act governing final settlement and return of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax shall apply; where the form is for the use of a non-profit organization and its operational subsidiary without opening its business to the public, it shall be separately prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
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Top↑ Article 58 According to Paragraph 3, Article 71 of the Act, whether the gross consolidated income exceeds the total of the amount of tax exemption and the amount of standard deduction for the same year shall be reviewed and calculated by the tax authority based on the information acquired during investigation. Where the amount of reviewed and calculated gross consolidated income exceeds the total amount stated in the preceding paragraph and the taxpayer fails to file income tax returns according to law, the tax authority shall proceed in accordance with Article 79 of the Act.
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Top↑ Article 60 A taxpayer that appoints an agent to file his tax return in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 72 of the Act shall have the agent present a letter of undertaking to be submitted to the governing tax authority for approval, and then the agent may perform the duty to file the tax return on behalf of the principal in accordance with the Act Where an individual not residing within the territory of the Republic of China or a profit-seeking enterprise without any fixed place of business within the territory of the Republic of China and business agent accrues income not within the scope of withholding under Article 88 of the Act and is unable to conduct the filing by himself, he shall apply to the tax authority for approval and appoint an individual residing within the territory of the Republic of China or a profit-seeking enterprise with a fixed place of business to file the tax return as an agent. “Having income which does not fall within the withholding scope as provided in Article 88 of the Act” as stated in Paragraph 1, Article 73 of the Act refers to income derived from sources within the territory of the Republic of China prescribed in Article 8 of the Act, income for which the amount of tax payable shall be separately withheld but unable to be included in the scope of withholding under Article 88 of the Act in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 2 of the Act, or income included in the scope of withholding but unable to reach the withholding cut-off amount or the withholding agent is not specified by Article 89 of the Act. The phrase “make tax payment according to the prescribed tax rates” refers to a situation where an individual not residing within the territory of the Republic of China accrues income not within the scope of withholding, the applicable withholding rate shall be the withholding rate of income for the similar category in the same year at the time when he or she exits the territory before the income tax declaration deadline for the year begins. The phrase “shall file a tax return and make tax payment in accordance with the regulations concerned” refers to a situation where a taxpayer does not leave within the time limit prescribed for filing income tax return in the taxable year as prescribed by Article 71 and Article 72 of the Act, his or her income shall be subject to the withholding rates prescribed as above.
Top↑ Article 60-1 Where an offshore banking unit has its head office located within the territory of the Republic of China, it shall file the tax return in accordance with Article 73-1 of the Act, and its head office is exception of the jointly levied profit-seeking enterprise income tax for the income of the unit in accordance with Article 3 of the Act. For expense shared by an offshore banking unit and institutions operating at the same location, the offshore banking unit shall prepare the apportion method to be submitted to the governing tax office for reference within 3 months after the date the offshore banking unit begins operation.
Top↑ Article 61 Where the agent appointed in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 72 and Paragraph 2, Article 73 of the Act and Paragraph 2, Article 60 of the Rules fails to file a tax return on behalf of the taxpayer within the prescribed period of time, the tax authority shall determine the taxpayer’s amount of income and amount of tax payable and shall notify the agent to pay in accordance with Article 79 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 61-1 Where any profit-seeking enterprise distributes its dividends or surplus earnings, starting from January 1, 2010, the calculation equation for the amount of offsetting tax prescribed in Article 73-2 of the Act is as follows: Amount of offsetting tax ＝Balance amount of the 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax which was actually paid under the provisions of Article 66-9 of the Act each year on the dividends or earnings distribution date × [(Distributed amount of net dividends or net surplus earnings subject to a 10% surcharge of profit-seeking income tax)/(Balance amount in the accumulative undistributed earnings of which +10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax was already levied on the dividends or earnings distribution date)] × Shareholding ratio of an individual person or profit-seeking enterprise prescribed in Article 73-2 of the Act on the dividends or earnings distribution date Ceiling on the amount of offsetting tax = Distributed amount of net dividends or net surplus earnings subject to a 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax received by such individual person or profit-seeking enterprise prescribed in Article 73-2 of the Act × 10% The balance amount of the 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax which was actually paid mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be determined prior to the date of distribution by the accumulative amount of the 10% of profit-seeking enterprise income tax which was actually paid each year under the provisions of Article 66-9 of the Act, minus the reduction in the amount of the 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax each year as assessed by the tax collection authority-in-charge after its examination and verification of an annual income tax return, and the amount of 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax distributed to all shareholders each year. The amount of 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax distributed to all shareholders as stated in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated according to the amount of offsetting tax calculated in the first paragraph divided by the shareholding ratio of an individual person or profit-seeking enterprise prescribed in Article 73-2 of the Act on the dividends or earnings distribution date; if the previous ratio is equal to zero, the amount of the 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax distributed to all shareholders shall be computed, assuming a ratio equal to 1, in accordance with the equation in the first paragraph. Where any profit-seeking enterprise shall fill out the regulated form and calculate the balance of the actually paid 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax on each year's undistributed surplus earnings prior to the end of 2009 while filing the annual income tax return of FY 2009; in the case of failure in filling out the regulated form and calculating the balance, the tax collection authority-in-charge may assess and determine the balance according to its own findings. The balance amount of the 10% surcharge of profit-seeking enterprise income tax which was actually paid under the provisions of Article 66-9 of the Act each year on the dividends or earnings distribution date as stated in Paragraph 1 is higher than the amount of the balance in the shareholder imputation tax credit account, such amount as may be distributed to the foreign shareholders shall be subject to the amount of the balance in its shareholder imputation tax credit account. The amount of net dividends or amount of net earnings as stated in Paragraph 1 is limited to the portion of earnings distributed by a profit-seeking enterprise from the year of 1998 or subsequent years; the so-called accumulative undistributed earnings is limited to the portion of accumulative earnings not distributed by the profit-seeking enterprise from the year of 1998 or subsequent years.
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Top↑ Article 64 Calculation of liquidation income is as follows: Inventory liquidation revenue － Inventory liquidation cost ＝ Inventory liquidation profit/loss Non-inventory asset liquidation profit ＋ Profit from liability payoff ＋ Assessed residual asset profit after liquidation ＋ Other profits ＝ Liquidation profit Non-inventory asset liquidation loss ＋ Creditor's right collection loss ＋ Assessed asset Loss after liquidation ＋ Liquidation expenses ＋ Other Losses ＝ Liquidation loss Inventory liquidation profit/loss ＋ Liquidation profit － Liquidation loss ＝ Liquidation income or loss Liquidation income － Approved amount of loss incurred in past years that is deductible according to law － Various profits not counted as income according to law － Various income exempted from tax according to law ＝ Taxable income for liquidation Article 31 regarding calculation of related costs of goods sold is applicable to calculation of the inventory liquidation cost as stated in the preceding paragraph.
Top↑ Article 65 Liquidation income shall be calculated for tax levy for the then current year according to the profit-seeking enterprise income tax rate in the same year. However, Article 40 of the Act shall not be applied.
Top↑ Article 65-1 Where a profit-seeking enterprise organized as a sole proprietorship or a partnership files the annual income tax return in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 71 of the Act or makes its current final report on total business income or income earned from liquidation in accordance with Paragraph 4, Article 75 of the Act, the sole proprietor or partners shall calculate the withholding tax of the income of the aforesaid enterprise based on the respective percentage of his or her investment and deduct the aforesaid withholding tax from his or her income tax payable.
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Top↑ Article 68 Where the taxpayer fails to submit various appendix tables or certification documents according to the rules when filing the tax return, the tax authority shall notify him or her to resubmit corrected documents within 7 days.
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Top↑ Article 70 When a company capitalizes its undistributed surplus earnings by issuing additional equity shares, the amount of dividend shares distributed by the said company to each of its individual shareholders residing within the territory of the Republic of China, exclusive of the dividend shares which are distributed in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 16 and Article 17 of the abolished Statute for Upgrading Industries before its amendment and promulgation on December 31, 1999 amendment of that Statute, shall be included by each of such shareholders having received such dividend shares into the aggregate amount of his/her incomes to be declared in his/her annual consolidated income tax return to be filed in the taxable year in which such capitalization project of undistributed surplus earnings is effected, and the income tax levied on such income shall be paid by the shareholders receiving dividend from such shares under the law accordingly. However, for such shareholders as may receive dividend shares and who have no residence within the territory of the Republic of China, and for the profit-seeking enterprise whose head office is located outside the territory of the Republic of China, the assessment and withholding of the income tax levied on the dividend shares distributed to and received by the foregoing shareholders shall be effected by the issuing company in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 73-2 and Article 88 of the Act when making distribution of such dividend shares.
Top↑ Article 71 A taxpayer that conducts a make-up final settlement and filing in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 79 of the Act shall still submit relevant statements, forms and receipts in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 76 of the Act; as for the belated filing surcharge or the non-filing surcharge additionally levied in accordance with Article 108 of the Act, the tax office shall notify the taxpayer by completing and issuing an approval notice recording the facts and their basis. A profit-seeking enterprise that conducts a make-up final settlement and filing of undistributed earnings in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 102-3 of the Act shall still submit relevant statements, forms and receipts in accordance with Paragraph 4, Article 102-2 of the Act; as for the belated filing surcharge or the non-filing surcharge additionally levied in accordance with Article 108-1 of the Act, the tax office shall notify the profit-seeking enterprise by completing and issuing a notice recording the facts and evidencing documents in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 116 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 72 The term "data/information found during investigation" as used in Paragraph 4, Article 3-4; Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6, Article 75; Article 79; Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3, Article 83; Paragraph 2, Article 102; Paragraph 2, Article 102-3; and Paragraph 2, Article 108 of the Act shall mean the data/information pertaining to the income/revenue, loss, costs and expenses of the tax-payer involved.
Top↑ Article 73 The Profit Standards of the Same Trade set by Article 79 and Article 83 of the Act are established by the national tax offices under the Ministry of Finance in all districts, and are reported to the Ministry of Finance for reference.
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Top↑ Article 75 When the tax office asks the opinions of trade associations in accordance with Paragraph 4, Article 80 of the Act, it shall prepare written materials attached with the “Income Standard Examination Form” to request answers to be given within a definite time.
Top↑ Article 76 Mistakes in recording or calculation on notices as stated in Paragraph 2, Article 81 of the Act solely refer to mistakes in written records or computation errors of numbers for various verified items on notices. A person who has a dissenting view on verified facts or application of laws may apply for reexamination in accordance with Article 35 of the Tax Collection Act.
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Top↑ Article 81 Where a taxpayer fails to present the portion of account books, documents and receipts stated in Article 83 of the Act that relates to the income amount or the income amount for a certain period in the tax year, the tax office may determine the income amount regarding that portion in accordance with the information found or Profit Standard of the Same Trade. Where the taxpayer fails to present the portion of account books, documents and receipts stated in Article 83 of the Act that relates to the undistributed earnings, the tax office may determine undistributed earnings regarding that portion in accordance with the information found.
Top↑ Article 82 The time of payment stated in Paragraph 1, Article 88 of the Act refers to the time when actual payment, transfer payment or remittance payment is made. The dividends payable by a company that are not paid within 6 months after the date the shareholder's meeting resolves to distribute the earnings are deemed paid. Where a profit-seeking enterprise organized as a sole proprietorship or a partnership files the annual income tax return, makes its current final report on total business income or income earned from liquidation in accordance with the Act, requests for corrections of the above filing of annual income or final report, or fails to file annual income or make current final report, and the tax collection authority-in-charge assesses and determines more business income that will increase the gross surplus profit of a sole proprietor or a partner of a profit-seeking partnership, the tax withholder shall withhold the tax payable and pay the tax withheld on the above increased amount of the gross surplus that should be attributed to the sole proprietors or partners not residing in the territory of the Republic of China in accordance with Article 92 of the Act within 30 days from receipt of the notice of tax assessment.
Top↑ Article 83 Where any of the taxable incomes itemized in Article 88 of the Act is exemptible from income tax under any Subparagraph of Paragraph One, Article 4 of the Act, no income tax withholding shall be made in respect of such income. However, if any of such incomes is subject to fixed-amount tax exemption, the portion of the amount in such income exceeding the taxation threshold shall still be subject to tax withholding. The interest income derived by a banking institution from money-lending business and the commission income derived by a profit-seeking enterprise from issuing uniform invoices, leasing business and/or the royalty income under the law shall all be exempted from income tax withholding.
Top↑ Article 83-1 Where the trustee in a trust act invests the trust property in a profit-seeking enterprise which is required to establish a shareholders' deductible tax account pursuant to the provisions set out in Article 66-1 of the Act, the said profit-seeking enterprise shall name the said trustee as the taxpayer, and shall thus issue to the beneficiary a dividend voucher (warrant) in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph One, Article 102 of the Act. The trustee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall, based on the net dividend amount or the net earning amount distributed to it and in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph One, Article 3-4 of the Act, calculate the amount of income receivable by the beneficiary, and shall further, within the time limit specified in Article 92-1 of the Act, fill out and issue to the beneficiary a dividend voucher (warrant) indicating therein the foregoing amount of income receivable by the beneficiary and the amount of deductible income tax as indicated in the said dividend voucher (warrant), whereas, if there are two or more beneficiaries involved, the said trustee shall, in accordance with the distribution ratios as specified in Paragraph Two, Article 3-4 of the Act, calculate respectively the amount of income receivable by and the amount of tax deductible for each individual beneficiary. Where the beneficiary referred to in the preceding paragraph is an individual person not residing in the territory of the Republic of China or a profit-seeking enterprise whose head office is located outside the territory of the Republic of China, then the said trustee shall, in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph Three, Article 89-1 of the Act, withhold the income tax from the amount of income payable to the beneficiary by the said trustee; and shall further issue to the said beneficiary a withholding tax voucher (certificate) in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph One, Article 92 of the Act, and will be exempted from issuing the dividend voucher (warrant).
Top↑ Article 83-2 For a trust fund prescribed in Paragraph 6 of Article 3-4 of the Act, its trustee shall separately put the tax withheld by the withholding agent in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 89-1 of the Act and the amount of tax deductible jointly distributed with the amount of net dividends or earnings by a profit-seeking enterprise in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article into the beneficiary’s tax withholding account and the beneficiary’s tax deductible account according to the income categories. When a trustee for the trust fund stated in the preceding Paragraph actually distributes the trust benefits, he shall apply the ration of the balance amount in the beneficiary’s withheld tax account or the balance amount in the beneficiary’s tax deductible account to the accumulated undistributed balance amount for each category of income, according to the income amount for each category distributed to each beneficiary this time, to separately calculate the withheld tax or the amount of tax deductible for each category of income enjoyed by the beneficiary. The calculation equation is as follows: Beneficiary’s various income taxes withheld or the amount of tax deductible ＝ (Balance amount in the beneficiary’s withheld tax account or the balance amount in the beneficiary’s tax deductible account for each individual category of income) ﹐ (Accumulated undistributed balance amount for each category of income) × (Income amount distributed to the beneficiary for each category of income this time) The trustee shall subtract the withheld tax or the amount of tax deductible distributed to the beneficiary this time calculated in accordance with the preceding Paragraph from the balance amount in the beneficiary’s withheld tax account or the balance amount in the beneficiary’s tax deductible account for each individual category of income.
Top↑ Article 84 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 85 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 85-1 When a withholding agent completes and files the withholding statement in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 92 of the Act, he shall accurately list the name or title of the income receiver, his address, identification number, year of income, total payment amount, amount of tax withheld, etc. in detail in accordance with the prescribed format. When a trustee completes and files the withholding statement or the withholding exemption statement and related statements in accordance with Article 92-1 of the Act, he shall accurately list the name or title of the income receiver, its address, identification number, year of income, total payment amount, amount of tax withheld or amount of tax deductible, etc. in detail in accordance with the prescribed format. The total payment amount stated in the preceding Paragraph refers to the income calculated or distributed by the trustee to the beneficiary in accordance with Article 3-4 of the Act. When a profit-seeking enterprise fills in the dividends statement in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 102-1 of the Act, it shall accurately list the name or title of the income receiver, its address, identification number, year of income, amount of total dividends or amount of total earnings, amount of tax deductible, amount of net dividends or amount of net earnings, etc. in detail in accordance with the prescribed format.
Top↑ Article 85-2 The tax withholder of the interest from government bonds, corporate bonds, and financial bonds shall withhold the tax in accordance with the following rules: 1. Where the coupon rate was appointed at a fixed or floating rate, the tax withholder shall withhold the tax at the time when interest is paid in accordance with the prescribed withholding rate. 2. In the case where the bonds are zero coupon bonds, the tax withholder shall withhold the tax at the time of maturity in accordance with the prescribed withholding rate and the difference between the par value and the issuance price of the bonds. 3. In the case where the bonds include option rights such as conversion, swap, repurchase and redemption rights, the tax withholder shall withhold tax at the time when interest premium is paid in accordance with the prescribed withholding rate; in the case where the bonds are appointed at a coupon rate, the tax withholder shall be subject to the provision otherwise provided for in Subparagraph 1 above.
Top↑ Article 86 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 87 Where a taxpayer leases out property to receive deposit or any fund similar to deposit, or where the taxpayer receives the price of a lien created on property, it shall, in accordance with Subparagraph 3, Category 5, Paragraph 1, Article 14 of the Act, calculate its lease income using the one-year deposit interest rate generally adopted by local banks, to be self-declared when filing annual income tax returns.
Top↑ Article 88 A taxpayer that lends his or her property to others without any consideration shall enter into a no-consideration lending agreement with the other party, with such agreement being attested by two third-party persons and notarized under the relevant articles of the Act on Authentication.
Top↑ Article 89 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 89-1 Where the various incomes subject to withholding prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 88 of the Act are incomes earned in kind, in the form of valuable securities or in foreign currencies, Paragraph 2, Article 14 of the Act shall apply upon computation.
Top↑ Article 90 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 91 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 91-1 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 92 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 93 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 94 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 95 When a holder of bearer shares or corporate bonds is claiming dividends or interest distributed by a company, the holder shall present the citizen's identification card for the profit-seeking enterprise or the withholding agent to record his/her name, address and identification number; if the holder is a profit-seeking enterprise, it shall present its company title, person-in-charge, name, address and business administrative number to be recorded by the profit-seeking enterprise or the withholding agent and proceed in accordance with Article 92 and Article 102-1 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 96 Where a withholding agent refunds what was excessively withheld from the taxpayer in accordance with Article 94 of the Act, the withholding agent may apply with the governing tax authority for refund or may offset it against a commensurate portion of the tax to be withheld and paid at the same year. The withholding agent shall go to the governing tax authority to proceed on the refund procedure if the year has come to an end.
Top↑ Article 97 In the course of filing an annual income tax return, a taxpayer whose tax is paid to and withheld by different jurisdictions shall have the tax authority where he/she files annual income tax return to verify and refund the tax if a refund is granted.
Top↑ Article 98 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 98-1 When the tax office makes an income tax return to a profit-seeking enterprise for the year of 1998 or subsequent years in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 100 of the Act, it shall notify the profit-seeking enterprise to present the information about the balance amount in its shareholder's tax deductible account at the time of tax return by a specified deadline. If the profit-seeking enterprise fails to present the said information by the deadline or fails to do so, the tax office may make the return within the balance amount according to the information found.
Top↑ Chapter 5 Rewards and Punishments Article 99 With respect to the disciplinary action in terms of "business suspension" to be enforced under Article 112 of the Act, the duration of such business suspension shall expire on the date whereupon the tax-payer subject to such disciplinary action has fulfilled its obligation as required by the Act.
Top↑ Article 100 The public announcement of business suspension shall be posted on an obvious spot around the main entrance of the premises of the profit-seeking enterprise, which shall not be covered, scratched or torn by the profit-seeking enterprise. Otherwise, the enterprise will be reported by the tax office to related law enforcement agencies.
Top↑ Article 101 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 102 Where a taxpayer violates Article 71 of the Act by failing to conduct final settlement and filing by the specified deadline, while filing by himself before the late filing notice issued by the tax office is delivered, he shall be additionally levied a belated filing surcharge in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 108 of the Act; Where a taxpayer is late for the deadline for make-up declaration specified by the late filing notice, while filing by himself before the tax office delivers the notice of approved income amount and amount of tax payable, he shall be additionally levied a non-filing surcharge in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 108 of the Act. Where a profit-seeking enterprise violates Article 102-2 of the Act by failing to conduct filing of undistributed earnings by the specified deadline, while filing by itself before the tax office delivers the notice of late filing, it shall be additionally levied a belated filing surcharge in accordance with Article 108-1 Paragraph 1 of the Act; where it is late for the deadline for make up declaration specified by the late filing notice, while filing by itself before the tax office delivers the notice of approved undistributed earnings and tax amount to be additionally levied, it shall be additionally levied a non-filing surcharge in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 108-1 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 103 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 104 The act of a taxpayer failing to pay the income tax beyond the prescribed time limit (the deadline date) as set forth in Article 112 of the Act shall include any of the following circumstances: 1.(deleted) 2.Failing to pay the assessed provisional tax beyond the deadline date specified in the tax payment notice issued by the tax authority in charge in accordance with the provisions set out in Paragraph Two, Article 68 of the Act; 3.Failing to pay the tax payable declared in the annual income tax return beyond the deadline date specified in Article 71 of the Act (of the current taxation year); 4.Failing to pay the additional income tax assessable on the undistributed surplus earnings (of the preceding taxation year) beyond the time limit (deadline date) specified in Article 102-2 of the Act (of the current taxation year); 5.Failing to pay the assessed income tax beyond the time limits (deadline date) respectively specified in the income tax payment notice issued under Article 100, Article 114, Article 114-2 of the Act, and/or in accordance with the Taxation Act; or 6.Failing to pay the tax payable declared in the current final report on total business income or income earned from liquidation beyond the deadline date specified in Paragraphs 1 and 2, Article 75 of the Act.
Top↑ Article 105 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 106 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 107 (Deleted)
Top↑ Chapter 6 Supplementary Provisions Article 108 (Deleted)
Top↑ Article 109 The Rules shall come into force on the day of promulgation. The amended articles of the Enforcement Rules shall come into force on the day of promulgation; however the articles amended on November 2, 2012 shall come into force on January 1, 2013.
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