Taiwan

Overview

Last reviewed - 19 August 2024

Taiwan is located off the southeastern coast of mainland China in the Western Pacific Ocean. Taiwan's capital city is Taipei. The official language is Mandarin Chinese, and the currency is the new Taiwan dollar (TWD).

PwC Taiwan has more than 2,800 highly qualified and experienced professionals, which, together with the resources of our strong global network, allow us to provide support to our clients' needs.

Quick rates and dates

Corporate income tax (CIT) rates
Headline CIT rate (%)

20

Corporate income tax (CIT) due dates
CIT return due date

No later than the fifth month after the end of the tax year.

CIT final payment due date

No later than the fifth month after the end of the tax year.

CIT estimated payment due dates

CIT estimated payment should be made in the ninth month of the enterprise’s fiscal year.

Personal income tax (PIT) rates
Headline PIT rate (%)

Residents: 40;

Non-residents: 18/20/21 depending on the nature of income

Personal income tax (PIT) due dates
PIT return due date

31 May

PIT final payment due date

31 May

PIT estimated payment due dates

NP

Value-added tax (VAT) rates
Standard VAT rate (%)

5% to general industries

Withholding tax (WHT) rates
WHT rates (%) (Dividends/Interest/Royalties)

Resident: NA / 10 / 10;

Non-resident: 21 / 15 or 20 / 20

Capital gains tax (CGT) rates
Headline corporate capital gains tax rate (%)

Capital gains are subject to the normal CIT rate, except for marketable securities and real properties.

Headline individual capital gains tax rate (%)

Capital gains are subject to the normal PIT rate, except for securities and real properties.

Net wealth/worth tax rates
Headline net wealth/worth tax rate (%)

NA

Inheritance and gift tax rates
Headline inheritance tax rate (%)

20

Headline gift tax rate (%)

20

NA stands for Not Applicable (i.e. the territory does not have the indicated tax or requirement)

NP stands for Not Provided (i.e. the information is not currently provided in this chart)

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