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Taiwan — Orbitax Corporate Tax Rates

Retained

  • Statutory Tax Rate20
  • Surtax Based on Taxable Income5
  • Surtax Based on Statutory Tax0
  • Surtax Deductible from Taxable Income0
  • Statutory Tax Deductable0
  • Effective Tax Rate25

Statutory Tax Rate

The profit-seeking enterprise income tax rates are: (TWD) up to 120,000 - 0%; over 120,000 - 20%. A surtax of 5% applies on profits that are not distributed by the next year. The standard 20% tax rate was increased from 17% and the 5% surtax was reduced from 10% from 2018. For SMEs with taxable income of up to TWD 500,000, a transition applies with an 18% tax rate in 2018, 19% in 2019, and 20% from 2020.

Distributed

  • Statutory Tax Rate20
  • Surtax Based on Taxable Income0
  • Surtax Based on Statutory Tax0
  • Surtax Deductible from Taxable Income0
  • Statutory Tax Deductable0
  • Effective Tax Rate20

Statutory Tax Rate

The profit-seeking enterprise income tax rates are: (TWD) up to 120,000 - 0%; over 120,000 - 20%. A surtax of 5% applies on profits that are not distributed by the next year. The standard 20% tax rate was increased from 17% and the 5% surtax was reduced from 10% from 2018. For SMEs with taxable income of up to TWD 500,000, a transition applies with an 18% tax rate in 2018, 19% in 2019, and 20% from 2020.