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Guide to Taiwan Stamp Tax

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Guide to Taiwan Stamp Tax


1. Scope of Taxation
 

A document is subject to stamp tax if it is signed in Taiwan, even if only one of the signing parties is in Taiwan.


Stamps must be affixed to the following types of documents:
(1) Contracts to perform a specific job or task; a contract that is signed in Taiwan between a foreign company and a Taiwan company is subject to stamp tax.
(2) Certain monetary receipts (e.g. receipt for insurance premiums), but monetary receipts paid for commercial invoices or commercial invoices issued for monetary receipts are excluded.
(3)

Contracts for the sale of moveable property.

(4) Contracts for the sale, exchange, donation, or subdivision of real property.

2. Taxpayers
 

Taxpayers for stamp tax purposes are the parties that sign taxable documents.


3. Tax Rates or Tax Amount
  The stamp tax rates or amounts are as follows:

Stamp Tax Rates or Tax Amounts

Document Type

Tax Rate / Tax Amount

Contract to perform a specific job or task

0.1% of the contract value


Specified monetary receipt


0.4% of the amount received; Receipts for deposit of bid bonds: 0.1% of the money deposited by the bidder

Contract for sale of moveable property

NTD 12 per document

Contract for sale, exchange, donation, or subdivision of real property

0.1% of the contract value



In addition, if the contract amount of an engineering contract includes business tax. The engineering contract subjects to 0.1% of stamp tax after deducting 5% VAT.


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