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Chapter 4: Cultural Issues
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| b1 | 45 | How to Deal with Chinese Suppliers and Manufacturers ➮ | Ezinearticles, International Business |
Chapter 5: Finding Employees, Salaries and Wages
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b2 | 51 | PCMan X ➮ | Sourcefourge |
| b3 | 55 | Enspyre Internship Facebook ➮ | Enspyre |
| b4 | 58 | Online Salary Database (time period and industry) ➮ | Taiwan Government |
| b5 | 58 | Salary based on Industry (Chinese) ➮ | 104 Human Resource Bank |
| b6 | 59 | Salary Inquiry based on Industry and Location (Chinese) ➮ | yes123 Human Resource Bank |
Chapter 8: Renting An Office
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b7 | 80 | Listings of Houses and Shops for Sale and Lease (Chinese) ➮ | Kijiji奇集集 |
Chapter 12: Resources
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b9 | 96 | The Handy Guide for Foreigners in Taiwan ➮ | Executive Yuan |
Chapter 13: Startup Community
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b10 | 105 | Loans for Foreigners ➮ | Bank of Taiwan |
| b11 | 109 | Meet Startup 創業小聚 Facebook ➮ | Business Next |
| b12 | 110 | Demo Day ➮ | AppWorks Ventures |
Chapter 14: Government Grants and Subsidies
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b13 | 117 | Taipei City Subsidy Projects ➮ | Taipei City Government |
Chapter 15: Money and Invoices
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b14 b15 | 129
130 |
Tax Portal local contact details and locations (Chinese) ➮ | Ministry of Finance |
| b16 | 132 | Company Registry Search Engine (Chinese) ➮ | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
Chapter 18: Lawyer & Legal Assistance
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b19 | 156 | Taiwan Laws, Regulations, and Treaties Database ➮ | Ministry of Justice |
| b20 | 157 | The Legal Aid Foundation
List of contact details of local bar associations and university-affiliated legal services (Chinese) ➮ |
The Legal Aid Foundation
Ministry of Justice |
Chapter 19: Visa, ARC & Work Permits
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b21 | 160 | Employment Services Act ➮ | Ministry of Justice |
| b23 | 166 | Applying for visitor visas: A list of designated countries and procedures ➮ | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| b24 | 170 | How to apply APRC ➮ | National Immigration Agency |
| b67 | 162 | Qualifications and Criteria Standards for foreigners undertaking the jobs specified under Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of the Employment Service Act ➮ | Laws and Regulations of the R.O.C. |
Chapter 20: Employment Laws
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| b25 | 172 | Labor Standards Act ➮ | Ministry of Labor |
Chapter 21: Insurance and Pension
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b64 | 181 | Salary Bracket ➮ | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
| b26 | 181 | Ordinary Labor and Employment Insurance (download tables at the bottom) ➮ | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
| b27 | 181 | Accidental Labor Insurance Premium ➮ | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
| b28 | 182 | Health Insurance Premium Contribution and Table ➮ | National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| b29 | 184 | Application forms for Health Insurance (Chinese) ➮ | National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| b30 | 185 | Contact details of a list of BLI offices ➮ | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
| b31 | 188 | See b27 | |
| b50 | 198 | 2nd Generation Health Insurance FAQs | National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| b51 | 198 | NHI enrollment for international residents ➮ | National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| b52 | 206 | How to set up a Pension Supervising Committee (Chinese) ➮ | Department of Law, Taipei City Government |
Chapter 25: Intellectual Property: Trademarks
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| b33 | 208
210 |
Trademark Search Engine (Chinese) ➮
Trademark Search Engine (English) ➮ |
Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b35 | 210 | Trademark FAQs ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b36 | 210 | Trademark Act ➮ | Ministry of Justice |
| b37 | 210 | Enforcement Rules of Trademark Act ➮ | Ministry of Justice |
| b38 | 211 | List of trademark agents ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b39 | 211 | Trademark Application Forms (Chinese) ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
Chapter 26: Intellectual Property: Patents
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b40 | 218 | List of registered patent attorneys ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
Chapter 28: Business Registration Processes
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| b46 | 233 | List of certified notary according to judicial districts (Chinese) ➮ | Judicial Yuan |
| b47 | 236 | A list of Business Item and information (Chinese) ➮ | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b49 | 237 | Business Items Search Engine (Chinese) ➮ | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b50 | 239 | Company Registration Information (Chinese) ➮ | Commerce Industrial Services Portal |
| b51 | 239 | Company Registration online application portal (Chinese) ➮ | Commerce Industrial Services Portal |
| b52 | 245 | Company Act ➮ | Ministry of Justice |
| b53 | 253 | Special Industry Permission ➮ | Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b65 | 259 | See b51 |
Chapter 28: Business Exit Strategies
| Code | Page | Doc Name/Link | Source |
| b41 | 271 | Kijiji Ads space ➮ | Kijiji奇集集 |
| b42 | 272 | 104 Ads space ➮ | 104 Human Resources Bank |
| b43 | 272 | Webmasterclub |
Webmasterclub |
| b44 | 277 | Bankruptcy information (Chinese) ➮ | Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| b45 | 280 | IPO Rules ➮ | The Taiwan Stock Exchange |
Footnotes from the book
Chapter 1: Why Start a Business in Taiwan?
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a1 | 23 | Taiwan’s GDP 2026 |
Worldometer |
| a2 | 28 | Quality Workforce | Ministry of Education, R.O.C. |
| a3 | 29 | Taiwan Science and Innovation Landscape | GOV.UK |
| a4 | 29 | Taiwan ranks second worldwide | Taiwan News |
| a5 | 30 | 2025 Digital Access Survey Report | Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) |
Chapter 2: The Value of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a5 | 33 | Nearly Half Of US Unicorns Have Foreign-Born Founders | Global Finance |
| a6 | 34 | UK startup growth clashes with Labour’s immigration reforms | City AM |
| a7 | 34 | Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Sweden: The Liability of Newness | Research Gate |
| a8 | 36 | How did YouTube get started? ➮ | Wiki Answers |
Chapter 3: Getting Started
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a9 | 47 | Company Act (Article 267) | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
| a10 | 48 | ESOP vs. ESOP | REANDA |
| Convertible Bonds (CB) | NTU Scholars (Move to Ch 13) | ||
| An Introduction to the Types of Securities | 高點法律網 (Move to Ch 13) | ||
| a11 | 49 | Taiwan ESOP | Baker McKenzie |
| a12 | 49 | ISOs v. NSOs: What’s the Difference? | Cooley Go |
| a13 | 52 | Negative list for investment by foreigners ➮ | Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| a14 | 63 | Taiwanese Views on National Identity |
Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation |
| a15 | 63 | Taiwanese public preferences on Taiwan’s political future | Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation |
| b | The Cult of “Face” | China Mike | |
| a16 | 71 | Custom of Discussing Business At Hostess Clubs | SETN三立新聞網 |
Chapter 5: Finding Employees, Salaries, and Wages
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a17 | 82 | Unlocking LinkedIn | Tapei Times |
| a18 | 92 | Average Starting Salaries in Different Job Positions in 2025 | 1111.com |
| a19 | 93 | Average salary search engine based on industries (Chinese) ➮ | Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics |
| a20 | 94 | Taiwan’s Wages Are Lower Than Countries with Similar GDP per Capita | Ketagalan Media |
| a21 | 94 | Taiwan worker pay GDP share drops to low as AI profits soar | Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research – CIER |
Chapter 6: Employee Benefits, Gifts And Celebrations
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a22 | 98 | Top 3 Benefits Taiwanese Employees Value Most | 1111.com |
| a23 | 99 | Top 5 employee perks in Taiwan (2025) | udn 女子漾 |
| a24 | 100 | Taiwan Year-End Bonus Rankings (2024) | 104.com |
| a25 | 101 | Labor Standards Act | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
| a26 | 104 | Organization Regulations on Employee Welfare Committee | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
| a27 | 104 | Scope of Other Business Organizations and Rules for the Use of Employee Welfare Funds | Ministry of Labor |
| a28 | 106 | Regulations for Implementing Labor-Management Meeting | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
Chapter 7: Marketing in Taiwan
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a30 | 114 | Taiwan media guide | BBC |
| a31 | 116 | Mass Media in Taiwan ➮ | Wikipedia |
| a32 | 116 | 2025 Digital Access Survey Report | Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) |
| a33 | 116 | Overview of Internet Usage | TWNIC |
| a34 | 117 | Digital 2026: Taiwan | DataReportal |
| a35 | 118 | Influencer Platform Preference Statistics in Taiwan (2026) | StateGlobe |
| a36 | 124 | Resident Foreigners in Taiwan | National Immigration Agency |
| a8 | 70 | Taiwan Search Engine Market Share | StatsMonkey |
| a9 | 71 | Facebook penetration in selected Asia Pacific countries | Statista |
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72 |
Lead Generation and Internet Marketing in Taiwan ➮ | MVF Global Customer Acquisition |
Chapter 8: Renting an Office
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| a36 | 136 | Tax and Insurance Issues | Simpany |
| a37 | 136 | Standards of Withholding Rates for Various Incomes | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
Chapter 9: Buying an Office
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| a38 | 146 | Taxes on Buying, Owning, and Selling Property | Mr.Market市場先生 |
| a39 | 147 | Real Estate Broker Management ➮ | Department of Land Administration, Ministry of the Interior |
Chapter 10: Outfitting Your Store or Office
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a40 | 149 | Regulations on the Management of Building Interior Decorations | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
| a41 | 153 | Wenchang Street—Furniture Street | Undiscovered Taipei |
Chapter 14: Government Grants And Subsidies
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| a44 | 217 | Housing Subsidy | Subsidies & Incentives For Taipei Industry |
??? Deleted?? Chapter: How to Finance Your Business (Original content might be deleted)
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| a13 | 112 | Elaboration on ‘Funds act’ (Chinese) ➮ | 台灣法律網 |
Chapter 15: Money and Invoices
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a45 | 227 | PayPal vs. Payoneer: Which Is Better for Cross-Border Payments? | SN 石南支付平台导航 |
| a46 | 227 | PayPal vs Payoneer: The best choice for your business? | Wise |
| a47 | 237 | Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act ➮ | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
| a48 | 239 | Regulations Governing the Use of Uniform Invoices | Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. |
| a49 | 246 | How to apply for a Payment Order (Chinese) ➮ | Taiwan New Taipei District Court |
| a50 | 247 | Taiwan Arbitration Law FAQs ➮ | Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei |
Chapter 16: Banking in Taiwan
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a51 | 253 | Applying for a Uniform ID Number ➮ | National Immigration Agency |
| a52 | 264 | Check FAQs ➮ | Rian Cheng Internet Law Center 法律資料庫 |
Chapter 17: Legal Issues in Taiwan
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a20 | 146 | The Legal System of Taiwan ➮ | Columbus School of Law, The Cathlic University of America |
| a21 | 146 | Link no longer available |
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| a22 | 147 | Taiwan Code of Civil Procedure ➮ | The Judicial Yuan of the R.O.C. |
| a23 | 148 | Link no longer available |
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| a24 | 149 | Taiwan Litigation Guide ➮ | Asia Law Profiles |
Chapter 19: Visa, ARC & Work Permits
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| a25 | 161 | Ministry of Labor ➮ | Ministry of Labor |
| a26 | 164
165 |
Foreign Professionals Work Permit FAQs (Chinese) ➮ | Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| a28 | 168
169 |
ARC Application Form ➮ | National Immigration Agency |
Chapter 21: Insurance and Pension
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a30 | 187 | Labor Insurance Premium Rate (Chinese) ➮ | Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor |
| a31 | 192 | Link no longer available |
Chapter 23: Corporate Taxes
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a33 | 197
198 |
Corporate Income Tax ➮ | Invest in Taiwan |
| a35 | 200 | Link no longer avaliable |
Chapter 24: Individual Income Tax
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a36 | 201 | Foreigner Individual Income Tax FAQs ➮ | National Kaohsiung Normal University |
| a37 | 203
205 |
Individual Income Tax Rate ➮ | Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C. |
Chapter 25: Intellectual Property: Trademarks
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a39 | 211 | Link no longer available |
Chapter 26: Intellectual Property: Patents
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a40 | 215 | Patent FAQs ➮ | Taiwan Tech |
| a41 | 216 | Patent Application Information and Forms (Chinese) ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
| a42 | 218 | Patent Fees Table (Chinese) ➮ | Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
Chapter 28: Business Registration Process
| Code | Page | Link | Source |
| a44 | 233 | Table: Notarization Fees based on a mandatory sliding scale (Chinese) ➮ | Judicial Yuan |
| a45 | 234 | Authentication of Documents ➮ | Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| a46 | 243 | Company Act ➮ | Laws and Regulations Database of R.O.C., Ministry of Justice |
| a47 | 247 | Representative Office Registration Flowchart and Documents needed ➮ | Invest in Taiwan |
| a48 | 249 | Branch Office Registration Flowchart and Documents needed ➮ | Invest in Taiwan |
| a49 | 250 | Regulations for hiring a foreign employee for a branch office ➮ | Winkler Partners博仲 |
| a50 | 250 | No longer available |