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Chapter: Cultural Issues

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b1 45 How to Deal with Chinese Suppliers and Manufacturers ➮ Ezinearticles, International Business

 

Chapter: Finding Employees, Salaries and Wages

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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: Renting An Office

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b7 80 Listings of Houses and Shops for Sale and Lease (Chinese)  Kijiji奇集集

 

Chapter: Resources

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b9 96 The Handy Guide for Foreigners in Taiwan  Executive Yuan

 

Chapter: How to Finance Your Business

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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: Government Grants and Subsidies

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b13 117 Taipei City Subsidy Projects  Taipei City Government

 

Chapter: Money and Invoices

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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: Lawyer & Legal Assistance

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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: Visa, ARC & Work Permits

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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: Employment Laws

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b25 172 Labor Standards Act  Ministry of Labor

 

Chapter: Insurance and Pension

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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: Trademark

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b34

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: Patent

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b40 218 List of registered patent attorneys  Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs

 

Chapter: Business Registration Processes

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b46 233 List of certified notary according to judicial districts (Chinese)  Judicial Yuan
b47

b48

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: Exit Strategies

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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: Why Start a Business in Taiwan?

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a1 23 Link no longer available
National Science Council, Taiwan

 

Chapter: The Value of Foreign Entrepreneurs

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a2 26 Immigrant, Inc.  Amazon.com
a3 26 How did Youtube get started?  Wiki Answers
a4 28 Acedamia Sinica  Acedemia Sinica

 

Chapter: Getting Started

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a5 32 Negative list for investment by foreigners  Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs

 

Chapter: Finding Employees, Salaries, and Wages

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a6 57 Average salary search engine based on industries (Chinese)  National Statistics

 

Chapter: Marketing in Taiwan

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a7 70 Digital Media in Taiwan  Wikipedia
a8 70 Taiwan Search Engine Market Share  StatsMonkey
a9 71 Facebook penetration in selected Asia Pacific countries Statista

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Lead Generation and Internet Marketing in Taiwan  MVF Global Customer Acquisition

 

Chapter: Buying an Office

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a12 87 Real Estate Broker Management  Department of Land Administration, Ministry of the Interior

 

Chapter: How to Finance Your Business

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a13 112  Elaboration on ‘Funds act’ (Chinese)   台灣法律網

 

Chapter: Money and Invoices

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a14 127 Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act  Laws and Regulations Database of the R.O.C.
a15 134 Types of Fapiao eTax Portal, Ministry of Finance
a16 139 How to apply for a Payment Order (Chinese)  Taiwan New Taipei District Court
a17 139 Taiwan Arbitration Law FAQs 

The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei 

HG.org

The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei

 

Chapter: Banking in Taiwan

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a18 138 Applying for a Uniform ID Number  National Immigration Agency
a19 143 Check FAQs  Rian Cheng Internet Law Center法律資料庫

 

Chapter: Legal Issues in Taiwan

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a20 146 The Legal System of Taiwan  Columbus School of Law, The Cathlic University of America
a21 146 Link no longer available
a22 147 Taiwan Code of Civil Procedure  The Judicial Yuan of the R.O.C.
a23 148 Link no longer available
a24 149 Taiwan Litigation Guide  Asia Law Profiles

 

Chapter Visa, ARC & Work Permits:

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a25 161 Ministry of Labor  Ministry of Labor
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a27

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165

Foreign Professionals Work Permit FAQs (Chinese)  Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs
a28

a29

168

169

ARC Aplication Form 

ARC Application Process and Information 

National Immigration Agency

 

Chapter: Insurance and Pension

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a30 187 Labor Insurance Premium Rate (Chinese)  Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor
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a32

192 Link no longer available

 

Chapter: Corporate Tax

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a34

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198

Corporate Income Tax 

Tax Rate (Chinese) 

Invest in Taiwan
a35 200 Link no longer avaliable

 

Chapter: Individual Income Tax

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a36 201 Foreigner Individual Income Tax FAQs  National Kaosiung Normal University
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a38

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205

Individual Income Tax Rate 

Alternative Minimum Tax 

Invest in Taiwan

 

Chapter: Trademarks

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a39 211 Link no longer available

 

Chapter: Patents

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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: Business Registration Process

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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