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Taiwan Considering Changes Concerning the Digital Economy and Transfer Pricing Documentation

10 September 2015

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Proposed Changes

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Taiwan

According to recent reports, Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MoF) is currently considering changes in the taxation of e-commerce and transfer pricing documentation requirements based on the outcomes OECD BEPS Project Actions 1 and 13 respectively. Regarding the digital economy (Action 1), the MoF is considering a number of options, including: Treating a non-resident as having a fixed place of business in Taiwan if it is engaged in e-commerce in the country, even if it has no physical presence; Requiring non-residents engaged in e-commerce in Taiwan to appoint a tax agent for income tax purposes; Introducing a withholding tax system for...