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Date: May, 14th , 2013

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Outline
• Introduction
• Requirements for Incentives Subsidies.
• Requirements for R&D Subsidies.
• Process & Tips

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I. Introduction
Competent
Authority
Department of Economic Development,
Taipei City Government
Objective To boost industrial development,
encourage innovation and investment,
support small and medium enterprises, and
enhance industrial competitiveness.
Website www.doed.taipei.gov.tw
www.industry-incentive.taipei.gov.tw

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II. Incentives Subsidies
Qualification
1. Small and medium Enterprise
NT$1 million investment or above in one year
2. Non SME Enterprise
(Strategy Development Industry)
Capital increase for more than NT 80 millions
3. New Startups
Within one year
Company registered in Taipei City

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II. Incentives Subsidies
Strategy Development Industry
1.Recreation and
Tourism
2.Biotechnology
3.Information Services
4.Telecommunications
5.Cultural Creative
6.Health Care
7.Sports and Leisure
8.Convention and
Exhibition
9.Renewable Energy
10.Other industries
promoted and
supported by the City
Government.

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II. Incentives Subsidies
Items
1. Job Training Programs
4. Rental Subsidy for
providing for the assets
located within the city
2. New hired employee’s
payroll
5. Interest payments subsidy
3. Annual housing tax and
land-value tax
6. City-owned real estate
subsidy
Apply for all the items you need in one investment project !

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Job Training Program(1/6)
Requirement
The courses must be started after application.
Content of courses must be professional and
related to the investment project.
Limitation
Up to 50% of the course fee subsidy, total
amount shall not exceed NT 800 thousand
dollars

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New Hired Employee’s Payroll (2/6)
Requirement
Employees who registered in Taipei
Must be hired after the investment and
October, 17th ,2012
Limitation
NT 10,000/per person/per month ,
total amount shall not exceed NT 5 million.
Duration
Up to 1 year

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Annual Housing Tax and
Land-value Tax (3/6)
Requirement
The real estate must be purchased or
constructed for investment project related to
company operation.
Limitation
Tax subsidy in the first two years up to 100%
and 50% in the last three years, total amount
shall not exceed NT 50 million.
Duration
Up to 5 years

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The Rental Subsidy For
Providing For The Assets
Located Within The City (4/6)
Requirement
Rental contract must be signed after the
investment and October, 17th ,2012
Limitation
Up to 50% of the rental cost, , total amount
shall not exceed NT 5 million.
Duration
Up to 5 years

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Interest Payments Subsidy(5/6)
Requirement
Loan must used for investment project related
to company operation
Limitation
Up to 2.5% of the annual interest subsidy, total
amount shall not exceed NT 50 million.
Duration
Up to 2 years

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City-owned Real Estate
Subsidy(6/6)
Requirement
Directly used by Massive Investment project in
Taipei City
Limitation
Rental cost is exempted during construction
and up to 50% after license received.
Duration
Up to 5 years

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Items Required documents
Job training programs 1. The anticipated terms, amount of people
and coast.
New hired employee’s
payroll
1. Labor Insurance or employment contract
2. Identity card for labors who registered in
Taipei
Annual housing tax and
land-value tax
1. Muniments
2. Paid housing tax receipt
3. Paid land-value tax receipt
4. License of buildings used for the public (or
Construction license)
Rental subsidy 1. Provide real estate registration
2. Approved lease contract
Interest payments 1. Bank loan contract.
City-owned real estate 1. Using city-owned real estate
document(lease contract or contract of
superficies)

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III. R&D Subsidies
Objective The City Government offers subsidies to
investors to encourage industrial
innovation and research & development.
Limitation The subsidy shall be limited to one per
project, the total amount not to exceed
50% of the overall project budget, up to
NT$3 million.

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III. R&D Subsidies
R & D Qualification
Technology
Development
1. Information Communication
2. Consumers' goods and chemical industries
3. Medical biotechnology
4. Metal machinery
5. Digital content, culture and creativity
Innovation
Service
1. Develop new business model / process model to
renew operation service or process
2. IT model with service integration, digital usage and
technology
3. Integration of beauty, practically, requirement of
usage to develop scientific, specific or international
service model
Duration 1. 6 months till one day before the execution of the
project.
2. R&D project shall not exceed 18 months

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III. R&D Subsidies
Required Documents
1. Application form
2. R&D proposal
3. Relevant documents certifying the company’s registration,
business registration, or change.
4. Profit-seeking enterprise annual income tax return form
and business tax return form;(For companies established
less than one year, those documents are not required.)
5. Documents certify no overdue of national taxes, local
taxes and fines
6. Labor insurance coverage of the employees listed in the
application

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IV. Application Process
2 month for
arrange
meeting
schedule
1 month
evaluation
1 month
for final
evaluation
Applicant
Collected by Department of
Economic Development
Sent out the approval notice
Review the Investment project
Approve & Appropriate for
incentives
Approve & Appropriate for
incentives
The Review & Evaluation
Committee to determine whether
to offer the incentive

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IV. Tips
Following items are considered in Committees’ review!!
1. Financial stability of the applicants
2. Applicants’ future development
3. Feasibility of applicants’ business or investment plan
4. Creativity, character, or potential of the business plan
5. Possible contributions to industrial
6. Feasibility and reasonableness of the contents and subsidy
items applied
One-stop service counter!
1. Provide and answer legal questions consultation services
2. Accept applications for incentives or R&D subsidies
3. Help investors overcome obstacles to investment

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More details can be found on The Taipei City Department of
Economic Development website:www.doed.taipei.gov.tw or
Project Office of Subsidies & Incentives for Taipei Industry website:
www.industry-incentive.taipei.gov.tw or
contact to Ms. Alice Tieh /e-mail: itria00137@itri.org.tw
Contact The Project Office
Welcome all the projects which
are innovative, potential, having
high investment value for
development in Taipei.

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