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Taiwan passes a ‘chips act’ giving 25% tax credits for advanced R&D
See how this story connectsTaiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Articles 10-2 and 72 of the Statute for Industrial Innovation on 7 January 2023. Companies can credit 25% of qualifying forward-looking R&D spending and 5% of spending on new advanced-process equipment against corporate income tax from 2023 to 2029. Claimants must meet a minimum effective tax rate of 12% in 2023 and 15% from 2024.
Why it matters
Taiwan’s largest chipmakers, including the foundries that make most AI accelerators, get tax relief for keeping advanced research and equipment spending at home through 2029.
- When
- 7 Jan 2023
- ID
WTA-N-2023-0156- Where
- Taiwan
- Who
- Legislative Yuan
- Topics
- Chips, Investment and financing
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
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Cite this story
WTA-N-2023-0156: “Taiwan passes a ‘chips act’ giving 25% tax credits for advanced R&D.” wheresthe.ai, 7 Jan 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/tw-chips-act-tax-credits-2023-01/ (source: Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law).
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