For Foreigners

About LEADSHINER

LEADSHINER has served clients over 15 years. Trust and Reliability is always what we offer, as a result more than 150 clients keep sticking us.  LEADSHINERs are grouped by licensed CPAs, licensed Bookkeeping Agents, and a licensed Land Administraton Agent.  Experienced professionals are able to help you in tax issues across Taiwan Strait, in investment in Taiwan, and improving business operation.

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We can take your trouble things, save your time, secure your transactions, and plan your financing.   Why not have an easy investment experience in Taiwan.

Land Administration System in Taiwan

• real estate ownership can be transferred but subject to the Reciprocal Favored Treatment between your home country and Taiwan.
• real estate ownership becomes effective through registered by local government's Land Office.
• your ownership certificates issued by the government represent your right on the properties.
• qualified and licensed "Land Administration Agent" acts for people to register real estate ownership.

How you invest in Properties in Taiwan?

1. find your desirable properties through real estate agents/brokers, or LEADSHINER;
2. put earnest money to negotiate the transaction amount; 
3. sign an agreement and pay 10% of the transaction amount, including earnest money;
4. apply mortgage or ready your financing plan;
5. report and pay taxes to the "Local Tax Bureau";
6. pay another 10% of the transaction amount before properties' ownership is transferred;
7. "Land Administration Agent"  transfers the ownership for you;
8. the seller hands over the properties to you, "Land Administration Agent" gives you new ownership certificates;
9. Congrats! you have your own properties in Taiwan.

What taxes have to be paid when investing real estate in Taiwan?

Holding Tax

1. House Tax : 1.2% of Building Current Value given by Tax Bureau, paid by holders.
2. Land Value Tax : 1%~5.5% of Land Value given by Tax Bureau, or 0.2% applied to residential, paid by holders.

Transfer Tax

1. Land Value Increment Tax : 20%~40% of Land Current Value given by Tax Bureau, or 10% favorable rate for residential, paid by sellers.
2. Deed Tax : 6% of Building Current Value given by Tax Bureau, paid by buyers.
3. Stamp Tax for Lands : 0.1% of Land Current Value given by Tax Bureau, paid by sellers.
4. Stamp Tax for Buildings : 0.1% of Building Current Value given by Tax Bureau, paid by buyers.