Value-added and Non-value-added Business Tax Act Article 8
The following goods or services are exempted from the business tax:1. The land being sold.2. The water supplied to farmland for irrigation.3. The medical services, medicine, ward lodging and meals provided by hospitals, clinics and sanitariums.4. The social welfare services provided by social welfare organizations or institutions or labor organizations, duly established with permission of the competent authority, and social welfare services consigned by the government.5. The education services offered by schools, kindergartens, and other educational and cultural institutions including cultural services offered under government's consignment.6. Publications which are textbooks authorized by education authorities for use at various levels of schools and important specialized academic writings awarded by the government according to the law issued by the publishing industry.7. (Deleted).8. The goods or services sold by student-run shops of vocational schools which do not serve outsiders.9. Newspaper, publications, communications manuscripts, advertisements, program broadcasting and program airing produced and sold by legally registered newspaper and magazine publishers, news agencies, and television and broadcasting stations, excluding the advertisements sold by newspaper publishers and advertisements broadcasted by television stations.10. The goods or services sold to their members by cooperatives managed in accordance with the law; and business consigned by government to said cooperatives.11. The goods or services sold to their members by farmers', fishermen's, workers', commercial and industrial associations in accordance with the law, business consigned by the government to said associations, and the management fee charged in accordance with Article 27 of “The Agricultural Products Market Transaction Act” for the use of an agricultural products wholesale market and in which the share ownership of farmers' associations, fishermen's associations, cooperatives and government institutions accounts for more than 70%.12. The proceeds from goods sold in tenders, charity sales and charity shows held by charity and relief institutions organized according to the law, provided that the total proceeds are solely used by said institutions after deducting the necessary expenditures for the tenders, charity sales and charity shows.13. The goods or services sold by employee welfare organizations of government bodies, state enterprises and social organizations which are organized and operated under relevant laws and are not open to the public.14. The goods or services sold by prison workshops and their finished goods stores.15. Services rendered by post and telecommunication offices in accordance with the law; and business consigned under government mandate.16. Monopoly goods sold at statutory prices by state owned monopoly industries and by business entities which are authorized to sell the monopoly goods.17. The service of consigned sale of stamp tax tickets and postage stamps.18. The goods or services sold by peddlers or hawkers.19. Feed and unprocessed raw agricultural, forestry, fishing and livestock products, and by-products; the agricultural, forestry, fishing and livestock products, and by-products of farmers' and fishermen's harvests sold by farmers and fishermen.20. The fish caught and sold by fishermen.21. The sales of rice and wheat flour and the service of husking rice.22. The sales of fixed assets which are not regularly traded by business entities which compute their business tax according to Section 2 of Chapter 4.23. Insurance policies accepted by insurance enterprises for insurance promoted by the government, covering military, government and education entities and their dependents, laborers, students, farmers, fishermen, exports, and compulsory automobile third party liability insurance, and reinsurance premiums paid out by insurance enterprises from premiums received by the same, and life insurance policy reserves, annuity insurance policy reserves and health insurance policy reserves, provided, however, that this does not include income, other benefits and return of policy reserves received on termination of life insurance, annuity insurance and health insurance.24. The bonds issued by all levels of government and securities upon which a securities transaction tax has been imposed in accordance with the law.25. Residual or obsolete goods sold at tenders by all levels of government.26. The sales of weapons, warships, aircraft, tanks and reconnaissance communication equipment for military use to defense agencies.27. Fertilizer, pesticides, veterinary drugs, agricultural machinery, transportation equipment for farmland, and fuel oil and electricity used by such machinery and equipment.28. Fishing boats for coastal or inshore fishery and machinery, equipment, nets and fuel oil used by fishing boats.29. Interest on the flow of funds between head and branch offices of banking enterprises, the revenue of trust and investment enterprise derived from trust funds in the manner designated by the settler, provided the settler bears the risk of loss and enjoys the proceeds, and unredeemed items where the proceeds arising from their sale by pawnshops does not exceed the aggregate of principal and interest receivable.30. Gold bars, gold bricks, gold foil, gold coins and gold ornaments, excluding the processing fee.31. The research services supplied by scientific or technological institutions which are established under the approval of the government.32. The sales amount of operating financial derivatives products, corporate bonds, financial bonds, new Taiwan dollar interbank call loans and foreign currency call loans, excluding commissions and service charges of these products.Any business entity which sells the aforementioned exempt goods or services may apply to the MOF to waive the exemption and compute its business tax according to the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter 4. However, once approved, no changes may be made within three years.
中文原文 加值型及非加值型營業稅法第8條
下列貨物或勞務免徵營業稅：
一、出售之土地。
二、供應之農田灌溉用水。
三、醫院、診所、療養院提供之醫療勞務、藥品、病房之住宿及膳食。
四、依法經主管機關許可設立之社會福利團體、機構及勞工團體，提供之社會福利勞務及政府委託代辦之社會福利勞務。
五、學校、幼稚園與其他教育文化機構提供之教育勞務及政府委託代辦之文化勞務。
六、出版業發行經主管教育行政機關審定之各級學校所用教科書及經政府依法獎勵之重要學術專門著作。
七、（刪除）八、職業學校不對外營業之實習商店銷售之貨物或勞務。
九、依法登記之報社、雜誌社、通訊社、電視臺與廣播電臺銷售其本事業之報紙、出版品、通訊稿、廣告、節目播映及節目播出。
但報社銷售之廣告及電視臺之廣告播映不包括在內。
十、合作社依法經營銷售與社員之貨物或勞務及政府委託其代辦之業務。
十一、農會、漁會、工會、商業會、工業會依法經營銷售與會員之貨物或勞務及政府委託其代辦之業務，或依農產品市場交易法設立且農會、漁會、合作社、政府之投資比例合計占百分之七十以上之農產品批發市場，依同法第二十七條規定收取之管理費。
十二、依法組織之慈善救濟事業標售或義賣之貨物與舉辦之義演，其收入除支付標售、義賣及義演之必要費用外，全部供作該事業本身之用者。
十三、政府機構、公營事業及社會團體，依有關法令組設經營不對外營業之員工福利機構，銷售之貨物或勞務。
十四、監獄工廠及其作業成品售賣所銷售之貨物或勞務。
十五、郵政、電信機關依法經營之業務及政府核定之代辦業務。
十六、政府專賣事業銷售之專賣品及經許可銷售專賣品之營業人，依照規定價格銷售之專賣品。
十七、代銷印花稅票或郵票之勞務。
十八、肩挑負販沿街叫賣者銷售之貨物或勞務。
十九、飼料及未經加工之生鮮農、林、漁、牧產物、副產物；農、漁民銷售其收穫、捕獲之農、林、漁、牧產物、副產物。
二十、漁民銷售其捕獲之魚介。
二十一、稻米、麵粉之銷售及碾米加工。
二十二、依第四章第二節規定計算稅額之營業人，銷售其非經常買進、賣出而持有之固定資產。
二十三、保險業承辦政府推行之軍公教人員與其眷屬保險、勞工保險、學生保險、農、漁民保險、輸出保險及強制汽車第三人責任保險，以及其自保費收入中扣除之再保分出保費、人壽保險提存之責任準備金、年金保險提存之責任準備金及健康保險提存之責任準備金。
但人壽保險、年金保險、健康保險退保收益及退保收回之責任準備金，不包括在內。
二十四、各級政府發行之債券及依法應課徵證券交易稅之證券。
二十五、各級政府機關標售賸餘或廢棄之物資。
二十六、銷售與國防單位使用之武器、艦艇、飛機、戰車及與作戰有關之偵訊、通訊器材。
二十七、肥料、農業、畜牧用藥、農耕用之機器設備、農地搬運車及其所用油、電。
二十八、供沿岸、近海漁業使用之漁船、供漁船使用之機器設備、漁網及其用油。
二十九、銀行業總、分行往來之利息、信託投資業運用委託人指定用途而盈虧歸委託人負擔之信託資金收入及典當業銷售不超過應收本息之流當品。
三十、金條、金塊、金片、金幣及純金之金飾或飾金。
但加工費不在此限。
三十一、經主管機關核准設立之學術、科技研究機構提供之研究勞務。
三十二、經營衍生性金融商品、公司債、金融債券、新臺幣拆款及外幣拆款之銷售額。
但佣金及手續費不包括在內。
銷售前項免稅貨物或勞務之營業人，得申請財政部核准放棄適用免稅規定，依第四章第一節規定計算營業稅額。
但核准後三年內不得變更。
一、出售之土地。
二、供應之農田灌溉用水。
三、醫院、診所、療養院提供之醫療勞務、藥品、病房之住宿及膳食。
四、依法經主管機關許可設立之社會福利團體、機構及勞工團體，提供之社會福利勞務及政府委託代辦之社會福利勞務。
五、學校、幼稚園與其他教育文化機構提供之教育勞務及政府委託代辦之文化勞務。
六、出版業發行經主管教育行政機關審定之各級學校所用教科書及經政府依法獎勵之重要學術專門著作。
七、（刪除）八、職業學校不對外營業之實習商店銷售之貨物或勞務。
九、依法登記之報社、雜誌社、通訊社、電視臺與廣播電臺銷售其本事業之報紙、出版品、通訊稿、廣告、節目播映及節目播出。
但報社銷售之廣告及電視臺之廣告播映不包括在內。
十、合作社依法經營銷售與社員之貨物或勞務及政府委託其代辦之業務。
十一、農會、漁會、工會、商業會、工業會依法經營銷售與會員之貨物或勞務及政府委託其代辦之業務，或依農產品市場交易法設立且農會、漁會、合作社、政府之投資比例合計占百分之七十以上之農產品批發市場，依同法第二十七條規定收取之管理費。
十二、依法組織之慈善救濟事業標售或義賣之貨物與舉辦之義演，其收入除支付標售、義賣及義演之必要費用外，全部供作該事業本身之用者。
十三、政府機構、公營事業及社會團體，依有關法令組設經營不對外營業之員工福利機構，銷售之貨物或勞務。
十四、監獄工廠及其作業成品售賣所銷售之貨物或勞務。
十五、郵政、電信機關依法經營之業務及政府核定之代辦業務。
十六、政府專賣事業銷售之專賣品及經許可銷售專賣品之營業人，依照規定價格銷售之專賣品。
十七、代銷印花稅票或郵票之勞務。
十八、肩挑負販沿街叫賣者銷售之貨物或勞務。
十九、飼料及未經加工之生鮮農、林、漁、牧產物、副產物；農、漁民銷售其收穫、捕獲之農、林、漁、牧產物、副產物。
二十、漁民銷售其捕獲之魚介。
二十一、稻米、麵粉之銷售及碾米加工。
二十二、依第四章第二節規定計算稅額之營業人，銷售其非經常買進、賣出而持有之固定資產。
二十三、保險業承辦政府推行之軍公教人員與其眷屬保險、勞工保險、學生保險、農、漁民保險、輸出保險及強制汽車第三人責任保險，以及其自保費收入中扣除之再保分出保費、人壽保險提存之責任準備金、年金保險提存之責任準備金及健康保險提存之責任準備金。
但人壽保險、年金保險、健康保險退保收益及退保收回之責任準備金，不包括在內。
二十四、各級政府發行之債券及依法應課徵證券交易稅之證券。
二十五、各級政府機關標售賸餘或廢棄之物資。
二十六、銷售與國防單位使用之武器、艦艇、飛機、戰車及與作戰有關之偵訊、通訊器材。
二十七、肥料、農業、畜牧用藥、農耕用之機器設備、農地搬運車及其所用油、電。
二十八、供沿岸、近海漁業使用之漁船、供漁船使用之機器設備、漁網及其用油。
二十九、銀行業總、分行往來之利息、信託投資業運用委託人指定用途而盈虧歸委託人負擔之信託資金收入及典當業銷售不超過應收本息之流當品。
三十、金條、金塊、金片、金幣及純金之金飾或飾金。
但加工費不在此限。
三十一、經主管機關核准設立之學術、科技研究機構提供之研究勞務。
三十二、經營衍生性金融商品、公司債、金融債券、新臺幣拆款及外幣拆款之銷售額。
但佣金及手續費不包括在內。
銷售前項免稅貨物或勞務之營業人，得申請財政部核准放棄適用免稅規定，依第四章第一節規定計算營業稅額。
但核准後三年內不得變更。