Regulations Governing Application of the Place of Effective Management Article 3

The term "a foreign profit-seeking enterprise with a place of effective management in the Republic of China" as mentioned in the preceding article shall refer to a foreign profit-seeking enterprise meeting the following requirements:1.The decision maker who makes significant decisions in business management, financial management, and personnel management (hereinafter "significant management decisions") is a resident in the Republic of China (hereinafter "domestic resident") or is a profit-seeking enterprise having its head office in the Republic of China (hereinafter "domestic profit-seeking enterprise"), or is a foreign profit-seeking enterprise under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act. Otherwise, the place where significant management decisions are made is in the Republic of China.(1)A domestic resident, domestic profit-seeking enterprise, or foreign profit-seeking enterprise under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act making significant management decisions shall refer to any one of the situations:i.Where more than half of the executive shareholders or directors of a foreign profit-seeking enterprise making significant decisions are domestic residents or domestic profit-seeking enterprises, or foreign profit-seeking enterprises under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act; any individual appointed or directed by a domestic resident, domestic profit-seeking enterprise, or foreign profit-seeking enterprise under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act shall be deemed a domestic resident to be considered in the calculation.ii.Where a foreign profit-seeking enterprise whose president, general manager, or any person of an equivalent or higher rank making significant decisions is a domestic resident, or a person appointed or directed by a domestic resident, domestic profit-seeking enterprise, or a foreign profit-seeking enterprise under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act.iii.Where there is evidence that a person making significant management decisions for a foreign profit-seeking enterprise is a domestic resident, domestic profit-seeking enterprise, or a foreign profit-seeking enterprise under Article 43-4 of the Income Tax Act.(2)The determination of a place where significant management decisions are made in the Republic of China shall take into account the following factors:i.Where a board meeting or a meeting of a similar functional organization is held.ii.Where the president, general manager, or any other person of an equivalent or higher rank usually carries out business activities.iii.Where the effective head office is located.iv.A significant management place from economic and functional perspectives.v.There is evidence showing it is where a person making significant management decisions for a foreign profit-seeking enterprise usually carries out business activities.(3)The term "significant management decisions" shall mean the following:i.Significant business management decisions, including business policies, significant operational or property decisions, modifications, or other similar management decisions.ii.Significant financial management decisions, including significant investment, fund-raising, financing and financial risks, or other similar management decisions, and in each case where the fund is decided to be raised, lodged, and dispatched is irrelevant.iii.Significant personnel management decisions, including significant appointment, recruitment, remuneration, or other similar management decisions.(4)The term "domestic resident" shall refer to an individual meeting the requirements under Paragraph 2, Article 7 of the Income Tax Act; the term "domestic profit-seeking enterprise" shall mean an enterprise meeting the requirements under Paragraph 2, Article 3 of the Income Tax Act.2. Financial statements, records of accounting books, minutes of meetings of the board of directors or minutes of meetings of the shareholders are prepared or stored in the Republic of China.3. Major business activities carried out in the Republic of China.(1)The term "major business activities carried out in the Republic of China" shall refer to the foreign profit-seeking enterprise that does not carry out major business activities in its registered place, but carries out major business activities in the Republic of China.(2)The major business activities of its affiliate or invested entity shall not be considered in the determination of the major business activities of such foreign profit-seeking enterprise.Where a constituent element specified in the preceding paragraph is a requirement from Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation or Taipei Exchange, and has been set forth in the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Rules Governing Review of Securities Listings, Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Foreign Securities for Trading on the TPEx, Taipei Exchange Rules Governing the Review of Emerging Stocks for Trading on the TPEx, and Checking List of Protecting Rights of Foreign Issuer's Shareholders in the Country of Registration, such constituent elements shall not be considered in the determination.The identification of the constituent elements and facts in the first paragraph shall be based on substantive and economic relationships.
中文原文 實際管理處所適用辦法第3條
前條所稱實際管理處所在中華民國境內之外國營利事業,指外國營利事業符合下列各款規定者:
一、作成重大經營管理、財務管理及人事管理決策(以下簡稱作成重大管理決策)者為中華民國境內居住之個人(以下簡稱境內居住個人)、總機構在中華民國境內之營利事業(以下簡稱境內營利事業)或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業,或作成重大管理決策之處所在中華民國境內。
(一)作成重大管理決策者為境內居住個人、境內營利事業或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業,指下列情形之一:1.外國營利事業作成重大管理決策之執行業務股東或董事半數以上為境內居住個人、境內營利事業或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業;其由境內居住個人、境內營利事業或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業派任或指揮者,視為境內居住個人,合併計算。
2.外國營利事業作成重大管理決策之董事長、總經理或與其相當或更高層級職位之人為境內居住個人,或由境內居住個人、境內營利事業或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業派任或指揮者。
3.其他足資證明外國營利事業作成重大管理決策之人為境內居住個人、境內營利事業或適用本法第四十三條之四規定之外國營利事業之情形。
(二)作成重大管理決策之處所在中華民國境內,依下列因素綜合判斷:1.董事會或其他類似功能組織舉行會議之地點。
2.董事長、總經理或與其相當或更高層級職位之人通常執行活動之地點。
3.實際總機構所在地。
4.執行就經濟及功能觀點為重要管理之處所。
5.其他足資證明外國營利事業作成重大管理決策之人通常執行活動之地點。
(三)所稱重大管理決策,指作成下列決策事項:1.重大經營管理決策,指經營政策、重大營業或財產之決定、變更或其他類似管理決策。
2.重大財務管理決策,指重大投資、籌資、融資及財務風險或其他類似管理決策;與其決定之資金籌措、存放、調度地點無關。
3.重大人事管理決策,指重大人事任命、聘僱、薪酬或其他類似管理決策。
(四)所稱境內居住個人,指符合本法第七條第二項規定之個人;所稱境內營利事業,指符合本法第三條第二項規定之營利事業。
二、財務報表、會計帳簿紀錄、董事會議事錄或股東會議事錄之製作或儲存處所在中華民國境內。
三、在中華民國境內有實際執行主要經營活動。
(一)所稱在中華民國境內有實際執行主要經營活動,指該外國營利事業未於設立登記地從事主要經營活動,且其主要經營活動之執行在中華民國境內。
(二)該外國營利事業主要經營活動之判斷與其關係企業或所投資事業之主要經營活動無關。
前項規定之構成要件,屬配合臺灣證券交易所股份有限公司或財團法人中華民國證券櫃檯買賣中心,依有價證券上市審查準則、外國有價證券櫃檯買賣審查準則、證券商營業處所買賣興櫃股票審查準則及外國發行人註冊地國股東權益保護事項檢查表規範應遵循之事項者,該事項得不納入判斷構成要件。
第一項構成要件事實之認定,應以實質經濟事實關係為依據。

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