Estate and Gift Tax Act Article 17
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-11. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The following subparagraphs shall be deducted from the gross estate and exempt from estate tax:1.If the deceased had a spouse, NT$4,000,000 shall be deducted from the gross estate.2.For heirs who are lineal descendants by blood, NT$400,000 each shall be deducted from the gross estate. If the heir is underage, an additional NT$400,000 shall be deducted for each year until they reach adulthood. However, if closer descendants renounce the right to inheritance in favor of more distant descendants, the deduction amount shall be limited to the original deduction amount available before renunciation of inheritance.3.If the deceased had parents, NT$1,000,000 shall be deducted from the gross estate for each parent.4.Individuals specified in the preceding three subparagraphs who are classified as severely disabled under the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act or as severely ill individuals under the Mental Health Act, shall each receive an additional NT$5,000,000 deduction.5.If the deceased had siblings or grandparents who were dependent on them, NT$400,000 shall be deducted from the gross estate for each sibling or grandparent. If any sibling is underage, an additional NT$400,000 shall be deducted for each year until they reach adulthood.6.Agricultural land intended for agricultural use and crops thereon within the estate, inherited or bequeathed by the heirs, shall be fully deducted in value. If the heir fails to continue agricultural use of the land within five years from the date of inheritance and fails to restore agricultural use within the specified period set by relevant authorities, the amount of tax that should have been paid shall be collected. However, this does not apply if the heir dies, the land is expropriated, or it is legally changed to non-agricultural use.7.If the particular property was subject to estate tax within six to nine years prior to the deceased's death, the amount of deduction allowed shall be eighty percent, sixty percent, forty percent, and twenty percent respectively.8.Taxes, levies, fines, and penalties that the deceased was liable to pay according to law before their death.9.Outstanding debts of the deceased supported by credible evidence.10.Funeral expenses of the deceased, calculated at NT$1,000,000.11.Direct necessary expenses for executing the will and managing the estate.If the deceased was an R.O.C. national habitually residing outside the territory of the R.O.C. or a non-R.O.C. national, the provisions from Subparagraphs 1 through 7 of the preceding paragraph do not apply. Deductions specified in Subparagraphs 8 through 11 of the preceding paragraph are limited to events occurring within the territory of the R.O.C.. Heirs who waive inheritance rights are not counted when applying the Subparagraphs 1 through 5 of the preceding paragraph.
中文原文 遺產及贈與稅法第17條
下列各款，應自遺產總額中扣除，免徵遺產稅：
一、被繼承人遺有配偶者，自遺產總額中扣除四百萬元。
二、繼承人為直系血親卑親屬者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除四十萬元。
其有未成年者，並得按其年齡距屆滿成年之年數，每年加扣四十萬元。
但親等近者拋棄繼承由次親等卑親屬繼承者，扣除之數額以拋棄繼承前原得扣除之數額為限。
三、被繼承人遺有父母者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除一百萬元。
四、前三款所定之人如為身心障礙者權益保障法規定之重度以上身心障礙者，或精神衛生法規定之嚴重病人，每人得再加扣五百萬元。
五、被繼承人遺有受其扶養之兄弟姊妹、祖父母者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除四十萬元；其兄弟姊妹中有未成年者，並得按其年齡距屆滿成年之年數，每年加扣四十萬元。
六、遺產中作農業使用之農業用地及其地上農作物，由繼承人或受遺贈人承受者，扣除其土地及地上農作物價值之全數。
承受人自承受之日起五年內，未將該土地繼續作農業使用且未在有關機關所令期限內恢復作農業使用，或雖在有關機關所令期限內已恢復作農業使用而再有未作農業使用情事者，應追繳應納稅賦。
但如因該承受人死亡、該承受土地被徵收或依法變更為非農業用地者，不在此限。
七、被繼承人死亡前六年至九年內，繼承之財產已納遺產稅者，按年遞減扣除百分之八十、百分之六十、百分之四十及百分之二十。
八、被繼承人死亡前，依法應納之各項稅捐、罰鍰及罰金。
九、被繼承人死亡前，未償之債務，具有確實之證明者。
十、被繼承人之喪葬費用，以一百萬元計算。
十一、執行遺囑及管理遺產之直接必要費用。
被繼承人如為經常居住中華民國境外之中華民國國民，或非中華民國國民者，不適用前項第一款至第七款之規定；前項第八款至第十一款規定之扣除，以在中華民國境內發生者為限；繼承人中拋棄繼承權者，不適用前項第一款至第五款規定之扣除。
一、被繼承人遺有配偶者，自遺產總額中扣除四百萬元。
二、繼承人為直系血親卑親屬者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除四十萬元。
其有未成年者，並得按其年齡距屆滿成年之年數，每年加扣四十萬元。
但親等近者拋棄繼承由次親等卑親屬繼承者，扣除之數額以拋棄繼承前原得扣除之數額為限。
三、被繼承人遺有父母者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除一百萬元。
四、前三款所定之人如為身心障礙者權益保障法規定之重度以上身心障礙者，或精神衛生法規定之嚴重病人，每人得再加扣五百萬元。
五、被繼承人遺有受其扶養之兄弟姊妹、祖父母者，每人得自遺產總額中扣除四十萬元；其兄弟姊妹中有未成年者，並得按其年齡距屆滿成年之年數，每年加扣四十萬元。
六、遺產中作農業使用之農業用地及其地上農作物，由繼承人或受遺贈人承受者，扣除其土地及地上農作物價值之全數。
承受人自承受之日起五年內，未將該土地繼續作農業使用且未在有關機關所令期限內恢復作農業使用，或雖在有關機關所令期限內已恢復作農業使用而再有未作農業使用情事者，應追繳應納稅賦。
但如因該承受人死亡、該承受土地被徵收或依法變更為非農業用地者，不在此限。
七、被繼承人死亡前六年至九年內，繼承之財產已納遺產稅者，按年遞減扣除百分之八十、百分之六十、百分之四十及百分之二十。
八、被繼承人死亡前，依法應納之各項稅捐、罰鍰及罰金。
九、被繼承人死亡前，未償之債務，具有確實之證明者。
十、被繼承人之喪葬費用，以一百萬元計算。
十一、執行遺囑及管理遺產之直接必要費用。
被繼承人如為經常居住中華民國境外之中華民國國民，或非中華民國國民者，不適用前項第一款至第七款之規定；前項第八款至第十一款規定之扣除，以在中華民國境內發生者為限；繼承人中拋棄繼承權者，不適用前項第一款至第五款規定之扣除。