Estate and Gift Tax Act Article 19

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.

Gift tax is levied on the net amount of the taxable gift based on the total amount of gifts made by the donor each year, after deducting the deductions stipulated in Article 21 and the tax exemption stipulated in Article 22, according to the following tax rates:1.If the taxable gifts are NT$25 million or less, a 10% tax will be levied.2.If the taxable gifts exceed NT$25 million to NT$50 million, a tax of NT$ 2.5 million yuan will be levied, plus 15% of the amount exceeding NT$25 million.3.If the taxable gifts exceed NT$50 million, a tax of NT$6.25 million will be levied, plus 20% of the amount exceeding NT$50 million.If there are two or more gifts within a year, the amount of the gifts shall be calculated together, and the tax amount shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. The gift tax for the most recent gift is the total tax amount minus the amount of gift tax paid for the previous gifts.
中文原文 遺產及贈與稅法第19條
贈與稅按贈與人每年贈與總額,減除第二十一條規定之扣除額及第二十二條規定之免稅額後之課稅贈與淨額,依下列稅率課徵之:
一、二千五百萬元以下者,課徵百分之十。
二、超過二千五百萬元至五千萬元者,課徵二百五十萬元,加超過二千五百萬元部分之百分之十五。
三、超過五千萬元者,課徵六百二十五萬元,加超過五千萬元部分之百分之二十。
一年內有二次以上贈與者,應合併計算其贈與額,依前項規定計算稅額,減除其已繳之贈與稅額後,為當次之贈與稅額。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.