Industrial Innovation Statute Article 10
This English translation was last updated on 2025-05-07, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-30. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
To promote industrial innovation, where a company or limited partnership has not violated any environmental protection, labor safety and health, or food safety and sanitation laws in the past three years, the company or limited partnership may select one of the following incentives for crediting the funds invested by it in research and development against the profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable by it. Once the company or limited partnership selects an incentive, it cannot change its selection, and the creditable amount shall not exceed 30% of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable by it in the then-current year.1. Up to 15% of the R&D expenses may be credited against the profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable by it in the then-current year.2. Up to ten percent of the R&D expenses may be credited against the profit-seeking enterprise income tax payable by it in each of the three years from the then-current year.The regulations governing the scope of application of the investment credit under the preceding paragraph, the application deadline, the application procedure, the reviewing authority, the implementation period, and the tax credit rate shall be prescribed by the central competent authority in consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
中文原文 產業創新條例第10條
為促進產業創新，最近三年內無違反環境保護、勞工或食品安全衛生相關法律且情節重大情事之公司或有限合夥事業投資於研究發展之支出，得選擇以下列方式之一抵減應納營利事業所得稅額，一經擇定不得變更，並以不超過其當年度應納營利事業所得稅額百分之三十為限：
一、於支出金額百分之十五限度內，抵減當年度應納營利事業所得稅額。
二、於支出金額百分之十限度內，自當年度起三年內抵減各年度應納營利事業所得稅額。
前項投資抵減之適用範圍、申請期限、申請程序、核定機關、施行期限、抵減率及其他相關事項之辦法，由中央主管機關會同財政部定之。
一、於支出金額百分之十五限度內，抵減當年度應納營利事業所得稅額。
二、於支出金額百分之十限度內，自當年度起三年內抵減各年度應納營利事業所得稅額。
前項投資抵減之適用範圍、申請期限、申請程序、核定機關、施行期限、抵減率及其他相關事項之辦法，由中央主管機關會同財政部定之。