Taipei City Office of Commerce

Company,Business and Limited Partnership One-stop Service Request

Flowchart for registering a company in Taipei

• Reserve Company Name and Business Scope
  Administration of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs
  1. Apply for pre-approval of special Business
     Competent Government Authority
  2. Apply for foreign investment approval
     Dept. of Investment Review, MOEA
  3. Apply for Registration
     • Company with paid-in capital
       more than 500 millon NT
       • Administration of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs
     • Company with paid-in capital
       less than 500 millon NT
       • Taipei City Goverment
         (Taipei City Office of Commerce)

Required Documents for Registration

 LimitedCompany

Item	Download (Chinese/English version, for reference only)
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1. Application letter (Original) 　 (*Shall submit the Chinese Version)
2. Foreign / mainland investment approval and the approval certifying the foreign investors capital remittance issued by the Dept. of Investment Review, MOEA (Photocopy)
3. Approval letter issued by competent government authorities if the business requires a special permission (Photocopy)
4. Articles of incorporation (Photocopy)
5. Shareholder(s) Agreement (Photocopy)
6. Consent to act as Director (Photocopy) 　 (*Not required if Director signed on the Shareholder Agreement)
7. Identification documents of director(s) and shareholder(s) (Photocopy) 　 a. Domestic natural person: Identity Card 　 b. Foreign natural person: Passport, Resident Certificate or other certificate of nationality 　 c. Domestic juristic person : Not required for registered companies 　 d. Foreign juristic person: Certificate of incorporation
8. Designation of Representatives if shareholder is a juristic person (Photocopy)
9. Landlord letter of consent or a house lease contract ; latest house tax bill or a house ownership certificate (Photocopy)
10. Power of Attorney if the application is filed by a CPA or a lawyer (Photocopy)
11. Registration Form (Original in duplicate) 　 (*Shall submit the Chinese Version)
12. CPA Power of Attorney ; Capital Audit Report and its Attachment (Original)
13. Business Location Enquiry Form for Land Use Zoning Control and 　 Construction Management Requirements 　 (Only required by registration in Taipei City ; shall submit in Chinese Version)
14. Registration Fee: 1/4000 of authorized capital or minimum NT$1,000
Note: The Application Letter (Item 1), Registration Form (Item 11) and Business Enquriy Form (Item 13) are only accepted in Chinese Version. Other documents filed in foreign languages shall submit Chinese translation as well. Download for required documents in Chinese

 CompanyLimitedbyShares

Item	Download (Chinese/English version, for reference only)
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1. Application letter (Original) 　 (*Shall submit the Chinese Version)
2. Foreign / mainland investment approval and the approval certifying the foreign investors capital remittance issued by the Dept. of Investment Review, MOEA (Photocopy)
3. Approval letter issued by competent government authorities if the business requires a special permission (Photocopy)
4. Articles of incorporation (Photocopy)
5. Minutes of the promoters meeting (Photocopy)
6. Minutes of the board of directors meeting and the directors attendance list (Photocopy)
7. Roster of promoters (Photocopy)
8. Consent to act as chairman, director , supervisor (Photocopy)
9. Identification documents of promoters, directors and supervisors (Photocopy) 　 a. Domestic natural person: Identity Card 　 b. Foreign natural person: Passport, Resident Certificate or other certificate of nationality 　 c. Domestic juristic person : Not required for registered companies 　 d. Foreign juristic person: Certificate of incorporation
10. Designation of Representatives if the representative of a juristic person shareholder is elected as a director or a supervisor (Photocopy)
11. Landlord letter of consent or a house lease contract ; latest house tax bill or a house ownership certificate (Photocopy)
12. Power of Attorney if the application is filed by a CPA or a lawyer (Photocopy)
13. Registration Form (Original in duplicate) 13. (*Shall submit the Chinese Version)
14. CPA Power of Attorney ; Capital Audit Report and its Attachment (Original)
15. Business Location Enquiry Form for Land Use Zoning Control and 15. Construction Management Requirements 15. (Only required by registration in Taipei City ; shall submit in Chinese Version)
16. Registration Fee: 1/4000 of authorized capital or minimum NT$1,000
Note: The Application Letter (Item 1), Registration Form (Item 13) and Business Enquriy Form (Item 15) are only accepted in Chinese Version. Other documents filed in foreign languages shall submit Chinese translation as well. Download for required documents in Chinese