Tax Competition Pushing Taiwan to Cut Corporate Tax Burden

The global shift to lower tax rates is continuing, with Taiwan's government announcing its intent to reduce the corporate rate to at least 16.5 percent. Tax-news.com reports:

A senior finance ministry official has indicated that the Taiwanese government is keen to cut the country's rate of corporate tax to attract more investment... Chang Sheng-ford announced on Wednesday that the 25% corporate tax rate could be cut to 16.5% or lower, but revealed that this would not happen until the Statute for Upgrading Industries has expired in 2009. ...A cut in corporate tax to 16.5% would put Taiwan on a par with Hong Kong, perhaps the most successful economy in the region.