Bus.Requirement Percentage (%) of Foreign Ownership Allowed
:
-
*
Bus. Requirement Minimum Capital Requirements
:
-
*
Bus. Requirement Number Of Active Companies in Operation
:
24
*
Bus. Requirement New Business Permit
:
Allowed
3
Bus. Activities Include
:
Leasing, Factoring, Others (Installment)
4
Products Financed
:
Automotives (4 wheelers, Trucks, Transportation Vehicle (buses), Heavy Equipment, Machineries, Electronic Devices (computer, air conditioning)
5
Source Of Funds
:
Banks (on-shore & off-shore), Capital Market (Share Issurance & Bonds)
6
Loans
:
Source of loans
- Domestic (Provided by private sector), Off shore
7
Accounting Treatment
*
Allowance for Bad-Debt & Write-Offs(%)
:
-
*
Tax Deductible
:
1%
8
Taxes
*
Corporate Tax rate Regulation (%)
:
25%
*
Withholding Tax Regulation (%)
:
20%
*
VAT Regulation (%)
:
5%
*
Sales & Leaseback Regulation / Vat Implemented or not
:
Implemented
9
Legal Aspects
:
There is no specific regulation especially for leasing companies and the rules of operations are regulated under Corporate Act, which is also for general companies to follow
10
Reporting Mechanism-Supervision
:
Others (Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC)
11
Constraints In Operation
:
Direct financing to individual consumer is not allowed
12
Opportunites in Business
:
Finance Company Act may be issued in the near future; therefore, leasing companies will be able to provide direct financing to consumers