MAR. 18 ,2011
| The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is
setting up a “one-stop shop” online application system that is
scheduled for inauguration in June. Once the new system is in operation,
says YEH, Yun-lung, director general of the MOEA’s Department of
Commerce (DOC), anyone wishing to establish a company will have to
submit only one application, online, without having to run around to
different government agencies.
In line with the e-government policy, the DOC began instituting online procedures for prior examination of company names and items of business in 2004, and exempting those who used such online applications from the need to affix original copies of prior examination forms at the time of company registration. This simplified company establishment and enhanced government efficiency. At the present time, someone who wants to set up a company in Taiwan has to complete four separate procedures, including company registration and tax registration, as well as to report to the Bureau of Labor Insurance on labor insurance premiums for employees, premiums for National Health Insurance, and labor pension withholdings. They are also required by the Labor Standards Act to submit a labor retirement plan and work rules. The MOEA is currently carrying out interministerial deliberations on the new online one-stop shop system for company establishment, which is scheduled for inauguration in June. Director General Yeh says that in the future, when someone applies online to establish a company the MOEA will process the application that same day and complete all the paperwork the following day. The online application will be automatically relayed to the Council of Labor Affairs, Department of Health, and other relevant agencies so that they can carry out examination work simultaneously. According to the Doing Business 2011 report published by the World Bank on November 4 last year, Taiwan’s global “Ease of doing business” ranking has risen to 33rd, an improvement of 13 places over a year earlier. Three reform programs that the government completed in 2010, including a shortening of the administrative time for company registration, helped Taiwan advance from 29th place to 24th place in the “Starting a business” index. Doing Business 2011 also reported that while the number of procedures required to set up a business in Taipei remained at six, the time required had been cut from 23 days to just 15 days.
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