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1.Promulgated on November 30, 2015 |
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Article 1
The Regulations are enacted in accordance with Article 14 (5) of
the Limited Partnership Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act).
Article 2
In case the amount of capital contribution applying for registration of formation
or alteration registration of a limited partnership exceeds NTD 30 million,
or the number of partners applying for such formation or alteration
registration exceeds 35, unless such contribution is made by cash,
the capital contribution shall be audited by an independent certified
public accountant in accordance with the Regulations.
When the responsible person of a limited partnership appoints a certified
public accountant to audit and certify, a power of attorney shall be submitted.
Article 3
Upon application for formation registration of a limited partnership or
within 30 days after formation registration, or upon registration of changes
for increase or reduction of the paid-in capital, the limited partnership
shall prepare a statement of change of paid-in capital and submit it together
with the following documents, depending on the nature of the case,
to a certified public accountant for auditing in accordance with the Regulations:
1. Statement of capital contributions in cash;
2. Statement of capital contributions by creditor's right;
3. Statement of capital contributions by properties;
4. Statement of capital contributions by service;
5. Statement of capital contributions by goodwill;
6. Statement of capital contributions by other interests; and
7. Statement of capital reduction.
When capital contribution in installments, the limited partnership shall
also submit a photocopy of the limited partnership’s agreement.
The limited partnership’s seal and its representative’s seal shall
be affixed to the statement of change of paid-in capital and
the other documents listed in Paragraph 1.
Article 4
The statement of capital contributions in cash set forth in
above Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 shall indicate the names of partners,
the dates and amounts of share contributions, and the dates
when contributions are deposited and the information of the bank account
where the contributions are deposited. The photocopies of deposit slips
shall also be submitted. In case of absence of such deposit slips,
the photocopies of passbooks, statements of accounts or inquiry sheets
may be submittedinstead. If the limited partnership opened a special
bank account to collect all the contributions, it may replace the photocopies
of the deposit slips, passbooks, statements of accounts or inquiry sheets
with the special account deposit contract or the contract entrusted
for the collection of contributions, and the certificate of collection of
all the contributions issued by the bank or photocopies of passbooks.
In the event of any inconsistency between the bank deposits and the
accounting books, a reconciliation statement shall be prepared. In case any
contributions have been already utilized, a statement of capital utilization,
indicating the purpose and affixed with the limited partnership’s seal and
its representative’s seal, shall be submitted. If necessary, the competent
authority may require the limited partnership to submit photocopies
of certificates of primary utilizations.
If any contributions are transferred into term deposits, any pledge,
termination of contract or assignment shall be specified.
Article 5
The statement of capital contributions by creditor’s right set forth
in Subparagraph 2 of Article 3 (1) shall indicate the names of partners,
the reasons for and dates of incurrence of the creditors’ rights, the amounts
of the incurred creditors’ rights, and the amount of contributions by claims,
and shall bear the signatures or seals of the creditors with their consent,
attached with the primary documents to prove the incurrence of the creditors’ rights.
In case any contributions have been already utilized, a statement of
capital utilization, indicating the purpose and affixed with the limited
partnership’s seal and its representative’s seal,
shall be submitted. If necessary, the competent authority may require
the limited partnership to submit photocopies of certificates of
primary utilizations.
Article 6
The statement of capital contributions by properties set forth
in Subparagraph 3 of Article 3 (1) shall indicate the names of partners,
the types, quantities, prices or appraisal criteria of the properties, and
the capital contributions or certificates allotted by
the limited partnership. In case any technology, stock or other property
is contributed, the relevant property shall be specified as having been
registered in the name of the limited partnership in accordance with
the law prior to the date of formation or the capital increase recordation
date. If there is no registration requirement provided by the law,
such property shall be specified as having been delivered to the limited
partnership prior to the date of formation or the capital increase recordation date.
When any stock is contributed, the appraisal criteria shall be specified.
Article 7
The statement of capital contributions by service set forth in Subparagraph 4
of Article 3 (1) shall indicate the names of general partners and the contributed
amount agreed in the partnership agreement. The appraisal report, if any,
shall also be submitted.
The statement of capital contributions by goodwill set forth in Subparagraph 5
of Article 3 (1) and the statement of capital contributions by other interests
set forth in Subparagraph 6 of the same Article shall indicate the names of
general partners, the contributed amount agreed in the partnership agreement,
and percentage of such contribution. The appraisal report, if any, shall also
be submitted.
If necessary, the competent authority may require the person making capital
contributions through other interests to submit evidential documents.
Article 8
The statement of capital reduction set forth in Subparagraph 7 of Article 3 (1)
shall indicate the names of partners, amounts and dates.
Article 9
The certified public accountant engaged to audit and certify the registered
paid-in capital of formation registration of a limited partnership or the
registration of alteration of increases in the paid-in capital shall verify
the amount of the capital to be contributed by each partner, installment of
capital contribution and the methods, conditions, durations, etc. under
the partnership agreement. The certified public accountant auditing and
certifying the contributions made by goodwill or other interests shall also
verify whether the amount of contributed goodwill or other interests agrees
with such proportion of the total capital contribution of the limited partnership
as announced by the competent authority.
The audit report shall indicate the source of the contributions as cash,
creditor’s right, technologies, goodwill, service, stocks, other properties
or other interests. The capital contributions before and after the capital
increase shall also be specified.
Article 10
The certified public accountant auditing and certifying contributions in cash
shall verify the status of contributions. If the payments are deposited in a bank,
the deposit certificates shall be verified.
If the payments are made by bills, whether these bills have been honored
shall be verified. The certified public accountant auditing and certifying
contributions by creditors’ rights shall verify whether the reasons for incurrence
of the creditors’ rights are truthful.
In case any contributions have been already utilized, a statement prepared
by the limited partnership to explain the purpose of utilization and
the relevant certificates shall be verified.
When the contributions are deposited as time deposits, whether there is
any pledge, cancellation of contract, or assignment shall be verified.
Article 11
The certified public accountant auditing and certifying contributions made
through technologies, stocks or other properties shall verify the names of
partners, the types, quantities, prices or appraisal criteria of the properties,
and the capital contributions allotted by the limited partnership.
When auditing and certifying contributions made through technologies or other
properties as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, except for limited
partnership invested in by foreigners or overseas Chinese, the certified
public accountant shall obtain opinions of relevant institutions, organizations
or experts on the appraised prices and evaluate whether their opinions should
be adopted, and verify whether the relevant property has already been registered
in the name of the limited partnership in accordance with the law prior to
the date of formation or the capital increase recordation date. If there is
no registration requirement provided by the law, whether such property has
already been delivered to the limited partnership prior to the date of formation
or the capital increase recordation date should be verified.
When auditing and certifying contributions made through stocks as mentioned
in Paragraph 1, the certified public accountant shall verify whether the appraisal
is carried out in accordance with the following:
1. Shares issued by a company that is not listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange,
not traded on the Gre Tai Securities Market, or not emerging stocks, may be
appraised based on the net worth of the company on the date of evaluation
2. Emerging stocks may be appraised based on the average trading price of
such stocks on the date of evaluation. However, if there is no trading price
of such stocks on the date of evaluation, the price shall be appraised based
on the average trading price of the last day preceding the date of
evaluation. In the event of severe fluctuation of the price, the price shall be
appraised based on the average of the trading prices for the 30-day period
before the date of evaluation.
3. Shares issued by a listed company or a company traded on
the Gre Tai Securities Market may be appraised based on the closing price of
such shares on the date of evaluation. However, if there is no transaction price
of such shares on the date of evaluation, the price shall be appraised based on
the closing price on the last transaction day preceding the date of
evaluation. In the event of severe fluctuation of the price, the price shall
be appraised based on the average of the closing prices for the 30-day period
before the date of evaluation.
The date of evaluation indicated in the above three subparagraphs of
the preceding paragraph shall fall within the two months prior to
the recordation date.
Article 12
The certified public accountant auditing and certifying contributions
made through goodwill, service or other interests shall verify the names
of general partners and the contributed amount agreed in the partnership
agreement and evaluate whether the attached appraisal report, if any,
should be adopted.
Article 13
When a partner of a limited partnership retrieves his or her capital
contribution or withdraws from the limited partnership, the certified public
accountant engaged to audit and certify the registration of decrease
in the paid-in capital of the limited partnership shall verify the
partnership agreement, the names of partners, retrieved capital
contribution, etc. and specify in the audit report the reason for capital
decrease and the capital contributions before and after the capital decrease.
Article 14
The public accountant engaged for the audit shall verify whether capital
contributions are truthful based on the statement of change of capital and the
attached documents.
The certified public accountant engaged for the audit of a statement of
change of a limited partnership’s capital shall record the audit work performed
in accordance with the Regulations. The competent authority may request to review
the record any time.
The audit record set forth in the preceding paragraph shall serve as proof as
to whether the certified public accountant has fulfilled his or her
professional responsibilities, as well as the basis for the opinions that
formed the audit report.
The opinions, facts and figures included in the audit report shall be supported
by substantial evidence provided in the audit record.
Article 15
Unless otherwise provided in the Act a certified public accountant's audit
report shall contain the following particulars:
1. Names and dates of the audited statement of change of capital or of working
capital and attached documents;
2. The name of the limited partnership audited and its unified business number;
in the case of application for formation of a limited partnership, the unified
business number is not required;
3. The certified public accountant's audit scope and his/her professional opinions;
4. The signature and seal of the certified public accountant;
5. The date of auditing and certification; and
6. The name, location and telephone number of the accounting firm.
The date of auditing and certification set forth in above Subparagraph 5 of the
preceding paragraph refers to the date on which the audit is completed, provided
that certification shall commence from after the financial institution's business
hours on the date of formation or the recordation date for capital increase or decrease.
The certified public accountant's audit report shall include the following sections
in the order they are listed below:
1. Introduction Section: It states the names and dates of the audited statement
of change of paid-in capital or of working capital and the attached documents,
and the responsibilities of the limited partnership and the certified public accountant.
2. Scope Section: It states the scope and basis of the audit work.
3. Opinion Section: It states the results of the certified public accountant’s
audit and the audit opinions issued.
4. Restricted Purpose Section: It states the purpose for the issuance of
the report and the restrictions on its use.
The certified public accountant shall attach the documents audited
under Paragraph 1 of the preceding article to the audit report.
Article 16
When applying for an increase or reduction of its working capital
in the Republic of China in compliance with the restriction set forth
in Article 2 (1), unless working capital is provided in cash, a foreign
limited partnership shall prepare a statement of change of working capital,
affixed with the foreign limited partnership’s seal and the seal of
its responsible person in the Republic of China, and submit it to the
certified public accountant to audit. The certified public accountant shall
attach the statement of change of working capital audited under the previous
paragraph to the audit report. When the application is for an increase of
its working capital in the Republic of China, photocopies of passbooks,
bank statements, or inquiry sheets shall also be submitted.
Article 17
The Regulations shall take effect from Nov. 30, 2015. |