International Assignment Tax and Immigration Specialist

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers' products. As of 2024, TSMC serves more than 500 customers and manufactures over 11,000 products for high-performance computing, smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and digital consumer electronics. It is the world's largest provider of logic ICs, with an annual capacity of 16 million 12-inch equivalent wafers. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and the Company began construction on a specialty technology fab in Dresden, Germany, in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.

The ideal candidate is responsible for overseeing individual income tax compliance, tax planning and advisory services. Additionally, this role manages immigration related matters, ensuring compliance with local and international tax and immigration laws. Hence, this ideal candidate will have expertise in personal taxation, cross border mobility, and immigration regulations to support domestic and expatriate employees.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Tax Support:

(1) Ensure that our assignees have been given the appropriate level of tax support while on assignments.

(2) Ensure compliance with home and host personal income tax legislations.

(3) Manage tax audits and disputes related to individual filings.

(4) Coordinate with payroll / HR to ensure accurate tax withholdings and reporting.

(5) Advise on tax implications on international assignments (e.g. restructuring of compensation, tax equalization matters).

(6) Educate employees and managers on immigration and tax compliance.

1. Immigration and Mobility Support:

(1) Oversees work visa / permits processes.

(2) Liaising with immigration attorneys, service vendors and government agencies to ensure timely application / filings.

(3) Maintain records of employee immigration status and deadlines for renewals / extensions.

1. Cross Border Tax and Mobility Support:

(1) Develop and comment on policies that impact international assignments.

(2) Monitor changes in the global income tax and immigration laws impacting mobile employees.

(3) Prepare reports on tax exposure and immigration risk.

Job Qualifications:

1. Detail oriented with excellent numeric skills and be capable to work independently in a fast pace operational environment.

2. Excellent communication skills and be able to share information among different stakeholders on a clear and timely manner.

3. Flexible, positive and patience with a can-do mentality.

4. Trustworthy working attitude with passion, commitment, and accountability.

5. Able to handle sensitive and stressful situations/ strict deadline.

6. Able to seek improvement in current process and challenge status quo.

7. At least 8 years of relevant working experiences in expatriates immigration and tax or HR/ C&B related work preferably from multi-national companies.

8. Excellent computer skills including MS excel and MS office.

9. General knowledge on global compliance / regulation of income tax.

10. Fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English.

Fostering a global inclusive workplace reflects TSMC's core values and business philosophy and is essential for our future success. Our commitment to global inclusive workplace allows us to create an environment where every employee, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, can bring their unique perspective and experiences to work, enabling us to drive profitability, increase productivity, and unleash innovation. We strive to create a workplace that is equitable and accessible to all employees. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission and provide excellent service to our global customers.