Transferring ownership of a buxiban

The license can only be transfered if a full inspection takes place. The school can remain in the same name and then no inspection needed. Otherwise a complete inspection of the facilities and the new owners is needed. If any changes have been made to the property then it probably will not pass. The new owner must also have a degree or have a manager that does (that is a degree from here).

Some new info… All bushi bans starting in July must pay health insurance (Genbao) and labour insurance (Laobao) for all of its’ workers including the owner. The bushiban will also have to pay back taxes for those people for the time that they have already been hired for previously. Sorry to say not so good info. but that’s Taiwan.

There’s another way around it - you are allowed to make changes to the original ownership once a year wihout affecting the license. We just added our names to the ownership, leaving the original owner a 0.001% stake in the company. We then changed the name of the school (it was previously a non-English buxiban) and opened our doors as an essentially new school. After one year, the original owner’s name can be removed, again without affecting the license. This is how old schools that wouldn’t normally meet the more stringent current demands for licensing can be bought and sold without affecting the license.

No structural changes have been made to our school since it was last inspected. It meets all the legal requirements.

Not quite. The owner must have at least an elementary school education :laughing: , but the banzhuren (school “manager”) must be a university graduate, but not necessarily from a Taiwan university. The banzhuren must have R.O.C. citizenship, however, and in the case of my school must have Taipei City household registration, as the school in question is in Taipei City.

Jianbao doesn’t necessarily have to come from the workplace - in my situation it gets paid through my wife’s family. You’re right though, in that all employees do have to be covered, one way or another. Foreigners are entitled to laobao if they want to participate, but it is not mandatory. It is mandatory for all full-time local employees, but not for part-time employees.

My wife and I are owner/operators with no other employees, so this isn’t an issue in our case.

Thanks for the insite on the loophole. Laobao must now be paid for all full and part time employees. If not the employer is liable for a fine of up to 300,000 NT I think. Laoboa must now also be taken out for foreigners whether they want it or not. There is also a fee of 6% of all employees wages that must be given to the government as a pension plan. The employee may then claim that money upon retirement(65). As I said there must be at least one university graduate listed as owner OR manager.

However the payments are made Jianbao must be paid. As far as you being the owner/operator is concerned it used to be that way. But as of this year even yourselves would have to pay. I too am in the same boat. I am not trying to discourage anyone but the rules are changing, so make sure about all first.

Even adding curtains to the classrooms is not officially allowed. Stupid isn’t it. So make things easy to clean up if inspectors should appear.

You do know your stuff so I wish you the best and check into things a bit more to make sure. Maybe check with the bushiban association for more up to date and relevant info… Good luck.

It is also my undersatnding that, according to the new regulations, Laobao is not required for part-time employees and contract workers. All foriegners in Taiwan are contract workers, therefore, Laobao is not a requirement.