Tax Governance

Tax Governance

D-Link Group adheres to the goal of implementing tax compliance and improving tax risk management.
D-Link Group establishes Group Tax Policy and Management Regulation to implement corporate sustainability development and fulfill social responsibilities. According to D-Link Group’s Group Tax Policy and Management Regulation, the Group takes the Board of Directors as the highest decision maker of effective tax risk management mechanism. In order to put tax management into practice and establish internal tax management mechanism, the company hired tax experts to provide tax education training and tax consulting services to maintain the accuracy of tax compliance.
 
 
D-Link Group is subject to tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions, in which it operates or conducts business. Any unfavorable changes of tax laws and regulations in these jurisdictions could have an adverse effect on its operating results. Therefore, the company regularly analyzes changes of tax regulations of each jurisdiction, continuously evaluates the local tax laws and regulations, and the recent supervision priorities of the local tax authorities to identify the tax risks arising from jurisdictions. Accounting Division of the Corporate Finance regularly reports the Group tax risk environment, risk assessment and response measures to the top management. Starting from 2023, tax risk management was incorporated into risk management, and reported the status of tax management to the Board of Directors annually.

Tax Governance and Transfer Pricing Policy

  • Compliance Principle
    Commitment to comply with tax regulations in all operating regions and to declare taxes honestly.
  • Risk Control
    Analyze the operational environment and utilize administrative mechanisms to assess tax risks and countermeasures.
  • Reasonable Tax Incentives
    Apply for tax incentives based on commercial reasons and in line with economic substance regulations without using tax havens.
  • Reasonable Structure
    Ensure the enterprise architecture and transaction arrangements are in line with economic substance regulations. No special arrangements shall be used to avoid tax.
  • Information Transparency
    Financial information is disclosed transparently, and tax information is disclosed in accordance with related regulations and standards.
  • Integrity in Communication
    Establish a relationship of mutual respect and honest communication.
  • Arm’s Length Principle for Related-Party Transactions
    In compliance with internationally accepted transfer pricing guidelines announced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Compliance with Global Transfer Pricing

In response to the international requirements of the three-tiered transfer pricing documentation framework, D-Link Group prepared Master Files and complied with regulatory declaration to enhance the transparency of the tax information of the Group and implement global transfer pricing.
 
D-Link Group’s companies registered in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands act as holding companies, which are for the purpose of holding shares. If there is any surplus distribution of the reinvestment company hold by the holding company, the holding company will remit such surplus to the ultimate parent company, D-Link Corporation, and pay corresponding income tax in Taiwan.

Country-by-Country Tax Information for 2024 and 2025

Net Revenue

Profit (Loss) Before Tax

Income Tax Expense

Income Tax Paid

Effective Tax Rate

The average adjusted effective tax rate of D-Link Group in the two-year period was 227% and cash tax rate of D-Link Group in the two-year period was 240%,  which were higher than “Technology Hardware & Equipment” group averages (the average effective tax rate 22.5% and the average cash tax rate 24.35%) announced by CSA Handbook. This was primarily attributable to the loss before tax incurred in 2025 and the statutory tax rates of most overseas subsidiaries (such as Italy, France, Spain, India and Japan, etc.) are higher than 24%.

Unit: NTD million



2025

2024

Average


(Loss)Profit before tax (a)

(191)

362

86


Reported taxes (b)

215

230

223

Add (Deduct): temporary difference

(37)

(19)

(28)

Adjusted reported taxes (e)

178

211

195


Effective tax rate (c)=(b)/(a)

(113%)

64%

259%

Adjusted effective tax rate

(d)=(e)/(a)

(93%)

58%

227%


Income tax paid (f)

205

207

206

Cash tax rate (g)=(f)/(a)

(107%)

57%

240%

Income and Tax in the Respective Tax Jurisdiction in 2025

Unit: NTD million

Tax Jurisdiction Net Revenue Profit (Loss) before tax Income tax PAID (ReFUND) Income Tax ACCRUED Number of employees
Taiwan 6,909 -629 14 -6 971
India 5,346 508 131 128 0-300
UAE 2,091 7 0 0 0-300
Russia 1,074 111 40 20 0-300
USA 762 16 0 1 0-300
China 718 11 -2 0 0-300
Japan 654 30 14 7 0-300
Singapore 526 -143 1 1 0-300
UK 476 -443 0 0 0-300
Germany 362 -76 0 0 0-300
France 257 1 0 1 0-300
Spain 193 3 1 1 0-300
Australia 185 -10 0 0 0-300
Italy 153 2 0 1 0-300
Canada 151 76 0 0 0-300
Poland 71 -13 0 2 0-300
Sweden 49 1 0 0 0-300
Lithuania 19 2 0 0 0-300
Malaysia 11 0 -1 0 0-300
Philippines 10 0 0 0 0-300
Indonesia 9 0 0 0 0-300
Brazil 8 19 0 0 0-300
Netherlands 8 0 0 0 0-300
Czech Republic 7 0 0 0 0-300
Hungary 6 0 0 0 0-300
Colombia 4 1 0 0 0-300
Korea 2 66 0 0 0-300
Ukraine 2 -1 0 0 0-300
Peru 2 0 0 0 0-300
Kazakhstan 0 -1 0 0 0-300
B.V.I 0 26 0 0 0-300
Chile 0 0 0 0 0-300
Republic of Moldova 0 0 0 0 0-300
Mauritius 0 190 7 7 0-300

The Group Entities and the Major Business Operation Across Tax Jurisdictions in 2025


Company Name

Tax Jurisdiction

Business Description

D-Link Corporation

Taiwan

R&D, trading of network equipment and wireless communication systems, sales and after-sales service

D-Link Taiwan Investment Co., Ltd.

TaiwanInvestment
D-Link Canada Inc. Canada

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Systems, Inc. USA

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Holding Company Ltd. B.V.IInvestment
D-Link (Europe) Ltd. UK

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link ABSweden

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link (Magyarorszag) KftHungary

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link France SARLFrance

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Polska Sp Z.o.o. Poland

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Iberia SLSpain

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link s.r.oCzech Republic

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link (Netherlands) BVNetherlands

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Mediterraneo SRLItaly

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link (Deutschland) GmbHGermany

Sales and after-sales service

OOO D-Link RussiaRussiaAfter-sales services
Success Stone Overseas Corp. B.V.IInvestment
D-Link Holding Mauritius, Inc. MauritiusInvestment
D-Link (India) Ltd. India

Sales and after-sales service

TeamF1 Networks Private Limited

IndiaR&D

D-Link (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

China

Sales and after-sales service

Netpro (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

China

R&D and trading

D-Link International Pte. Ltd.Singapore

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Korea Limited

Korea

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Trade M S.R.LRepublic of Moldova

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Capital Investment Co. Ltd.

B.V.IInvestment
D-Link Malaysia Sdn BhdMalaysia

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Sudamerica SpA

Chile

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Japan K.K. Japan

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Australia Pty Ltd. Australia

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Middle East FZE

UAE

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Brazil LTDA. Brazil

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Investment Pte. Ltd.SingaporeInvestment
OOO D-Link TradeRussia

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Latin-America Company Ltd. Cayman IslandsInvestment
D-Link Peru S.A. Peru

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link de Colombia S.A.S. Colombia

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Guatemala S.A. Guatemala

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Service Lithuania, UAB

Lithuania

After-sales services

D-Link Service (Ukraine)

Ukraine

Sales and after-sales service

D-Link Service (Kazakhstan)

Kazakhstan

Sales and after-sales service

Cameo Communications, Inc.

Taiwan

Manufacturing, sales, R&D

Qianjin Investment Co., Ltd.

Taiwan

Investment

Huge Castle Ltd

Samoa

Investment

Suzhou Soarnex Technology Co., Ltd

China

Software development and software service for computer information systems

PT DLink System Indonesia

Indonesia

Sales and after-sales service