This study examines whether corporate social responsibility performance is associated with corporate tax avoidance in Taiwan stock market over the period 2007-2012. The empirical results provide no evidence that companies with good CSR are less likely to engage in tax aggressiveness. The results from our additional analysis show that economic category is negative associated with GAAPETRs (CashETRs), law category is positive associated with GAAPETRs, social category is negative associated with GAAPETRs, environment category is positive associated with tax avoidance CashETRs, Information disclosure category is negative associated with CashETRs. The empirical results of this study also revealed an important role of independent directors in taxation management strategies. The typically low ratio of independent directors to the board of directors of Taiwan’s listed companies should be increased in order to reduce corporate tax aggressiveness.