VAT

This webinar will cover whether foreign enterprises that provide online services/products to Japanese consumers are liable for Japanese taxes as well as some tips that will help them reduce the tax risk.

"Do I have to pay Consumption Tax?", "How can I get paid consumption tax back?" How to deal with Consumption Tax when doing business with or in Japan is a question that is often asked to JTPP Helpdesk's experts, as Japan's CT system operates rather differently from the EU VAT regime.

The government has formally decided to postpone a number of fiscal measures,  as the planned Consumption Tax increase to 10% was delayed to 2019 earlier this year.  Fiscal benefits when buying a house...

Nikkei Online reports on June 2 that the second postponement of the VAT increase to October 2019 is likely to have an impact on other planned fiscal reforms as well. The government and ruling...

In its drive to stimulate the Japanese economy, the Abe government has introduced various fiscal measures for 2016, most notably the accelerated decrease in corporate tax rates and the introduction of...

On Wednesday June 1st PM Abe announced that he would again delay the increase in consumption tax. The increase of the VAT rate to 10% was scheduled for April 2017.  The hike has been delayed for...

The on-going discussions in the ruling LDP Tax System Research Council are yielding new fiscal reforms for the coming year.  Most conspicuous is the proposal to accelerate the decrease of corporate...