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- Super Ace
- Posted: 2025-03-22
- Last updated: 2025-03-22
JCT Registration for Merchants Selling on Amazon Japan When selling goods directly to customers in Japan through platforms like Amazon, JCT obligations depend on a few factors: Mandatory Registration: You are not automatically required to register for JCT just…
- Kensaku Kimura
- Posted: 2025-02-24
- Last updated: 2025-02-24
Important Changes to the Japanese Tax Code You Need to Know About – 2024 Japanese Consumption Tax Amendments Attention foreign businesses exempt from consumption tax! This article highlights key changes and considerations from the 2024 Japanese consumption tax amendments…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2025-01-17
- Last updated: 2025-01-27
Incorporating a Business in Japan: A Summary Guide for Foreign Nationals and Overseas Residents Establishing a company in Japan is an exciting opportunity to access one of the world’s largest and most stable markets. However, the process can be…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-12-31
- Last updated: 2025-03-22
Acquisition Cost Method Permitted for Specific Self-Issued Crypto Assets On December 20, 2024, the National Tax Agency (NTA) published a guidance titled “Tax Treatment of Crypto Assets (Information)”. This is the ninth time (the first was in 2017) that…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-12-19
- Last updated: 2024-12-19
OpenAI Announces the Introduction of Qualified Invoices for Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) OpenAI, renowned for its ChatGPT platform, enjoys significant popularity in Japan, with a substantial number of users subscribing to its services. In November 2024, OpenAI informed its existing…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-12-12
- Last updated: 2024-12-12
How to Display the Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) Amount on a JCT Qualified Invoice Denominated in a Foreign Currency One of the questions we are asked frequently is “My invoice is denominated in USD (or any other currency besides…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-11-21
- Last updated: 2024-11-21
How Long Does it Take to Register as a JCT Qualified Invoice Issuer At JPA, we receive a wide range of questions from our clients regarding the Japanese Invoice System. One of the most common is “How long it…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-04-01
- Last updated: 2024-04-01
Summary Starting October 1, 2023, the requirements to deduct import consumption taxes that companies pay when exporting to Japan have changed. In order to deduct import consumption taxes that you paid in your Japanese consumption tax (JCT) return, you…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2024-01-21
- Last updated: 2024-09-24
Acquisition Cost Method Permitted for Specific Self-Issued Crypto Assets On December 25, 2023, the National Tax Agency (NTA) published a guidance titled “Tax Treatment of Crypto Assets (Information)”. This is the seventh time (the first was in 2017) that…
- Super Ace
- Posted: 2023-03-31
- Last updated: 2023-07-20
It has been officially announced that the deadline for the Japanese Consumption Tax Qualified Invoice Issuer registration has been extended. The invoice system is scheduled to start on October 1, 2023. In order to become a qualified invoice issuer,…