- Japanese authorities propose significant changes in tax reform bill for non-resident digital platforms
- Foreign digital service providers must register and charge consumption tax when threshold is reached
- Challenges in enforcing consumption tax mandates on foreign suppliers due to lack of physical presence
- Proposed tax reform introduces deemed supplier statute for foreign digital platforms
- Effective date of proposed bill is April 1, 2025 with a one-year grace period
- Digital platform operators will be liable for charging, collecting, and remitting JCT for sales to Japanese customers
- Platform operators will bear sole responsibility for indirect taxes, leading to reorganization in operations
- Proposed bill aims to tackle consumption tax gap in digital economy by shifting tax reporting liabilities to platform operators.
Source: 1stopvat.com
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