- Japanese Government considering making digital platforms responsible for accounting for Japanese Consumption Tax on electronic services
- Draft legislation being discussed in Parliament, platforms exceeding 5 billion yen per year would be subject to requirement
- Japanese Tax Authorities expected to publish list of platforms liable for JCT on electronic services
- Platforms must notify non-Japanese vendors of new requirement
- Businesses selling electronic services to Japanese consumers via third party platforms would no longer have JCT obligations
Source: essentiaglobalservices.com
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