- Sellers of cross-border e-commerce goods priced at JPY10,000 or less must collect and remit consumption tax; for goods sold via digital platforms, platform operators will bear the tax obligation.
- After the current transitional measure for small-scale qualified invoice issuers ends, a new 2-year measure will allow tax liability at 30% of sales tax.
- The transitional measure for tax credits on purchases from tax-exempt businesses will be extended by two years and phased out stepwise, ending in September 2031.
- Consumption tax rules will be revised to cover services related to real estate in Japan provided to non-residents.
Source: ey.com
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