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Japan’s VAT Reforms and Their Implications for Foreign Businesses

K. Mochizuki

Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin2025https://doi.org/10.59403/qthyqxarticle
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Japan’s 2024 VAT reforms, including the introduction of Platform Taxation, represent a significant shift in the country’s approach to taxing cross-border digital services. These reforms aim to enhance tax enforcement on foreign businesses, particularly in the B2C digital services sector, ensuring a level playing field between domestic and foreign entities. While Platform Taxation simplifies compliance by shifting VAT collection responsibilities to platform operators, additional revisions to VAT exemption rules now impose stricter tax obligations on foreign businesses. This article examines the key revisions affecting foreign businesses, including changes to VAT exemptions, adjustments to taxable thresholds, and the implications of the new taxation framework.

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@article{k.2025,
  title        = {{Japan’s VAT Reforms and Their Implications for Foreign Businesses}},
  author       = {K. Mochizuki},
  journal      = {Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59403/qthyqx},
}

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