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Bookkeeping and closing, tax returns, qualified invoices, transfer pricing, payroll and social insurance, shareholder meetings and registrations. Reports to head office in Chinese or English.
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Foreign staff who are Japanese tax residents get monthly withholding and a year-end adjustment like Japanese staff. Non-residents have 20.42% withheld on Japan-work pay. We cover overseas dependants and 2026 changes.
Accounting, Tax & HR
Japan's corporation tax returns and payments are due two months after the fiscal year ends. Extensions are possible, but interest tax applies and other taxes need separate steps. Interim and late returns are covered too.
Accounting, Tax & HR
A business is generally exempt from consumption tax if taxable sales in its base period are ¥10 million or less. New companies may be taxable from incorporation due to capital, group size or early sales and payroll.
Accounting, Tax & HR
Prices between a foreign parent and its Japanese subsidiary fall under transfer pricing rules. Learn the arm's length principle, main pricing methods, Local File thresholds and the risks of having no documentation.
Accounting, Tax & HR
A company in Japan must join social insurance even with a sole director, and labor insurance once it hires. We cover enrollment tests, part-time staff, filing deadlines and how foreign employees are treated.
Accounting, Tax & HR
After incorporating in Japan, filings follow with the tax office, prefecture and municipality, pension office, Labor Standards Inspection Office and Hello Work. Here are the deadlines and steps foreign owners often miss.
Accounting, Tax & HR
For foreign companies asked for invoices by Japanese customers: registration as a qualified invoice issuer, the process for non-residents without a base in Japan, October 2026 changes and timing for a new subsidiary.
Accounting, Tax & HR
A Japanese company pays national corporation, local corporation and defense taxes, local inhabitant and enterprise taxes, plus consumption and withholding tax. How each works, key rates and deadlines.
Accounting, Tax & HR
The Japan-China tax treaty prevents double taxation with mainland China. Withholding on dividends, interest and royalties is capped at 10%; business profits are not taxed in Japan without a PE. Hong Kong is separate.
Accounting, Tax & HR
Director pay is deductible for corporation tax only as fixed periodic, pre-notified or performance-linked pay. Most Japanese SMEs set a monthly amount within three months of the year's start and pay it unchanged.
Accounting, Tax & HR
Blue-form returns require tax office approval. A new company must apply by the day before the earlier of three months after incorporation and its first year-end, or first-year losses cannot be carried forward.
Accounting, Tax & HR
Dividends from a Japanese company to a foreign parent bear 20.42% withholding under domestic law. Treaties cut this to 10% for mainland China and 5% or 10% for Hong Kong if a form is filed before the first payment date.
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