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Procedures for establishing a business
- We’ve heard that various configurations (such as representative offices, branch offices, and corporations) are possible when establishing a business in Japan. Please tell us more about the advantages and disadvantages of each configuration.
- Please tell us more about procedures involved in setting up a corporation in Japan, as well as submission of documents to government authorities.
- Please tell us more about initial costs for each configuration.
Taxation-related matters
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Please give us a rough outline of types and rates of taxation in Japan.
Taxation in Japan may apply only to corporate bodies, only to individuals, or to corporate bodies and individuals. A rough breakdown of the taxation system can be found below. - Please tell us more about consumption tax in Japan.
- Do any taxation penalties exist?
- Please tell us more about stamp duty
- What fort of tax investigations are undertaken by the Taxation Bureau and taxation offices?
- Please tell us more about the differences between residents and non-residents.
- Please tell us more about bilateral tax agreements.
- Please tell us more about tax rates for income withheld-at-source for residents and Japanese corporations.
- Please tell us more about tax rates for income withheld-at-source for non-residents.
- Please tell us more about foreign income tax credits in Japan.
- Are there any differences in taxation depending on the scale of a company?
- Please tell us more about compensation for company directors (the scope of directors, remuneration for directors, directors' bonuses, directors' retirement payouts, and directors who also serve as company employees.)
- Please tell us more about the yearly schedule for submission of reports/statements and taxation payment deadlines etc. for companies that close accounts in December.
- What is the carry forward of loss system?
- Please tell us more about salary payment in kind.
