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    Global Minimum Tax Rules: Key Updates and Implications
    JAPAN TAX BULLETIN Global Minimum Tax Rules: Key Updates and Implications
    The global tax landscape is experiencing a historic transformation as countries implement the OECD/G20’s Pillar Two framework—an initiative designed to introduce a Global Minimum Tax (GMT) of 15% on large multinational enterprises (MNEs). Japan has taken a proactive role in adopting and legislating this framework, aligning its domestic laws with the OECD’s model rules while tailoring certain elements to suit its national tax policy objectives. This article provides an overview of the Income Inclusion Rule (IIR), Undertaxed Profits Rule (UTPR), and Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT) as implemented in Japan, highlights key dates, compares Japan’s approach with OECD recommendations, and explains the rules’ impact on Japanese corporations.
    6 min read |
    The inexorable rise of AI in TP benchmarking, and how Japanese company reporting paves an easier path for it
    JAPAN TAX BULLETIN The inexorable rise of AI in TP benchmarking, and how Japanese company reporting paves an easier path for it
    The quality of AI outputs is improving with a pace too significant for it to be discounted. The oft repeated phrase is that AI and automation is ideal for tasks that are repetitive, follow a specific set of rules, and take a long period of time with manual input. For example, current AI can assimilate information from a Local File and use this to evaluate the comparability of comparable companies based on their business description and other information, providing acceptance and rejection reasons accordingly.
    12 min read |
    2025 Fiscal Year (Reiwa 7) Tax Reforms – Corporate Tax
    JAPAN TAX BULLETIN 2025 Fiscal Year (Reiwa 7) Tax Reforms – Corporate Tax
    The 2025 fiscal year, known as Reiwa 7 in Japan, brings several changes to the corporate tax landscape. These reforms aim to enhance corporate competitiveness, encourage investment, and ensure fair taxation. This bulletin outlines the key aspects of the Reiwa 7 corporate tax reforms, based on the latest publications by the Japan Ministry of Finance.
    7 min read |
    Holding taxes - Investing in Japan real estate from overseas
    International Inheritance Tax Holding taxes - Investing in Japan real estate from overseas
    Foreign investors looking to invest in Japan real estate have various options on how to hold the investment.
    3 min read |
    Diversifying into Japan real estate for a non-resident
    International Inheritance Tax Diversifying into Japan real estate for a non-resident
    Foreign investors looking to invest in Japan real estate have various options on how to hold the investment.
    2 min read |