The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has seized some ¥1.8 billion in back taxes, including penalties, on a Hong Kong-based game company for failing to pay consumption tax associated with revenue from in-game spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/hong-kong-game-back-taxes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hongkong #consumptiontax #taxes
@danwentzel I think so too.
Cuz I'm shure someone like Bezos and Musk can afford the 17,6% premium that everyone else with any income has to pay in return for not loosing coverage even if they debase and unhinge themselves so hard they'll go broke, have to #TouchGrass and fold cardboard boxes for a living.
Not to mention I'd see this as a sort-of "peace offer":
Cuz some humility would really fit them...
The government and ruling parties have decided to overhaul the country's consumption tax exemption system for foreign visitors to prevent them from reselling duty-free goods in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/28/japan/tax-exemption-system-overhaul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #taxes #consumptiontax
Japan is considering revising the consumption tax exemption system for visitors from abroad to prevent goods bought tax-free from being resold within the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/13/japan/visitors-tax-exemption/ #japan #tourism #consumptiontax #taxes
