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This guide provides an overview of JCT in Japan, including applicable rates, registration requirements, compliance obligations, and filing deadlines. It is designed for businesses engaging in transactions within Japan.
Japan’s Consumption Tax was doubled from 5% to 10% between 2014 and 2019 to help cover social security costs.
Foreign businesses that incur JCT on eligible expenses in the Japan may be able to reclaim it.
Digital invoices and photocopies of invoices are allowed to be submitted for a JCT refund in Japan.
If JCT in Japan has been charged incorrectly on an invoice, the entity would generally not be entitled to include the invoice in an Japan JCT refund. The entity would need to contact the supplier that charged the incorrect JCT in Japan and request a refund of the JCT in Japan that was incorrectly charged. This is something that VAT IT will be able to assist with. We can contact the supplier on your behalf and request a refund of the incorrectly charged JCT in Japan.
Claimants would first need to register for JCT in Japan before it can request a JCT refund in Japan. An entity will be able to register for JCT in Japan without having an establishment in Japan or making taxable supplies in Japan. After registration, an entity will claim JCT in Japan that it incurred on expenses through filing a JCT return in Japan and submitting the required documentation.
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