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Japan’s New Tax Rules: Platform Operators to Remit Consumption Tax for Foreign E-Service Providers

  • Japan’s Cabinet presented tax reform bills for 2024 to the National Diet
  • Platform operators exceeding 5 billion yen in sales must remit JCT for foreign e-service providers
  • Foreign suppliers generally do not need to register for JCT in Japan
  • New system only applies to B2C digital services
  • Platform operators must notify tax authorities if they exceed the sales threshold by July 31, 2024
  • The change aims to create a fairer system for JCT collection on digital services in Japan

Source: regfollower.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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