Shirokane CPA Firm

Consumption Tax Should be included?

If you are a blue filing taxpayer in Japan, you could deduct your payment to purchase an asset upto JPY 300,000. Now should you include sales tax called as a consumption tax in Japan, to the amount to determine the JPY 300,000 criterion. Or, when you are not a blue filing taxpayer, it is JPY 200,000 to judge deduction or depreciation. 1. First, You decide the accounting method on dealing with a consumption tax. There are two methods, one is to account all prices with a consumption tax included, and the other method is to account all prices without a consumption tax. Most self-employer business persons use the accounting method[…]