Japan Tax News
2010 Treaty between Netherlands and Japan – details
6 September 2010
Transfer Pricing Guidelines revised
23 August 2010
Protocol to treaty between Japan and Singapore enters into force
17 July 2010
Protocol to treaty between Switzerland and Japan – signed and details
13 June 2010
Treaty between Japan and Kazakhstan enters into force
26 April 2010
Tax reform proposals for 2010
20 January 2010
Bills on additional economic stimulus package passed
16 July 2009
Treaty between Switzerland and Japan – negotiations
13 May 2009
Treaty between Kuwait and Japan initialed
22 February 2009
Protocol to treaty between Philippines and Japan – details
22 February 2009
Tax reform proposals for 2009 – corporate income tax
22 February 2009
Protocol to treaty between Japan and Philippines enters into force
23 January 2009
Treaty between Australia and Japan enters into force
24 December 2008
New Prime Minister announced further discussion on foreign dividends exclusion system
4 November 2008
METI proposals for boosting repatriation of foreign subsidiaries' profits
4 November 2008
OECD released 2008 Model Tax Convention
7 October 2008
Discussion draft on New Art. 7 of OECD Model – details
30 August 2008
METI's proposals for 2009 tax reform – exemption from tax on foreign dividends (substantial holdings)
30 August 2008
Treaty negotiation priorities
30 August 2008
OECD Council approves 2008 Model Tax Convention
11 August 2008
Definition of agency PE revised
11 August 2008
Treaty between Barbados and Japan – negotiations expected
11 August 2008
Comments on draft contents of 2008 update to Model Tax Convention published
27 July 2008
Draft of 2008 Model Tax Convention – Proposed changes to Commentary to Art. 12 (definition of royalties)
21 June 2008
Tokyo High Court upholds decision that repo-transactions are not subject to withholding tax
14 May 2008
Treaty between Japan and China – Tax sparing credit continues to be allowed for Chinese taxpayers
14 May 2008
Pakistan ratifies tax treaty with Japan
15 April 2008
New treaty between Japan and Pakistan – details
16 March 2008
Treaty between Australia and Japan – details
16 March 2008
OECD released discussion draft on transactional profit methods
8 February 2008