Japan Master Tax Guide 2017/2018 (15th Edition)

The Japan Master Tax Guide 2017/2018 is an informative and practical guide to the framework of Japanese tax law in English. Readers will find the insightful commentary on Japanese tax statutes, regulations and National Tax Agency circulars extremely helpful. Using non-technical language and illustrative examples, flowcharts and exhaustive citations to Japanese laws and regulations, it allows non-Japanese tax practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of the Japanese tax laws.

With references to tax statutes and headings in kanji characters, the guide is also useful to English-speaking Japanese tax practitioners. This book is designed to be used by business and individuals subject to Japanese taxes, and tax professionals who deal with Japanese tax issued with latest changes in tax rates.

The law stated in this edition stands as at 31 March 2017.

Key Features & Benefits

• Commentary is written in clear and concise English, with headings in Kanji character
• Easy to use flowcharts, tables, including up-to-date withholding tax tables reflecting the latest tax law changes
• Detailed references to the original Japanese statutes and regulations
• English translation of commonly-used forms

NEW in This Edition

This 15th Edition reflects all pertinent taxation changes that affect 2017/18 returns and provides fast and reliable answers to tax questions, including

• 所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律 (平成29年法律第 4 号)
• Law to Partially Revise the Income Tax Law, etc., Law No 4 of 2017, 27 March 2017 (generally effective from 1 April 2017)