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Do we have to withhold income tax on salary to non-resident employee?

Posted on July 23, 2016 By user No Comments on Do we have to withhold income tax on salary to non-resident employee?
Do we have to withhold income tax on salary to non-resident employee?
Corporate Tax, Tax

Who has to pay the withholding tax? The rule about withholding tax on salary is sometime confusing. And a possible penalty for making an error in handling the withholding tax is expensive. The tax itself is 20.42%, which has to be paid by the employer. and the penalty is 5-10% of the withholding tax. There … Read More “Do we have to withhold income tax on salary to non-resident employee?” »

Director salary

Posted on July 7, 2016 By user No Comments on Director salary
Director salary
Corporate Tax

Here are basic rules that you may want to know about the tax issues related to director salaries: Director salary has to be fixed amount during a fiscal year Director salary is only deductible if the amount of salary is fixed during a fiscal year. The corporate tax law says that it will not be … Read More “Director salary” »

Buying a zombie company for carried loss? – probably not a good idea

Posted on August 20, 2015 By user No Comments on Buying a zombie company for carried loss? – probably not a good idea
Corporate Tax

You may want to buy a zombie company which has been losing money for long time. It may not be a good idea…   As you may know, corporate tax loss can be carried for 9 years, as long as the company is blue in the tax status. But most of the cases, the carried … Read More “Buying a zombie company for carried loss? – probably not a good idea” »

Tax saving by investing properties overseas

Posted on July 14, 2015 By user No Comments on Tax saving by investing properties overseas
Corporate Tax, Personal Tax

One of the frequently asked questions to me is whether tax can be saved by investing overseas. My answer is yes, you can but be careful. The reason you can save your income tax or corporate tax is because of the life year of assets. It is not common in Japan but apparently a house … Read More “Tax saving by investing properties overseas” »

会社の解散と法人税 債務免除益の処理が結構難しく、債権放棄のタイミングを間違えると理不尽な結果に終わりそう。

Posted on June 13, 2015 By user No Comments on 会社の解散と法人税 債務免除益の処理が結構難しく、債権放棄のタイミングを間違えると理不尽な結果に終わりそう。
Corporate Tax

ある外資系のお客様の子会社が、業績の不振により解散することになりそうなのですが、この時に法人税が発生するかが結構難しかったです。   (事実を少しアレンジしていますが、)100%子会社で、赤字の補填は親会社からの借入金でやってきていました。この借入金がおよそ5億円です。 債権者が一人で親会社だけの場合、通常は、特別清算という手続きが取られることが多いようです。これは、裁判所に選任された破産管財人の主導ではなく、会社が選任する清算人主導で会社を整理することが出来るため、費用が安く済むからです。   問題は、ここからなのですが、清算を終了させるには、債権者と和解または協定書により債権を放棄してもらう必要があります。債権を放棄してもらうということは、清算している会社から見ると、債務免除益が発生します。資本金が大きい場合には、過去に多少の役員賞与などの否認項目があっても、負債の金額よりは、青色欠損金の金額が大きくなるので、所得が発生するケースは少なそうです。 しかし、資本金が少ないと、青色欠損金の金額が債務免除益より少なくなってしまうことがあるため、ここで、課税所得が発生し、事業が上手く行かないから清算するのに、なぜか清算することによって、課税が生じてしまうと言う理不尽な結果になってしまいそうです。 そこで、再生手続き等が開始していれば、過去の期限切れ欠損金が使えます。この期限切れの欠損金は、国税庁のQ&Aによると、当該事業年度における法人税申告書別表5(一)の「期首現在利益積立金額①」の「差引合計額31」欄に記載されるべき金額がマイナスである場合のその金額から、当該事業年度に損金の額に算入される青色欠損金額又は災害損失欠損金額を控除した金額となります、とあります。 (国税庁H22年度改正の質疑応答集) http://www.nta.go.jp/shiraberu/zeiho-kaishaku/joho-zeikaishaku/hojin/101006/pdf/08.pdf つまり、不思議なことですが、過去に役員賞与などで損金算入を否認した金額も、解散の時は所得と相殺できることになるようです。なにか、不思議な感じもしますが、実際問題、会社に残余財産がない時は、どうせ税金をとれないと言う現実的な判断なのかも知れません。 法人が解散する場合に使える欠損金の規定は、法人税法の59条の規定で、いわゆる青色欠損金の規定である57条とは異なります。ですので、親会社の資本金が5億円以上だからと言って、80%しか繰越欠損金が使えないという事はありません。   つまり、債務免除をするのは、再生手続き等が始まってからでないと、過去に役員賞与や交際費の否認額が多額にある場合には、青色欠損金だけでは足りなくなる可能性があるので、タイミングには十分に注意する必要があるということでしょう。 やっと、疑問が解けました。   ********************************************************************* 6/13 最近、税務の知識が足りないことを痛感しています。ランニングや語学の勉強でもそうですが、毎日の積み重ねは、確実に何らかの目に見える結果につながるように思います。日々の仕事や勉強のパターンを少し変えなくてはいけないなと思いました。  

105% Company (or Mark-up Company)

Posted on May 17, 2015 By user No Comments on 105% Company (or Mark-up Company)
105% Company (or Mark-up Company)
Corporate Tax

There is a concept of 105% companies in Japanese corporate tax arena.  It is a subsidiary company incorporated under the Japanese Company Law and help its parent company abroad in selling their products. Their real reason (for structuring like this) might be because the corporate tax rate here in Japan is higher than those in their … Read More “105% Company (or Mark-up Company)” »

Downside of TK (Tokumei Kumiai partnership) structure

Posted on May 12, 2015 By user No Comments on Downside of TK (Tokumei Kumiai partnership) structure
Downside of TK (Tokumei Kumiai partnership) structure
Corporate Tax, Investing in Japan

It seems that there have been big influx of investment into Japanese solar panel (Fit In Tariff) and property market recently. We some time receive inquiries from clients about best investment structures for solar panel and property investment from a tax saving point of view. Sometime their structures are already well thought and fixed by major law firms because … Read More “Downside of TK (Tokumei Kumiai partnership) structure” »

均等割を減らすときの落とし穴 -How to minimize your corp tax

Posted on April 24, 2015 By user No Comments on 均等割を減らすときの落とし穴 -How to minimize your corp tax
均等割を減らすときの落とし穴 -How to minimize your corp tax
Corporate Tax

<有償減資・無償減資> <Capital reduction in company registry>If you want to reduce the minimum corporate tax (aka Kintowari), you need to reduce the capital. Some people think that it can be achieved by simply offsetting its accumulated loss in the company against the paid-in capital on paper. Please be noted. That is not the case. It requires … Read More “均等割を減らすときの落とし穴 -How to minimize your corp tax” »

会社を設立したらやるべきこと What to do after incorporation

Posted on April 24, 2015 By user No Comments on 会社を設立したらやるべきこと What to do after incorporation
会社を設立したらやるべきこと What to do after incorporation
Corporate Tax

<青色申告> <Blue Tax Filer Status> Obviously the most important thing you have to do when you start your business is to find customers and increase your sales. Accounting and tax will come at the second priority, of course. One thing I recommend to do at least is to report the company incorporation to the tax … Read More “会社を設立したらやるべきこと What to do after incorporation” »

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