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Steps have been taken, however, to ensure that the tax system does not impose unfair burdens on multinational corporations engaged in economic activities in Japan on the basis of the mode of their business presence in Japan. </p> <p class="text"> Income of corporations established in Japan is, as a rule and with the exception of certain non-taxable and tax-exempt income, subject to taxation, regardless of where it was generated (i.e., the source country of income), but when that income includes profits earned in foreign countries that are taxed in the source countries of that income, foreign tax credits are available whereby taxes paid in a foreign country may be credited within certain bounds against Japanese taxes owed for the purpose of eliminating double taxation between the source country of income and Japan. </p> <p class="text"> Regarding Japanese branches of foreign corporations, measures such as only certain income is subject to taxation in Japan, have been implemented to avoid international double taxation in Japan. The scope of taxable income of Japanese branches of foreign corporations has changed significantly from the business year commencing on or after April 1, 2016, and Japanese branches, head office, etc. shall be respectively deemed to be an independent corporation and subject to taxation. Due to this, the income of a Japanese branch subject to taxation will be the income attributable to the Japanese branch (permanent establishment) which is the income earned by the Japanese branch on the basis that if the branch is deemed to be a company which is separated/independent from the head office, etc. as well as other prescribed income. When calculating the income attributable to the Japanese branch (permanent establishment), the profits/losses from the internal transactions between the branch and head office, etc. are to be recognized based on the presumption that transactions are conducted with the arm's length prices. With the change in the scope of taxable income of Japanese branches (permanent establishment), new foreign tax credits have also become available to foreign corporations. When the income that the Japanese branch (permanent establishment) has earned in a third country which is attributable to the Japanese branch (permanent establishment) is taxable in the third country, foreign tax credits are available whereby taxes paid in the third country may be credited within certain bounds against Japanese taxes owed to avoid international double taxation. </p> </div> <div class="elem_heading_lv2 var_center"> <h2> 3.1.2 Withholding at source and self-assessment/payment </h2> </div> <div class="elem_paragraph"> <p class="text"> Multinational corporations engaged in activities in Japan that earn income subject to taxation in Japan calculate and pay the taxes owed through withholding procedures or self-assessed income tax procedures according to their form of corporation and type of income. </p> </div> <div class="elem_heading_lv2 var_center"> <h2> 3.1.3 Designation of tax agent </h2> </div> <div class="elem_paragraph"> <p class="text"> When individuals who do not have domiciles in Japan, or corporations conducting economic activities in Japan, as well as Japanese branches of foreign corporations that do not have a head office or an office in Japan need to file tax returns, they must appoint a tax agent and submit a notification. </p> <p class="text"> After January 1, 2022, if an individual or a corporation that is required to appoint a tax agent does not submit a notification of tax agent, the director of the competent tax office can designate its related party in Japan (relative, affiliated company, etc.) as a tax agent. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pbNested pbNestedWrapper " id="pbBlock38193786"> <div class="pbBlock pbBlockBase"> <div> <div class="elem_linkBox_list pb30"> <ul class="var_space_between"> <li class="vhidden"> <div class="linkBox var_back"> <a href="/en/invest/setting_up/" class="var_general"><span>Previous page</span></a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="linkBox var_top"> <a href="/en/invest/setting_up/section3/" 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