Nippon Steel Solutions fictitious transaction or 42.9 billion yen increased February 7 0:17
Nippon Steel Solutions, a group company of Nippon Steel, revealed that from 2014 to last year, the company's sales were ¥ 42.9 billion more than it actually was. It is thought to be due to a fictitious transaction between the seven companies including this company, and each company is investigating the actual situation.
Nippon Steel Solutions set up an investigation committee composed of outside lawyers and others after having been pointed out in a tax audit last November that "the nature of some transactions could not be confirmed".
As a result, from April 2014 to October last year, there were 29 fictitious transactions that had no substance, and the company's sales were over 42.9 billion yen.
This company purchases personal computers etc. and delivers them to customers, but since products are usually delivered directly to customers from suppliers, it has not been confirmed whether or not they were actually delivered through transactions. is.
Hiroyuki Morita, president of Nippon Steel Solutions, apologized at the conference, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience and concerns."
According to the company, as a result of the survey, the fictitious transactions were mutually conducted among a total of seven companies including Nippon Steel Solutions, and each company is investigating the actual situation.
The investigation committee has concluded that `` a specific person other than Nippon Steel Solutions led the fictitious transaction '', but it did not disclose who the person was, and the motive for leading the fictitious transaction is unknown That is.