Decided to preferential taxation for donations of Kyoto Anniversary Incident September 6 14:06
In the event that the Kyoto Animation studio was arsoned and 35 people died, and the company received donations exceeding 2 billion yen, the country and Kyoto preferential treatment of donated individuals and companies in terms of taxation Decided to do.
In the Kyoto Animation studio arson case, over 2.3 billion yen has been posted to the account established by Kyoto Animation to receive support from inside and outside Japan as of 30th last month.
However, donations to companies do not have tax incentives for individuals, and companies can only deduct them as expenses.
For this reason, as a result of discussions by the national government and Kyoto Prefecture, we decided to give preferential tax treatment to individuals and companies that donated with reference to the disaster relief mechanism.
Specifically, Kyoto Prefecture, etc. will establish a dedicated account and accept donations after 9th of this month. If individuals make a transfer, they will deduct from income tax and resident tax. If a company makes a transfer, the entire amount will be donated to the local government. Can be recorded as a loss.
Donations that have been transferred to the Kyoto Animation account so far will also be transferred to a dedicated account in Kyoto Prefecture so that individuals and companies can receive preferential treatment if they apply to Kyoto Animation.
Donations are all allocated to victims and survivors through a committee established by Kyoto Prefecture.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the National Tax Agency, there is no unprecedented framework for taxation of donations to companies based on local governments.
Governor of Kyoto “Respond to feelings”
Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture said at the press conference, “It is important to receive a lot of donations and respond to their feelings and deliver them firmly to the victims and their bereaved families. , I think it ’s good that donations are delivered without tax reduction. ”