It is a system that exempts the consumption tax when selling products to foreign tourists. According to an interview with the person concerned, the National Taxation Bureau imposed additional taxation of more than 100 million yen.
As the number of foreign tourists is expected to increase, the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has requested department stores in Tokyo to operate the system properly.
Regarding the consumption tax, there is a system that permits duty-free sales when foreign tourists take products out of the country and consume them.
However, according to a person concerned, a tax investigation conducted by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on three department stores in Tokyo confirmed that transactions such as sales to foreigners who have been in Japan for more than half a year are not eligible for tax exemption. , Sogo and Seibu have been taxed for about 100 million yen in total for the two years until February this year, and Odakyu Department Store and Matsuya have been taxed for several million yen each.
In the tax investigation, it was confirmed that there were transactions suspected of being "for resale" that are not eligible for tax exemption, such as repeatedly purchasing large quantities of the same cosmetics. In the midst of this, the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has requested department stores in Tokyo to operate the system properly.
Regarding the additional taxation, Sogo and Seibu said, "We will be more strict about tax-free sales in the future." ” and so on.