The representative of a real estate company in Tokyo that deals with intermediary sales of condominiums has been arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department on charges of evading approximately 43 million yen in corporate taxes by recording fictitious outsourcing expenses.
The suspect arrested is Kohei Someya (52), the representative director of Benefit, a real estate company in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo that handles sales and management of condominiums.
According to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department, the company concealed more than 170 million yen in income during the year ending April 2017 by excluding some sales and recording fictitious outsourcing expenses, resulting in approximately 43 million yen. The company is suspected of violating the Corporate Tax Law for evading yen.
The Special Investigation Department and the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau began searching the main store in Shibuya Ward on the morning of the 29th.
The Special Investigation Department has not revealed whether Sometani admitted or denied the charges, but according to people involved, he denied the charges during a voluntary interview prior to his arrest.
It is believed that the tax evaded funds were used for business purposes, etc., and the Special Investigation Department and the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau are expected to analyze the seized materials and investigate the details of the incident.