A report shared by Nikkei Asia revealed that Apple Japan will have to pay $98 million in taxes in the country. This is because a 10% excise tax is not charged to tourists who purchase wholesale from Apple Stores in Japan.
Apple, one of the largest technology companies in the world, faced millions of dollars in additional taxes in Japan. A report shared by Nikkei Asia shows that the company’s Japan unit will have to make this payment due to bulk sales of iPhone and other products.
According to the report, Tokyo authorities, Apple Japan 98 million dollars asked him to pay additional taxes. The reason for this is said to be that iPhone and other devices are sold to tourists in bulk and these people are wrongly exempted from consumption tax.
No tax was levied on tourists who bought the devices in bulk.
Foreign customers who spend less than six months in Japan are not required to pay the 10% excise tax on the products they purchase. What Tokyo officials realized is that customers purchasing hundreds of devices from Apple stores in Japan for resale and failing to pay the required tax. So you will understand; normally those who make such purchases have to pay the 10% tax no matter how long they spend in Japan.
In the information obtained in the report, one person at a time hundreds of cell phones While it was reported that it was discovered that he bought the products, it was seen that the store avoided collecting taxes from this person who probably bought the products to sell. The US company apologized for what happened when it said that it does not allow tax-free shopping in stores in its statements to Nikkei Asia.
RELATED NEWS