9/16/2021

34. Dividend Exclusion in Japan 受取配当等の益金不算入

内国法人と外国法人からの受取配当金の取り扱いについて英語でまとめました(国税庁サイト)。
The tables below provides an overview of the treatment of dividends from Japanese/foreign corporations for Japanese corporate tax purposes. (Source: National Tax Agency)

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Dividends from Japanese corporations

Ownership

Excludible amount

100% (e.g., shares in wholly-owned subsidiary)

100 % of dividends

More than 1/3 (e.g., shares in related company)

100% of dividends minus related interest

More than 5% and 1/3 or less (e.g., other shares)

50% of dividends

5% or less (shares for non-controlling purposes)

20% of dividends

Securities

0% (fully non-excludable)


Dividends from non-Japanese corporations

Ownership

Excludible amount

25% or more (i.e., foreign subsidiary) subject to the following conditions:

1.     The Japanese parent company owns at least 25% of the outstanding shares in the subsidiary.

2.     The Japanese parent company has owned such shares for at least 6 months immediately before the date on which the dividend payment is determined.

3.     No amount of the dividend has been allowed as a deduction in the country where the head office of the foreign subsidiary is located.

95 % of dividends

A foreign withholding tax is not creditable against corporate income tax or deductible from taxable income if the dividend is excluded from taxable income under this regime. 

Other foreign corporations

0% (fully non-excludable)


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Qualified Invoice System in Japan

An outline of a qualified invoice system to be implemented on October 1, 2023 is as shown below. (Source: National Tax Agency )