Small developers operating outside of Japan can be tough to get ahold of for owed consumption tax payments, so the Finance Ministry is placing the burden on Apple and other app market operators.
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Mobile app markets like Apple’s App Store continue to grow in Japan, which means there’s an ever-increasing amount of revenue that needs to be taxed. However, the country has difficulty collecting taxes on every sale that warrants it.
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Japan to require companies like Apple to pay taxes in place of developers