Sun 23 April 2017
The NCCJ Tax Seminar on the 19th of April was held in the offices of PwC Tax Japan (PwC). The Japanese system is complicated with lots of sub elements in it. PwC’s Dutch manager Corporate Tax Services Jorg van Leeuwen organized a line-up of professionals giving the audience a 2017 Japan Tax Update. He started the presentation by briefly explaining the Japanese economic program called Abenomics. Some four years ago Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled a comprehensive economic policy package to sustainably revive the Japanese economy while maintaining fiscal discipline. The two hours seminar on the latest tax reforms, many of which aim to further Japan’s goal to realize a600 trillion Yen GDP by the year 2020, had a high information density. Many subjects covered are starting points for other, more technical information sessions.