The Japanese tax system /

This book provides English-speakers with a comprehensive description and incisive critique of the Japanese tax system. The third edition explores the Japanese government's latest round of tax reforms - a reaction to the country's prolonged period of recession following the collapse of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ishi, Hiromitsu, 1937-2018
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • General Characteristcis of the Tax System
  • Background of the Japanese Tax System
  • Two Strategies of the Postwar Tax System
  • Tax Administration and Tax Equity II. Individual Income Tax
  • Basic Structures
  • The Erosion of Individual Income Tax
  • Inflation Adjustments
  • The Taxation of Investment Income and Savings
  • Effects of Taxation on the Distribution of Income III. Corporation Taxation and Taxes on Capital
  • Principles of Corporate Taxation
  • Corporate Tax Levels and Tax Incentives
  • Inheritance and Gift Taxes
  • Land Tax Reform IV. Indirect Tax System
  • The Traditional Framework
  • The Value Added Tax
  • A Design of Environmental Tax V. Recent Tax Developments
  • Rebuilding the Tax System
  • Local Taxation and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
  • Appraisal and Further Reform.