Japan Mulls Collecting App Sales Tax From Google, Apple: Sankei

The Japanese government is considering collecting sales tax on smartphone games offered by overseas developers indirectly from app store operators such as Google and Apple instead of collecting it directly from the developers themselves, the Sankei newspaper reports without attribution.

• Ruling party tax panel plans to work out the details and include it in fiscal 2024 tax reform proposals

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