TT-741 -- Taxing Cross-border eCommerce, Ebiz news from Japan

Consumption tax legislation will kick in in 2015 adding an extra 10% (up from zero) on digital contents/services that are purchased by consumers (versus businesses) from suppliers abroad.

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TT-687 -- How to Collect Tax on eBooks? Ebiz news from Japan.

With Toronto-based Kobo, Rakuten would be able to "do an Amazon" and bypass Japan's consumption tax laws by selling Japanese-language ebooks from abroad.

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