Pillar Two: A Japanese perspective

Published: April 5, 2023, 2 p.m.

Doug McHoney (PwC's US International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Shin Yamaguchi at PwC’s 2023 International Tax Conference. Shin is a Tokyo-based International Tax Partner, where he leads PwC Japan’s Inbound Tax Practice. Doug and Shin discuss Japan’s latest tax developments, focusing on the Pillar Two rules (of course!), specifically, UTPR, IIR, Safe Harbours, QDMTT, the GloBE Information Return and effective dates. They also discuss the Japanese legislative process.Since the recording of this podcast Japan has enacted their 2023 Tax Reform Bill which includes the Pillar Two Income Inclusion Rule which applies on or after April 1, 2024.