‘Apple pays Japan 105 million euros extra tax due to income understatement’

In Japan, Apple has to pay 12 billion yen, or about 105 million euros, extra tax to the Japanese state. The American company is said to have declared too little income in the country. The company has already paid this amount.

The news is reported by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which is basing it on anonymous sources. The understatement of income is said to come from Apple Japan’s iTunes division. The sources report that no income tax was paid on the profits that the Japanese Apple sends to the Irish Apple under the guise of license fees. Apple declines comment to NHK.

The decision of the Japanese tax authorities follows shortly after a similar decision by the European Commission. It has decided that Apple in Ireland must repay thirteen billion euros in tax benefits to that country. According to the EC, the tax advantage is unlawful, according to an investigation that has been conducted since 2014. The Irish government, which is the beneficiary of the EC’s ruling, is appealing the ruling.