Furthermore, based upon his experience in the examination and hearing of appeals when he worked at the final decision-making institution within Japan’s national tax organization (Tokyo National Tax Tribunal) for three years beginning in 2016, he is able to offer advice based upon the most recent tax disputes as well as the perspectives of National Tax Agency personnel in cases involving issues related to various aspects of tax law, such as the following:

• International Tax (tax haven counter-measures, transfer pricing regulations, etc.)
• Consumption Tax (taxation of a wide variety of export transactions, tax processes for reward points, etc.)
• Corporate Tax (waiver and assignment of claims, taxation of debt equity swaps, rejection of acts or calculations pertaining to organizational restructuring, taxation of discounted issue, etc.)
• Withholding Tax (presence and subject of liability for withholding tax, timing of withholding, etc.)
• Income Tax (taxation of financial products, etc.)
• Heavy Additional Tax, including audit-related cases

Education & Professional Career

Other Activities

• Member of Japan Tax Jurisprudence Association