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Epic Games Paid 3.5b Yen in Back Taxes in Japan, Nikkei Says

Nov. 1, 2023, 12:08 AM UTC
Ryotaro Nakamaru
Ryotaro Nakamaru

Epic Games paid ~3.5b yen in back taxes in Japan after authorities found the Fortnite developer failed to properly declare its tax obligations, Nikkei reports, citing an unidentified person.

  • Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau found the company hadn’t paid enough consumption tax on in-game purchases
  • Epic tells Nikkei it inadvertently failed to pay taxes on Fortnite revenue in 2018-2020

To contact the reporter on this story:
Ryotaro Nakamaru in Tokyo at rnakamaru1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Yusuke Miyazawa at ymiyazawa3@bloomberg.net

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