Tax authorities claim that about 40 corporate groups running pachinko parlors across Japan failed to declare over ¥100 billion in total taxable income with back taxes amounting to several billion yen, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
The authorities found out the income disparity at the groups, whose locations range from the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan to Kyushu in the southwest, in concerted nationwide raids on the industry, the sources said.
Among them, a group based in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward failed to declare about ¥15 billion, but declined to comment when contacted by Kyodo News, citing the absence of a person in charge. (Japan Times)
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