Industries with High Unreported Income in Japan’s Individual Tax Returns

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According to the 2022 annual survey report by the National Tax Agency of Japan, the amounts of unreported income by type of individual businesses are as follows:

3rd Place: Breeders

The average amount of unreported income per tax audit case was 21,360,000 yen, and the additional tax liability per case was 5,180,000 yen.

2nd Place: System Engineers

The average amount of unreported income per tax audit case was 21,500,000 yen, and the additional tax liability per case was 5,190,000 yen.

1st Place: Management Consultants

The average amount of unreported income per tax audit case was 22,660,000 yen, and the additional tax liability per case was 6,110,000 yen.

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