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Japanese Tax Authorities Seize $400 Million from Game Company After Non-VAT Compliant In-Game Item Sales

The Tokyo Tax Office has announced the seizure of 1.8 billion yen from the game Mafia City distributed by Yotta Games since 2022, without paying consumption tax similar to VAT in Thailand. This tax seizure is a collaborative effort between the tax authorities of Japan and Singapore to analyze Yotta Games’ sales data in Singapore. Mafia City boasts over 100 million downloads on Google Play. This seizure represents outstanding payments owed by Yotta Games, with no specifics on which platform the seizures were made. Source: Japan Times.

TLDR: Tokyo Tax Office seizes 1.8 billion yen from Yotta Games for unpaid taxes on Mafia City sales. Collaboration between Japan and Singapore tax authorities led to the seizure. Game has over 100 million downloads on Google Play.

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