Following a revision to Japan's hometown tax donation program, which offers tax breaks to donors, the government wants to discourage donors from focusing too much on "good deals" offered through generous return gifts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/09/japan/hometown-tax-donation-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #localgovernment #furusatonozei #taxes

Commission fees paid by local governments to website operators as part of Japan's "furusato nōzei" hometown tax donation program reached 11.5% of the value of donations in fiscal 2024, a government survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/12/furusato-nozei-commission-fees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment #internalaffairsministry

The government and the ruling camp are considering capping the amount of tax deductions allowed under the furusato nо̄zei hometown donation system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/furusato-nozei-cap-deductions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment

The Osaka High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that the central government's decision to cut special tax grants to the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, due to its hometown tax donation revenue, was illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/crime-legal/izumisano-illegal-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #izumisano #japanesecourts #taxes #furusatonozei #osaka

Crowdfunding-style projects to address specific local challenges are gaining traction in Japan's hometown donation system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/society/japan-hometown-donations-crowdfunding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment #crowdfunding

The internal affairs ministry has said it will bar four municipalities from taking part in Japan's furusato nōzei hometown tax donation program for two years due to their excessive spending on the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/four-municipalities-banned-from-furusato-nozei/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment #internalaffairsministry