{"id":249,"date":"2023-04-24T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:57:05","slug":"holding-companies-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/holding-companies-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Holding Companies in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>holding company<\/strong>\u00a0is a business entity which is structured for owning stock of other companies. Among the benefits of establishing a\u00a0<strong>holding company in Japan<\/strong>, our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company formation consultants in Japan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0would like to mention the fact that, generally, the investment required to control another company is smaller than it would be for a merger or consolidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/holding-companies-in-japan\/#registering-a-holding-company-in-japan\" title=\"Registering a holding company in Japan\">Registering a holding company in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/holding-companies-in-japan\/#taxation-of-holding-companies-in-japan\" title=\"Taxation of holding companies in Japan\">Taxation of holding companies in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"registering-a-holding-company-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Registering a holding company in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong>holding company in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;usually is incorporated as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A limited liability company by share (Kabushiki Kaisha);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A limited liability company (Godo Kaisha).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-llc-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>limited liability company in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is commonly used by small and medium sized businesses and activates more as a partnership. Our&nbsp;<strong>company registration<\/strong>&nbsp;advisors<strong>&nbsp;in Japan&nbsp;<\/strong>can offer assistance in<strong>&nbsp;setting up<\/strong>&nbsp;such&nbsp;<strong>a company in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The registration costs for such a company are smaller than for the<strong>&nbsp;limited liability company<\/strong>&nbsp;by share (JPY 250,000).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of entity is more useful when there are partners who can activate in the company by offering their skills, knowledge or network without effectuating large contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the downside, the<strong>&nbsp;limited liability company in&nbsp;Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;is less credible than the<strong>&nbsp;limited liability company<\/strong>&nbsp;by shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"taxation-of-holding-companies-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Taxation of holding companies in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, a non-resident person who holds shares in a&nbsp;<strong>holding company in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;is obliged to pay taxes on the dividends from the<strong>&nbsp;holding company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The withholding tax applied on dividends paid by<strong>&nbsp;Japan holding companies<\/strong>&nbsp;to non-residents is set at 7% for dividends which are due on or prior to March 31, 2009. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan company formation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;representatives can provide further details on this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this date, the maximum withholding tax rate is usually set at 10% of the gross distributed amount, as defined by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/double-tax-treaties-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tax Conventions<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with different jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Profits which are derived from the sale or another type of share dispositions of a&nbsp;<strong>holding company in Japan&nbsp;<\/strong>inside the country or abroad by a non-resident are, commonly, taxed with an income, corporation or other taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to&nbsp;<strong>set up a limited liability company in Japan<\/strong>, please do not hesitate to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>get in touch<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with our friendly&nbsp;<strong>company formation<\/strong>&nbsp;executives&nbsp;<strong>in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0holding company\u00a0is a business entity which is structured for owning stock of other companies. Among the benefits of establishing a\u00a0holding company in Japan, our\u00a0company formation consultants in Japan\u00a0would like to mention the fact that, generally, the investment required to control another company is smaller than it would be for a merger or consolidation. Registering a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38,12,87,14,86],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Holding Companies in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are a few details on holding companies in Japan. 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