Expertise comments regarding the taxation on donations by Naoko Sumida, President of SBC Group are taken up by ACUMEN, the magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ).

https://bccjacumen.com/quake-brits-lend-helping-hand/

Sumida Brokers & Consulting Inc., an accounting firm that is one of the BCCJ’s newest members, has been putting its skill set to use. “We have been translating the national tax authorities’ advice on the easiest ways to make donations, as well as providing advice on how donations can be treated as deductible expenses for tax reasons”, said Naoko Sumida, president of SBC Group.

Please find attached a summary on the “Announcement by Japan National Tax Agency in 04.2016” regarding the taxation aspect of donations for the Kumamoto Earthquake.

Announcement by Japan National Tax Agency in 04.2016

Concrete actions needed to advance global tax transparency, OECD says.

http://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/concrete-actions-needed-to-advance-global-tax-transparency.htm