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Articles tagged with "TaxOffice" (2 articles)

"Internal Bling" for Inner Beauty Denied as Business Expense: Tax Office Rules "Depreciation Period Ends at Defecation"

"Internal Bling" for Inner Beauty Denied as Business Expense: Tax Office Rules "Depreciation Period Ends at Defecation"

Physically implementing the adage "true wealth lies within," a growing number of executives are paving their stomach walls with pure gold. However, when they present abdominal X-rays as "asset ledgers," the tax office coldly rejects the claims, ruling that "the depreciation period ends upon digestion (approximately 24 hours)." Along with the golden stool, millions of yen in investments are literally being flushed down the drain.

Translations: JA
'Protein Is Prescription Medicine' — Tax Office Rejects Deductions, Furious Bodybuilders Blockade Counter with Silent 'Side Chest' Pose

'Protein Is Prescription Medicine' — Tax Office Rejects Deductions, Furious Bodybuilders Blockade Counter with Silent 'Side Chest' Pose

'Protein is medicine for the soul.' At tax return counters across Japan, men clutch fistfuls of receipts. The tax office has rejected every single medical expense deduction claim, ruling that 'excessive muscle hypertrophy falls outside medical treatment.' Enraged bodybuilders have surrounded counters nationwide, launching a silent 'Side Chest' protest. Staff are in tears, saying 'it's not the intimidation that's unbearable — it's the baby oil smell.'

Translations: JA