Japanese Webcast: U.S. Tax and BEPS 2.0 Pillar Two Updates

Takayuki is responsible for assisting mid- to large-size Japanese clients in United States with various inbound tax issues. Takayuki joined the firm in 2004 and since then he has been assisting Japanese clients in the Western United States. He worked at KPMG Tax Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) from 2011 through 2013 and assisted Japanese companies with various outbound M&A projects. Takayuki has extensive experience in tax compliance for multinational and commercial enterprises, and his background encompasses a wide range of general business and tax matters, including accounting methods and consolidations.

Hiroshi is a qualified Japanese tax accountant (Zeirishi) with over 11 years of tax experience in KPMG Tax Tokyo. He began his tax career in the Japanese domestic tax department in KPMG Tax Tokyo in 2006 and moved to the M&A international tax department in KPMG Tax Tokyo in 2010. After six years of experience in the M&A international tax department, he joined the KPMG Silicon Valley office in 2017. Hiroshi has extensive experience in tax compliance and tax advisory for Japanese clients, and his background encompasses a wide range of general business and tax matters, including accounting methods and consolidations.

Michio is a Tax Partner in the Japanese Practice at the KPMG LLP New York office. He joined KPMG in 1997. Michio primarily works with Japanese companies operating in the U.S. and provides tax compliance services, tax planning consultations, and assists with tax audits related to their investments in the U.S. He has significant experience in managing global effective tax rates, advising on the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), navigating tax treaties, resolving disputes with tax authorities, and addressing international withholding tax issues. Michio has authored numerous articles and delivered lectures in both Japan and the U.S. on tax matters affecting Japanese companies in the United States.

Jun is a Tax partner at KPMG Tax Corporation and has approximately 19 years of experience in providing tax compliance and advisory services related to international taxation, corporate taxation, and M&A transactions for domestic and foreign corporations, including technology and gaming companies, securities companies, banks, insurance companies, investment advisory firms, and real estate funds. Of his 19 years in KPMG, Jun spent four years in the KPMG Chicago office where he focused on providing U.S. tax compliance and advisory services to privately owned U.S. companies. Since his return to Japan in 2014, he has been engaged in providing U.S. withholding tax advice and tax compliance services, in addition to Japanese tax services. Jun has been involved in a number of engagements in providing Japanese tax and U.S. tax advice to Japanese companies on their foreign investments and overseas expansion projects.