2008 November New Japan-Australia Tax Treaty [PDF 76KB] October Tax Reform on Termination or Partial Redemption of an Investment in Public Stock Investment Trusts [PDF 34KB] September 2008 Tax Reforms Foreign Tax Credit System on J-REITs and TMKs [PDF 51KB] August Special Edition New Independent Agent Exemption for Discretionary Investment Managers: Background, Release of Reference Cases, Q&A and Joint Presentation by the FSA, NTA and MOF [PDF 44KB] Release of Finalized Part IV (Insurance) of the OECD Report on the Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments [PDF 103KB] July Scope of Institutional Investor after 2008 Tax Reforms [PDF 114KB] June New Independent Agent Guidelines for Investment Managers [PDF 31KB] May 2008 Tax Reforms on Interest Taxation [PDF 155KB] Special Edition OECD- Draft Update to Model Tax Convention [PDF 55KB] Special Edition2008 Japanese Tax Reforms Application Date for reforms affecting the Financial Services Industry [PDF 32KB] Special Edition New Independent Agent Exception [PDF 25KB] April New Japan-France Tax Treaty - Effective [PDF 92KB] Special Edition Transitional extension for the special taxation measures with respect to 2008 Japanese Tax Reforms -Impact on the Financial Services Industry- [PDF 29KB] March 2008 Tax Reform Summary Revision on Taxation on Securities for individuals[PDF 36KB] February Extension of Reduced Tax Rates for Transfer Taxes [PDF 94KB] Special Edition New Japan-Australia Tax Treaty [PDF 95KB] Special Edition OECD Study into the Role of Tax Intermediaries [PDF 77KB] January OECD public discussion draft onTax Treaty Issues Related to REITs [PDF 69KB]