Overview
- The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau dismissed a female senior investigator on Oct. 16 for unapproved side work and improper handling of taxpayer information.
- Investigators found she worked 219 times as event staff or an extra from April 2017 to January 2024, earning about ¥2.22 million and failing to declare required portions.
- Tokyo authorities imposed about ¥337,000 in additional taxes including heavy surtax, citing use of a false address to conceal the side income.
- The probe also found 31 private searches of taxpayer records, removal of 101 administrative documents, and 77 stock trades during work hours; a supervisor’s observation of trading materials triggered the inquiry.
- Separately, the Osaka bureau cut a male collection official’s pay by 10% for three months for accepting meals from corporate representatives, including a delinquent taxpayer, on six occasions totaling roughly ¥47,000 discovered in a February 2025 review.