Key Facts
• Sapporo-based advertising agency and CEO accused of $800,000 tax evasion.
• Company: Access Japan; CEO: Yuta Iriya.
• Alleged income concealment: $15.6 million from 2019 to 2021.
• Method: Fictitious outsourcing expenses and income exclusion.
• CEO also operated a pharmaceutical import consulting business.
• Access Japan claims to have filed amended tax returns and paid dues.
Summary
Access Japan, an advertising agency in Sapporo, and its CEO, Yuta Iriya, have been accused of evading $800,000 in taxes. Authorities allege that from 2019 to 2021, the company concealed $15.6 million in income through fictitious outsourcing expenses and other methods. Iriya also reportedly excluded part of his earnings from a pharmaceutical import consulting business. The company stated it has since filed amended tax returns and paid the owed taxes.
