A Tokyo funeral service is suspected of hiding 800 million yen in taxable income in the seven years to last June by falsely declaring that kickbacks from Buddhist monks were tax-free religious offerings, sources said Monday.
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has imposed about 300 million yen in back taxes on Tokyo Sosai, based in Edogawa Ward, they said.
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