The religious group Cosmic Truth Society hid ¥1.4 billion in taxable income by disguising revenues from its love hotels in five prefectures as offerings, sources alleged Tuesday.
The Kantoshinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau imposed a ¥300 million penalty and added taxes on the group known in Japanese as Uchu Shinri Gakkai, the sources said.
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