TOKYO -- Pandemic-hit travel agency JTB will cut its capital to 100 million yen ($949,000) from around 2.3 billion yen, Nikkei has learned, in a drastic move that transforms the Japanese industry leader into a small business for tax purposes.
Move cuts tax burden to small-business level as travel slump drags on
Sensoji, a major tourist attraction in Tokyo. Travel agencies like JTB have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Pandemic-hit travel agency JTB will cut its capital to 100 million yen ($949,000) from around 2.3 billion yen, Nikkei has learned, in a drastic move that transforms the Japanese industry leader into a small business for tax purposes.