Japan’s parliament has completed ratification of a new income tax treaty with Kyrgyzstan, aimed at eliminating double taxation and preventing tax evasion and avoidance, replacing the 1986 USSR-Japan Income Tax Treaty once it enters into force.
Japan’s House of Representatives approved a new income tax treaty with Kyrgyzstan on 19 May 2026.
On 14 May 2026, lawmakers reviewed and passed the draft ratification law in its first reading. The parliament completed the ratification process on 20 May 2026, approving the Income Tax Treaty that was originally signed in Tokyo on 19 December 2025.
The new agreement focuses on eliminating double taxation on income and establishing measures to prevent tax evasion and avoidance.
Once the treaty enters into force, it will replace the outdated USSR-Japan Income Tax Treaty from 1986 that currently governs tax matters between the two nations.
