Service Description
Tax, Accounting & Finance Support for Operations
Support for Your Japanese Operations
We support foreign-owned Japanese subsidiaries and branches, as well as overseas companies with Japanese tax obligations.
Our services cover accounting, tax, payroll, banking and payments, and reporting to overseas headquarters. Clients can communicate directly with a licensed Japanese tax accountant in English.
Services can be provided individually or combined to reflect your Japanese operations and the support available from your overseas finance team.
Accounting & Financial Reporting
We provide bookkeeping, monthly closing and financial reporting for foreign-owned businesses in Japan.
Our work includes maintaining accounting records, reconciling bank accounts, and preparing financial statements and supporting schedules.
We also assist with reporting to overseas headquarters, including the preparation of reporting packages using agreed formats and deadlines. We work with your finance team to clarify accounting treatments and explain differences between Japanese records and headquarters reporting requirements.
Where your team maintains the accounting records, we can discuss a review and reporting arrangement rather than duplicating your existing work.
Corporate Tax & Japanese Consumption Tax
We provide corporate tax and Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) return preparation and filing, together with ongoing tax support.
Our work includes reviewing the tax treatment of transactions, preparing relevant tax filings and notifications, and coordinating tax payment arrangements.
We communicate directly with overseas management and professional advisers to explain Japanese tax requirements and identify matters that need attention.
The scope of advisory work is agreed according to the nature and complexity of your business.
Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) Tax Agent Service
Foreign corporations and overseas businesses engaging in taxable transactions in Japan are required to appoint a Tax Agent (Tax Representative) when they become liable for Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT). With the implementation of the Invoice System, proper registration and tax compliance have become essential to maintain business relationships and transactions in Japan.
As a certified Japanese Tax Accountant, our office serves as your reliable Consumption Tax Agent, offering comprehensive services such as:
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Registration procedures and filings with the National Tax Agency
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Preparation and submission of JCT returns
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Handling of tax refund applications
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Full support for payment and refund processes
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Ongoing advisory services on compliance with the Invoice System and Japanese tax regulations
We go beyond simple administrative support by combining professional expertise with practical experience, ensuring that your company can operate confidently and securely in Japan’s tax environment.
The following services are fully covered
under the annual fee. No additional charges apply.
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Service Item
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Included in the Annual Fee
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Invoice Number Registration
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Application for Qualified Invoice Issuer
ID (Japanese Invoice System)
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Appointment as Tax Agent
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Acting as official tax representative and
filing notification with NTA
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Interim Tax Return & Payment
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Preparation, filing, and payment handling
for interim returns
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Final Tax Return
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Preparation and filing of the annual JCT
final return
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Payment Handling
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Preparation of tax payment slips,
bank/e-tax payment support
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▶ Annual Fee: JPY 400,000 (excl. tax)
Note: For corporations required to make
monthly interim JCT payments, an additional fee of JPY 120,000 (excl. tax) per
year will be charged.
Note: Fee quoted separately depending on the size of the company.
Payroll & Related Coordination
We provide payroll calculation and reporting for employees of foreign-owned businesses in Japan.
Our support includes calculating salaries, relevant deductions and net payments, preparing payroll reports, and coordinating payroll information with your overseas finance or human resources team.
We can also assist with payroll accounting and the reconciliation of payroll-related balances.
Where social insurance or labor-related procedures require specialist involvement, we coordinate with qualified professionals under an agreed division of responsibilities.
Banking & Payment Support
We assist with day-to-day banking administration and the preparation and execution of approved payments.
Depending on the agreed scope, our work may include vendor payments, salary payments, employee expense reimbursements, tax payments, payment schedules, bank balance reporting and bank reconciliation.
Payments are executed based on client authorization and agreed procedures. Payment approval responsibilities, banking access and execution arrangements are defined as part of the engagement.
This service can be combined with accounting and payroll support to keep payment records, accounting entries and reports to headquarters coordinated.
Working With Your Accounting Systems
We can work with client-designated accounting systems, including Xero, depending on the scope of the engagement.
Where accounting is maintained by your overseas team, we discuss the records, reports and data needed for Japanese tax compliance and local reporting.
System access, responsibilities and data exchange arrangements are agreed before work begins.
Support for Japanese Subsidiaries & Branches
We assist foreign companies with the tax, accounting and finance arrangements needed to establish and operate a Japanese subsidiary or branch.
Our support may include initial tax notifications, accounting setup, payroll arrangements and coordination of reporting requirements with overseas headquarters.
For incorporation, corporate registration and other specialist procedures, we coordinate with the relevant qualified professionals.
Bank account opening support can also be discussed. Account opening remains subject to the bank’s requirements and approval.
Opening the bank account procedure
To start your business in Japan, it is very important to open the bank account. However it is very difficult to get it now.
We can support to open the bank account.
Japan Business Entry Consulting
The right visions and strategies settled before market entry are indispensable for your success.
We help achieve your smooth entry by subsidiary incorporation(setting up KK), accounting and tax advisory, corporate formation, and the other miscellaneous consulting services to make your Japan entry succeed.
Japan Business Growth Consulting
Lasting growth cannot be ensured unless corporations identify a fundamental problem and constantly challenge for change.
We assess enterprise's performance as well as industry, competitors, and customers to identify an impediment to competitive advantage and facilitate executives decision making for sustainable growth.
Fees
Japanese Consumption Tax(JCT), Tax Agent Service
| JPY400,000～ | Tax agent services, consumption tax return & consumption tax payment |
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Subsidiary incorporation(setting up KK)
| JPY 350,000～ | Company Registration Service(Inc Tax)
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Accounting and Tax Services
JPY 40,000～ per month
(Depends on transaction no.) | Bookkeeping |
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| JPY60,000～ per month | Preparation of monthly financial report (BS, PL,TB, GL, Bank balance, Fixed Asset report) |
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| JPY40,000～ per month | Treasury management & Expense disbursement services |
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| JPY15,000～ per month | Preparation of monthly payroll |
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| JPY300,000～ per year | Corporate tax return and archive of tax documents |
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| JPY150,000～ per year | Consumption(VAT) tax return and archive of tax documents |
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| JPY30,000～ per month | Nominee for Representative Director Services |
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Available accounting software
・Xero
・Quickbooks
・SAP
・JD Edwards (JDE)
*If you make the bookkeeping on your side, any accounting software is available for us. We are flexible and can work with Xero accounting software etc. if that is the client’s preferred accounting system.
Registered address services
Nominee director services
