INCOME TAX ACT
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CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 1-2 (Definitions)
Article 2 (Tax Liability)
Article 2-2 (Scope of Tax Liability)
Article 3 (Scope of Taxable Income)
Article 4 (Classification of Income)
Article 5 (Taxable Period)
Article 6 (Place for Tax Payment)
Article 7 (Place for Tax Payment in Cases of Withholding, etc.)
Article 8 (Place for Tax Payment in Cases of Inheritance, etc.)
Article 9 (Designation of Place for Tax Payment)
Article 10 (Report on Change of Place for Tax Payment)
Article 11 (Jurisdiction over Taxation)
CHAPTER Ⅱ TAX LIABILITY ON RESIDENT'S GLOBAL INCOME AND RETIREMENT INCOME
SECTION 1 Non-Taxation
Article 12 (Non-Taxable Income)
Article 13 Deleted.
SECTION 2 Calculation of Tax Base and Tax Amount
Subsection 1 General Provisions on Calculation of Tax
Article 14 (Calculation of Tax Base)
Article 15 (Order in Calculation of Tax)
Subsection 2 Categories and Amount of Income
Article 16 (Interest Income)
Article 17 (Dividend Income)
Article 18 Deleted.
Article 19 (Business Income)
Article 20 (Wage and Salary Income)
Article 20-2 Deleted.
Article 20-3 (Pension Income)
Article 21 (Other Income)
Article 22 (Retirement Income)
Article 23 Deleted.
SECTION 3 Calculation of Amount of Income
Subsection 1 Total Amount of Income
Article 24 (Calculation of Total Amount of Income)
Article 25 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Total Amount of Income)
Article 26 (Exclusion from Total Income)
Subsection 2 Necessary Expenses
Article 27 (Calculation of Necessary Expenses of Business Income)
Article 28 (Calculation of Allowance for Bad Debts as Necessary Expenses)
Article 29 (Calculation of Reserves for Retirement Benefits as Necessary Expenses)
Article 30 Deleted.
Article 31 (Calculation of Necessary Expenses in Acquisition of Fixed Assets with Gains on Insurance Settlement)
Article 32 (Calculation of Value of Assets for Business Acquired with National Subsidies as Necessary Expenses)
Article 33 (Exclusion from Necessary Expenses)
Article 34 (Exclusion of Donations from Necessary Expenses)
Article 35 (Exclusion of Entertainment Expenses from Necessary Expenses)
Article 36 Deleted.
Article 37 (Calculation of Necessary Expenses of Other Income)
Article 38 Deleted.
Subsection 3 Attributed Tax Year and Value of Acquisition
Article 39 (Year to which Total Income and Necessary Expenses are Attributed, etc.)
Article 40 Deleted.
Subsection 4 Special Cases concerning Calculation of Amount of Income
Article 41 (Calculation by Wrongful Acts)
Article 42 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Amount of Income on Transactions with Nonresident, etc.)
Article 43 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Joint Business Income)
Article 44 (Separate Calculation of Amount of Income in Cases of Inheritance)
Article 45 (Deduction of Losses and Losses Carried Forward)
Article 46 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Amount of Income on Bonds, etc.)
Article 46-2 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Interest Income due to Early Cancellation)
Subsection 5 Wage and Salary Income Deduction, Pension Income Deduction, and Retirement Income Deduction
Article 47 (Wage and Salary Income Deduction)
Article 47-2 (Pension Income Deduction)
Article 48 (Retirement Income Deduction)
Article 49 Deleted.
Subsection 6 Global Income Tax Deduction
Article 50 (Basic Deduction)
Article 51 (Additional Deduction)
Article 51-2 (Additional Deduction for Households with Multiple Children)
Article 51-3 (Pension Contribution Deduction)
Article 51-4 (Interest Expense Deduction for Reverse Mortgage-Backed Retirement Pension System)
Article 52 (Special Deduction)
Article 53 (Scope of Dependents Living Together and Time for Determination thereof)
Article 54 (Exclusion from Global Income Deduction)
Article 54-2 (Special Cases concerning Income Deduction for Joint Business)
SECTION 4 Calculation of Tax
Subsection 1 Tax Rates
Article 55 (Tax Rates)
Subsection 2 Tax Credit
Article 56 (Dividend Tax Credit)
Article 56-2 (Tax Credit for Bookkeeping)
Article 57 (Foreign Tax Credit)
Article 58 (Tax Credit for Casualty Loss)
Article 59 (Tax Credit for Wage and Salary Income)
Article 59-2 (Reduction or Exemption of Tax)
Article 60 (Order of Application, etc. of Tax Reduction or Exemption or Tax Credit)
Article 61 Deleted.
SECTION 5 Special Cases in Calculation of Tax
Article 62 (Special Case concerning Calculation of Tax in Relation to Global Taxation on Interest Income)
Article 63 (Special Case concerning Calculations of Tax on Excess Repayment from Workplace Mutual-Aid Association)
Article 64 (Special Cases concerning Calculation of Tax for Real Estate Broker)
SECTION 6 Interim Prepayment, Preliminary Return and Payment of Tax
Subsection 1 Interim Prepayment
Article 65 (Interim Prepayment)
Articles 66 and 67 Deleted.
Article 68 (Special Cases concerning Interim Prepayment by Member of Taxpayers Association)
Subsection 2 Preliminary Return on Profit Margin from Sale and Purchase of Land, etc. and Payment
Article 69 (Preliminary Return on Profit Margin from Sale and Purchase of Land, etc. and Voluntary Payment by Real Estate Broker)
SECTION 7 Final Return on Tax Base and Voluntary Payment
Article 70 (Final Return on Tax Base of Global Income)
Article 70-2 (Submission of Certificate of Confirmation of Compliant Filing)
Article 71 (Final Return on Tax Base of Retirement Income)
Article 72 Deleted.
Article 73 (Exception to Final Return on Tax Base)
Article 74 (Special Cases concerning Final Return on Tax Base)
Article 75 (Application for Reduction or Exemption of Tax)
Article 76 (Final Tax Return and Payment)
Article 77 (Payment in Installment)
SECTION 8 Report and Confirmation on Present Status of Place of Business
Article 78 (Report on Present Status of Place of Business)
Article 79 (Investigation and Confirmation on Present Status of Place of Business)
SECTION 9 Determination, Correction, Collection and Refund
Subsection 1 Determination and Correction of Tax Base
Article 80 (Determination and Correction)
Article 81 (Penalty Tax)
Article 82 (Determination of Occasional Imposition)
Article 83 (Notification of Tax Base and Amount of Tax)
Article 84 (Threshold of Taxation on Other Income)
Subsection 2 Collection and Refund of Tax
Article 85 (Collection and Refunds)
Article 85-2 (Refund from Loss Carryback)
Article 86 (Non-Collection of Small Sum)
SECTION 10 Special Cases concerning Places of Joint Business
Article 87 (Special Cases concerning Places of Joint Business)
CHAPTER II TAX LIABILITY ON RESIDENT'S GLOBAL INCOME AND RETIREMENT INCOME
SECTION 1 Non-Taxation
Articles 87-2 and 87-3 Deleted.
SECTION 2 Calculation of Tax Base and Tax Amount
Articles 87-4 through 87-6 Deleted.
SECTION 3 Calculation of Amount of Income
Article 87-7 Deleted.
CHAPTER III RESIDENT'S TAX LIABILITIES FOR CAPITAL GAINS
SECTION 1 Definition of Transfer
Article 88 (Definition of Transfer)
SECTION 2 Non-Taxation and Reduction and Exemption of Capital Gains
Article 89 (Non-Taxable Capital Gains)
Article 90 (Reduction and Exemption of Capital Gains Tax)
Article 91 (Exclusion of Non-Taxation, Reduction or Exemption of Capital Gains Tax)
SECTION 3 Computation of Tax Base and Tax of Capital Gains
Article 92 (Calculation of Tax Base of Capital Gains)
Article 93 (Order in Calculation of Amount of Capital Gains Tax)
SECTION 4 Computation of Amount of Capital Gains
Article 94 (Scope of Capital Gains)
Article 95 (Amount of Capital Gains)
Article 96 (Transfer Value)
Article 97 (Calculation of Necessary Expenses for Capital Gains)
Article 98 (Time of Transfer or Acquisition)
Article 99 (Computation of Standard Market Price)
Article 99 (Computation of Standard Market Price)
Article 99-2 (Application for Reassessment and Public Notification of Standard Market Price)
Article 100 (Computation of Gains on Transfer)
Article 101 (Calculation of Capital Gains by Wrongful Acts)
Article 102 (Separate Calculation of Amount of Capital Gains)
SECTION 5 Basic Deduction for Capital Gains
Article 103 (Basic Deduction for Capital Gains)
SECTION 6 Calculation of Tax Amount of Capital Gains
Article 104 (Tax Rates of Capital Gains)
Article 104-2 (Operation of Designated Area)
Article 104-3 (Scope of Land for Non-business Use)
SECTION 7 Preliminary Return on Tax Base of Capital Gains and Payment
Article 105 (Preliminary Return on Tax Base of Capital Gains)
Article 106 (Payment by Preliminary Return)
Article 107 (Calculation of Tax for Preliminary Return)
Article 108 Deleted.
Article 109 Deleted.
SECTION 8 Final Return on Tax Base of Capital Gains and Payment
Article 110 (Final Return on Tax Base of Capital Gains)
Article 111 (Final Return and Payment)
Article 112 (Payment of Capital Gains Tax in Installment)
Article 112-2 (Payment of Capital Gains Tax in Kind)
Article 113 Deleted.
SECTION 9 Determination, Correction, Collection and Refund of Capital Gains
Article 114 (Determination, Correction and Notification of Tax Base and Tax on Capital Gains)
Article 115 (Obligation to Keep and Maintain Books for Stocks, etc. and Penalty Tax for Failure to Keep Adequate Books and Records)
Article 116 (Collection of Capital Gains Tax)
Article 117 (Refund of Capital Gains Tax)
Article 118 (Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis)
SECTION 10 Capital Gains Tax on Transfer of Overseas Assets
Article 118-2 (Scope of Capital Gains)
Article 118-3 (Value of Transfer)
Article 118-4 (Calculation of Necessary Expenses of Capital Gains)
Article 118-5 (Tax Rate of Capital Gains)
Article 118-6 (Foreign Tax Credit)
Article 118-7 (Basic Deduction for Capital Gains)
Article 118-8 (Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis)
CHAPTER IV TAX LIABILITIES OF NONRESIDENTS
SECTION 1 Common Provisions concerning Calculation of Tax on Nonresidents
Article 119 (Domestic Source Income of Nonresident)
Article 119-2 Deleted.
Article 120 (Domestic Place of Business of Nonresident)
Article 121 (Method of Taxation on Nonresident)
SECTION 2 Global Taxation on Nonresident
Article 122 (Calculation of Tax Base and Tax in Cases of Global Taxation on Nonresident)
Article 123 Deleted.
Article 124 (Return and Payment by Nonresident)
Article 125 (Determination and Collection of Tax Base and Tax for Nonresident)
SECTION 3 Separate Taxation on Nonresident
Article 126 (Calculation of Tax Base and Tax in Cases of Separate Taxation on Nonresident)
Article 126-2 (Special Cases concerning Return and Payment of Income from Transfer of Securities of Nonresident)
CHAPTER Ⅴ WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
SECTION 1 Withholding of Taxes
Subsection 1 Withholding Agent and Collection/Payment
Article 127 (Liability for Withholding Taxes)
Article 128 (Payment of Withholding Tax)
Article 128-2 (Special Cases concerning Penalty Tax for Non-payment or Underpayment of Withholding Tax)
Article 129 (Withholding Tax Rates)
Subsection 2 Tax Withholding from Interest Income or Dividend Income
Article 130 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Taxes from Interest Income and Dividend Income)
Article 131 (Special Cases concerning Timing for Withholding Taxes from Interest Income and Dividend Income)
Article 132 Deleted.
Article 133 (Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipt on Interest Income, etc.)
Article 133-2 (Special Cases concerning Withholding Tax on Bonds, etc.)
Subsection 3 Withholding Tax from Wage and Salary Income
Article 134 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Taxes from Wage and Salary Income)
Article 135 (Special Cases concerning Date of Collection of Withholding Taxes)
Article 136 (Tax Withheld from Bonus, etc.)
Article 137 (Year-end Tax Settlement of Amount of Wage and Salary Income Tax)
Article 137-2 (Year-end Tax Settlement of Wage and Salary Income Tax for Persons who Receives Wages and Salaries from Two or More Persons)
Article 138 (Year-end Tax of Wage and Salary Income Tax for Reemployed Persons)
Article 139 (Carryforward of Shortage in Collection)
Article 140 (Report on Income Deduction by Wage and Salary Income Earner)
Articles 141 and 142 Deleted.
Article 143 (Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipt on Wage and Salary Income)
Subsection 3-2 Withholding Tax from Pension Income
Article 143-2 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Tax from Pension Income)
Article 143-3 Deleted.
Article 143-4 (Year-end Tax Settlement of Public Pension Income Tax)
Article 143-5 (Carryforward of Shortage in Collection)
Article 143-6 (Return on Income Deduction by Pension Income Earner)
Article 143-7 (Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipts for Pension Income)
Sub-Section 4 Withholding Tax from Business Income
Article 144 (Timing and Methods for Withholding from Business Income and Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipt)
Article 144-2 (Year-end Tax Settlement of Business Income Tax Except for Final Return on Tax Base)
Article 144-3 (Report, etc. of Income Deduction for Business Income Earner who Makes Year-end Tax Settlement)
Article 144-4 (Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipt on Business Income subject to Year-end Tax Settlement)
Article 144-5 (Special Cases concerning Timing for Withholding Tax from Business Income for Year-end Tax Settlement)
Sub-Section 5 Withholding Tax from Other Income
Article 145 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Tax from Other Income and Issuance of Withholding Tax Receipt)
Article 145-2 (Special Cases concerning Timing for Withholding Taxes from Other Income)
Subsection 6 Withholding Tax From Retirement Income
Article 146 (Timing and Methods for Withholding Tax from Retirement Income and Issuance, etc. of Withholding Tax Receipt)
Article 147 (Special Cases concerning Timing for Withholding Taxes from Retirement Income)
Article 148 (Settlement of Tax on Retirement Income)
SECTION 2 Tax Withholding by Taxpayers Association
Article 149 (Organization of Taxpayers Association)
Article 150 (Liability of Taxpayers Association to Collect Taxes)
Article 151 (Payment of Tax Collected by Taxpayers Association)
Article 152 (Method of Collection by Taxpayers Association)
Article 153 (Management of Tax Payment by Taxpayers Association)
SECTION 3 Special Cases concerning Tax Withholding
Article 154 (Exemption from Tax Withholding)
Article 155 (Exclusion from Tax Withholding)
Article 155-2 (Special Cases concerning Withholding Taxes from Specified Money in Trust, etc.)
Article 155-3 (Special Cases concerning Tax Withholding of Collective Investment Scheme)
Article 156 (Special Cases concerning Withholding Taxes from Domestic Source Income of Nonresident)
Article 156-2 (Application for Non-Taxation, etc. where Nonresident is Eligible for Non-Taxation, etc. of Domestic Source Income)
Article 156-3 (Special Cases concerning Withholding Tax on Bonds, etc. of Nonresident)
Article 156-4 (Special Cases concerning Procedures for Withholding Taxes from Nonresidents)
Article 156-5 (Special Cases concerning Tax Withholding Procedures Related to Services Rendered by Nonresident Entertainers)
Article 156-6 (Special Cases concerning Procedures for Withholding Taxes from Nonresidents for Application of Reduced Tax Rate under Tax Treaty)
Article 157 (Succession to Tax Withholding)
SECTION 4 Penalty Tax for Non-payment or Underpayment of Withholding Tax
Articles 158 and 159 Deleted.
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 160 (Keeping of and Entry in Books)
Article 160-2 (Receipt and Keeping of Documentary Evidence of Disbursement of Expenses, etc.)
Article 160-3 (Obligations to Prepare and Retain Details of Issuance of Receipts for Donation)
Article 160-4 (Obligations, etc. of Financial Companies, etc. to Prepare and Retain Details of Issuance of Certificates)
Article 160-5 (Obligations, etc. to Report and Use Business Account)
Article 161 (Keeping Separate Entry)
Article 162 (Installation and Use of Cash Registers)
Article 162-2 (Obligations to Become Member of Credit Card Member Stores and to Issue Credit Card Sales Slips)
Article 162-3 (Obligations, etc. to Register as Cash Receipt Merchant and to Issue Cash Receipts for Cash Payment)
Article 163 (Preparation, Issuance, etc. of Invoices)
Article 163-2 (Submission of Aggregate Table of Tax Invoices by Purchaser)
Article 164 (Submission of Statement of Payment)
Article 164-2 (Special Cases concerning Obligations to Submit Statement of Payment on Domestic Source Income, etc. of Nonresidents)
Article 165 (Submission of Supporting Documents for Income Deduction and Administrative Guidance)
Article 166 (Use of Data Processing Information, etc. on Resident Registration)
Article 167 (Submission of Certified Copy of Resident Registration Card)
Article 168 (Registration of Business Operators and Assignment of Taxpayer Code Numbers)
Article 169 (Grant of Subsidy)
Article 170 (Inquiry and Investigation)
Article 171 (Consultation)
Article 172 (Perusal of Documents Related to Sale, Registration and Entry)
Article 173 (Cooperation for Collection of Taxation Data)
Article 174 (Submission of Materials for Payment of Insurance Payment on Loss)
Article 175 (Sample Surveys)