A Resident that was not a Special Farming Income Earner in the previous year but that is expected to become a Special Farming Income Earner in the current year based on the status thereof as of May 1 of the current year may seek to have the competent district tax office director for the locality in which the Resident pays taxes acknowledge that expectation.
A Resident seeking the acknowledgment referred to in the preceding paragraph must submit a paper-based application giving the grounds for expecting that the Resident will be a Special Farming Income Earner in that year and giving the information prescribed by Ministry of Finance Order, to the competent district tax office director for the locality in which the Resident pays taxes, by May 15 of the relevant year.
Following the submission of a paper-based application as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the district tax office director must notify the applicant via a paper-based notice upon approval or denial of the application. This being the case, the district tax office director must give additional information as to the reason when notifying the applicant of a denial.
税務署長は、前項の申請書の提出があつた場合において、承認又は却下の処分をするときは、その申請者に対し、書面によりその旨を通知する。この場合において、却下の処分の通知をするときは、その理由を附記しなければならない。
If the provisions of paragraph (1) apply, the determination as to whether a person was or was not a Special Farming Income Earner in the previous year is based on what has been established as of May 1 of the relevant year.