A collection official must release a seizure when any of the following applies:
徴収職員は、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、差押えを解除しなければならない。
Changes on (Act No. 12 of 2026)
the entire amount of the national tax for which the seizure was made is extinguished through payment, appropriation, cancellation of a correction or any other reason; or
納付、充当、更正の取消その他の理由により差押えに係る国税の全額が消滅したとき。
the value of the seized property is no longer expected to exceed the total amount of the expenses for the delinquent tax collection procedure relating to the seizure and the national taxes, local taxes and other claims that take priority over the national tax for which the seizure was made.
A collection official may release the seizure of all or part of the seized property when any of the following applies:
Changes on (Act No. 12 of 2026)
When, due to partial payment of the national tax for which the seizure was made, appropriation, partial cancellation of a correction, a rise in the value of the seized property, or any other reason, its value is found to significantly exceed the total amount of the national tax for which the seizure was made and the other national taxes, local taxes, and other claims that take priority over it;
When the delinquent taxpayer has offered other appropriate property that can be seized, and that property has been seized; or
滞納者が他に差し押さえることができる適当な財産を提供した場合において、その財産を差し押さえたとき。
When, in the case where there has been no application for purchase by bidding or auction (hereinafter referred to as a "bid, etc.") even after the seized property has been put up for public auction three times, it is found that there would be no purchaser even if it were put up for public auction again, and also that there is no prospect of sale by private contract, taking into consideration the shape and use of the seized property, restrictions on its use under laws and regulations, and other circumstances.
差押財産について、三回公売に付しても入札又は競り売りに係る買受けの申込み（以下「入札等」という。）がなかつた場合において、その差押財産の形状、用途、法令による利用の規制その他の事情を考慮して、更に公売に付しても買受人がないと認められ、かつ、随意契約による売却の見込みがないと認められるとき。
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national taxmachine translation
「国税」
A tax imposed by the national government, other than customs duty, tonnage tax, special tonnage tax, the forest environment tax and the special corporate business tax.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
local taxmachine translation
「地方税」
Local government collections (地方団体の徴収金) as defined in Article 1, paragraph 1, item 14 of the Local Tax Act, including the like collections of the Tokyo Metropolis (都) and its special wards (特別区), money collected for the forest environment tax under the Act on the Forest Environment Tax and the Forest Environment Transfer Tax, and money collected for the special corporate business tax under the Act on the Special Corporate Business Tax and the Special Corporate Business Transfer Tax.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies throughout the law
delinquent taxpayermachine translation
「滞納者」
A taxpayer (納税者) who has not paid a national tax they owe by its due date for payment, the original due date being the one that counts: a later date to which a tax payment grace period (納税の猶予) or a grace period for collection or for the delinquent tax collection procedure (滞納処分) has extended it does not.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix)· applies throughout the law
collection officialmachine translation
「徴収職員」
The district director of a tax office (税務署長) or any other official engaged in the work of collecting national taxes.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)· applies throughout the law
seized propertymachine translation
「差押財産」
Property seized under this Act.
Short name set inArticle 52, paragraph (1)
bid, etc.machine translation
「入札等」
An offer to buy property at a public auction (公売), made by tender (入札) or by open bidding (競り売り).
Short name set inArticle 79, paragraph (2), item (iii)