1 April 2026 — Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures
1 April 2026 — Act on General Rules for National Taxes
1 April 2026 — Act on Special Measures for Securing the Financial Resources Necessary to Implement Measures for Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake
98 provisions changed · 68 provisions added · 17 provisions removed · 11 provisions in the supplementary provisions
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Article 41-3-11 · Income Amount Adjustment Deduction第四十一条の三の十一(所得金額調整控除)
amount of miscellaneous income from public pensions or retirement packages: the amount listed in Article 35, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Income Tax Act (where the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article apply, the amount calculated as if those provisions did not apply);
with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 203-3 of the Income Tax Act in the case where a resident 65 years of age or older receives payment of public pensions or retirement packages, the phrase "100105,000 yen" in item (i), (a) and item (iv) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "140145,000 yen";
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 203-3 of the Income Tax Act and the provisions of Article 41-15-3, paragraph (2) in the case where, in any year from 2026 onward2027, a resident receives payment of public pensions or retirement packages prescribed in Article 203-2 of the Income Tax Act (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph and the following paragraph as "public pensions or retirement packages"), and the amount of public pensions or retirement packages to be received during that year is, based on the circumstances as of the day preceding the day on which the resident is first to receive payment of public pensions or retirement packages in that year, the amount specified by Cabinet Order or less, the phrase "75,000 yen" in Article 203-3, item (i), (a) and item (iv) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "105110,000 yen", the phrase "100105,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "130140,000 yen", the phrase "Income Tax Act" in item (i) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Income Tax Act as applied with the terms and phrases replaced pursuant to the provisions of Article 41-16-2, paragraph (3)", the phrase "100105,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "130140,000 yen", and the phrase "140145,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "175180,000 yen".
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 203-3 of the Income Tax Act and the provisions of Article 41-15-3, paragraph (2) in the case where, in 2026any year from 2028 onward, a resident receives payment of public pensions or retirement packages, and the amount of public pensions or retirement packages to be received during that year exceedsis, based on the circumstances as of the day preceding the day on which the resident is first to receive payment of public pensions or retirement packages in that year, the amount specified by Cabinet Order referred to in the preceding paragraphor less, the phrase "75,000 yen" in Article 203-3, item (i), (a) and item (iv) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "100110,000 yen", the phrase "100105,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "125135,000 yen", the phrase "Income Tax Act" in item (i) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Income Tax Act as applied with the terms and phrases replaced pursuant to the provisions of Article 41-16-2, paragraph (4)", the phrase "100105,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "125135,000 yen", and the phrase "140145,000 yen" is deemed to be replaced with "165175,000 yen".
Article 41-17 · Special Provisions on Medical Expense Deduction Where the Cost of Purchasing Specified Over-the-Counter Drugs, etc. Is Paid第四十一条の十七(特定一般用医薬品等購入費を支払つた場合の医療費控除の特例)
From the perspective of promoting the use of over-the-counter drugs, etc. (meaning drugs requiring guidance prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (5), item (iii) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Act No. 145 of 1960) and, over-the-counter drugs prescribed in item (iv) of that paragraph; and pharmacy-manufactured drugs (meaning the drugs listed in Article 2, paragraph (17), item (iii) of that Act; the same applies in item (i)); hereinafter the same applies through in this paragraph (3)and the following paragraph) that are particularly highly substitutable for drugs provided as medical treatment benefits pursuant to the provisions of the medical insurance Acts, etc. (meaning the medical insurance Acts prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People and the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) (referred to as "drugs for medical care" in item (i) of the following paragraph), and of over-the-counter drugs, etc. whose use is found to be remarkably highly effective in rationalizing the cost of medical care benefits under medical insurance (meaning the costs required for medical treatment benefits under the provisions of the medical insurance Acts, etc.; the same applies in the items of the following paragraph), where a resident has paid, duringwithin the period from January 1, 2017 specified in each of the following items according to December 31, 2026the category of the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. listed in those items, the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. for the resident or for the resident's spouse or other relative whose living expenses are paid from the same resources as the resident, and the resident has undertaken during that year an initiative specified by Cabinet Order as an initiative for the maintenance and promotion of health and the prevention of disease, the resident may, at the resident's option, with regard to the medical expense deduction prescribed in Article 73, paragraph (3) of the Income Tax Act for that year, apply the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article, deeming the phrase "each year" in that paragraph to be replaced with "each year from 2017 to 2026", the phrase "medical expenses for" to be replaced with "within the cost of purchasingperiod specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed inin each item of Article 41-17, paragraph (1) (Special Provisions on Medical Expense Deduction Where the Cost of Purchasing Specified Over-the-Counter Drugs, etc. Is Paid) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation according to the category of the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed in that paragraph listed in those items", the phrase "medical expenses for" to be replaced with "the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed in that paragraph for", the phrase "those medical expenses" to be replaced with "that cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc.", the phrase "the amount equivalent to 5 percent of the sum of the amount of gross income, the amount of retirement income and the amount of timber income of the resident for that year (or 100,000 yen, if that amount exceeds 100,000 yen)" to be replaced with "12,000 yen", and the phrase "2,000,000 yen" to be replaced with "88,000 yen". In this case, the phrase "paragraph (1)" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) (including as applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 41-17, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation)".
the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. pertaining to over-the-counter drugs, etc. (excluding pharmacy-manufactured drugs) that are drugs listed in item (i) of the following paragraph (meaning drugs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices; the same applies in the following paragraph): the period on or after January 1, 2017;
the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. other than the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. listed in the preceding item: the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2031.
The cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the consideration for the purchase of over-the-counter drugs, etc. that are the following pharmaceuticals (meaning pharmaceuticals prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph):
among in vitro diagnostic pharmaceuticals prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (14) of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, those specified by Cabinet Order as being found to be remarkably highly effective in rationalizing the cost of medical care benefits under medical insurance through their use.
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 120, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the preceding Income Tax Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 122, paragraph (3), Article 123, paragraph (3), Article 125, paragraph (4) and Article 127, paragraph (4) of that Act) in the case where the provisions of Article 73 of that Act are applied pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) are applied , the phrase "the following documents" in Article 120, paragraph (4) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "a written statement stating the paymentname of the consideration for initiative prescribed in Article 41-17, paragraph (1) (Special Provisions on Medical Expense Deduction Where the purchaseCost of over-the-counter drugsPurchasing Specified Over-the-Counter Drugs, etc. by Is Paid) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation that the resident undertook during that year (referred to as the "initiative" in that the following paragraph made within ), the amount of the period from January 1, 2022 cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article (referred to as the date "cost of purchasing specified by Cabinet Order withinover-the-counter drugs, etc." in the period fromfollowing paragraph) that day forms the basis for calculating the amount of the medical expense deduction to December 30, 2026be taken as stated in the return, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance", the phrase "particularly highly substitutable for drugs for medical care (excluding pharmaceuticals whose usethe document set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in paragraph (5) of that Article is founddeemed to be replaced with "a document evidencing that the resident undertook during that year the initiative stated in the written statement prescribed in the preceding paragraph (limited to one stating the name of low effectiveness the resident, the year in rationalizingwhich the cost resident undertook the initiative, and other matters specified by Order of medical care benefits under the Ministry of Finance), and that written statement", the phrase "the medical insurance)" in item (i) expenses" is deemed to be replaced with "the cost of that paragraph purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc.", the phrase "documents evidencing" is deemed to be replaced with "particularly highly substitutable for documents (limited to those that make clear, of the amount received, the amount falling under the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs for medical care, etc.) evidencing", and the phrase "that document" is deemed to be replaced with "these documents".
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 120, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Income Tax Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 122, paragraph (3), Article 123, paragraph (3), Article 125, paragraph (4) and Article 127, paragraph (4) of that Act) in the case where the provisions of Article 73 of that Act are applied pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the phrase "the following documents" in Article 120, paragraph (4) of that ActBeyond what is deemed to be replaced with "a written statement stating the name of the initiative prescribed in Article 41-17, paragraph (1) (Special Provisions on Medical Expense Deduction Where the Cost of Purchasing Specified Over-the-Counter Drugs, etc. Is Paid) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation that the resident undertook during that year (referred to as the "initiative" in the following paragraph), the amount of the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc. prescribed inpreceding paragraph (1) of that Article (referred to as the "cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc." in the following paragraph) that forms the basis, Cabinet Order provides for calculating the amount of the medical expense deduction to be taken as stated in the return, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance", the phrase "necessary particulars concerning the document set forth in item (i)application of the preceding paragraph" in paragraph (5)provisions of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a document evidencing that the resident undertook during that year the initiative stated in the written statement prescribed in the preceding paragraph (limited to one stating the name of the resident, the year in which the resident undertook the initiative, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance), and that written statement", the phrase "the medical expenses" is deemed to be replaced with "the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc.", the phrase "documents evidencing" is deemed to be replaced with "documents (limited to those that make clear, of the amount received, the amount falling under the cost of purchasing specified over-the-counter drugs, etc.) evidencing", and the phrase "that document" is deemed to be replaced with "these documents"1).
Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, Cabinet Order provides for the necessary particulars concerning the application of the provisions of paragraph (1).
前二項に定めるもののほか、第一項の規定の適用に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。
Article 41-19 · Special Provisions on Taxation on Specified Base Income Amounts第四十一条の十九(特定の基準所得金額の課税の特例)
For an individual whose base income amount for the year exceeds 330165,000,000 yen (referred to as a "special eligible person" in paragraph (4)), income tax is imposed in an amount equivalent to the amount obtained by deducting the base income tax amount for that year from the amount equivalent to 22.530 percent of the amount of that excess portion.
the amount of capital gains, etc. on listed shares, etc. prescribed in Article 37-11, paragraph (1), calculated as if the provisions of Article 37-11-5, paragraph (1) and Article 37-14, paragraph (10) did not apply;
With respect to the interest and similar income or dividends and similar income listed in the items of Article 8-5, paragraph (1), or the amounts listed in the items of Article 37-11-5, paragraph (1), or the amount of business income, the amount of capital gains and the amount of miscellaneous income from the transfer of listed shares, etc. in a tax-exempt account prescribed in Article 37-14, paragraph (10), for the year of a special eligible person for whom there is an amount of income tax imposed under the provisions of paragraph (1), the provisions of Article 8-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) and, Article 37-11-5, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 37-14, paragraphs (10) and (11) do not apply.
With regard to the reports and statements prescribed in Article 8-4, paragraph (9), Article 9-4-2, paragraph (2), Article 29-2, paragraph (6) or (7), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (7), Article 37-14, paragraph (3541), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (27) or Article 41-2-3, paragraph (2) that are to be submitted under those provisions (hereinafter referred to as "statements and similar reports" in this Article), where the number calculated as provided by Order of the Ministry of Finance as the number of sheets of those statements and similar reports that should have been submitted during the period from January 1 to December 31 of the year before the year preceding the year that includes the due date for submitting those statements and similar reports is 30 or more, the person required to submit those statements and similar reports must, notwithstanding those provisions, provide the matters prescribed in those provisions that are to be stated in those statements and similar reports (hereinafter referred to as the "required particulars" in this Article) to the district director prescribed in those provisions by either of the following methods:
If a person required to submit statements and similar reports has obtained, as provided by Cabinet Order, the approval of the competent district director (meaning the district director prescribed in Article 8-4, paragraph (9), Article 9-4-2, paragraph (2), Article 29-2, paragraph (6) or (7), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (7), Article 37-14, paragraph (3541), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (27) or Article 41-2-3, paragraph (2)), the person may, notwithstanding those provisions and the provisions of paragraph (1), provide the required particulars of those statements and similar reports to the district director specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance by either of the methods listed in the items of that paragraph.
With regard to the provision of the required particulars made under the provisions of paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph and the submission of an optical disc or similar medium made under the provisions of paragraph (2), the statements and similar reports are deemed to have been submitted under the provisions of Article 8-4, paragraph (9), Article 9-4-2, paragraph (2), Article 29-2, paragraph (6) or (7), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (7), Article 37-14, paragraph (3541), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (27) or Article 41-2-3, paragraph (2), and those provisions, Article 8-4, paragraphs (10) through (14), Article 9-4-2, paragraphs (3) through (7), Article 29-2, paragraphs (9) through (13), Article 37-11-3, paragraphs (12) through (16), Article 37-14, paragraphs (3746) through (4150), Article 37-14-2, paragraphs (32) through (36), Article 41-2-3, paragraphs (3) through (7) and the following Article apply.
when the person has failed to submit the report prescribed in Article 8-4, paragraph (9), the payment report on redemption money, etc. of listed securities investment trusts, etc. prescribed in Article 9-4-2, paragraph (2), the report on the grant of specified share options prescribed in Article 29-2, paragraph (6) or the report on changes in specified shares, etc. prescribed in paragraph (7) of that Article, the report prescribed in Article 37-11-3, paragraph (7), the report prescribed in Article 37-14, paragraph (3541), the report prescribed in Article 37-14-2, paragraph (27) or the statement prescribed in Article 41-2-3, paragraph (2), to the district director no later than the due date for submitting such report or statement, or has made false entries or records in such report or statement and has submitted the report or statement to the district director;
when the person has failed to deliver the written notice prescribed in Article 8-4, paragraph (4) or paragraph (5), the report prescribed in Article 37-11-3, paragraph (7), the report prescribed in Article 37-14, paragraph (42), the report prescribed in Article 37-14-2, paragraph (28) or the written notice prescribed in Article 41-12-2, paragraph (8) or (9) to the resident, nonresident with a permanent establishment, or person receiving the payment prescribed in these provisions, no later than the due date for delivering such written notice or report, or has made false entries or records in such written notice or report and has delivered the written notice or report to the resident, nonresident with a permanent establishment, or person receiving the payment, or when the person has provided false matters by electronic or magnetic means pursuant to the provisions of Article 8-4, paragraph (6), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (9), Article 37-14, paragraph (43), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (29) or Article 41-12-2, paragraph (10);
when the person has refused a request under the proviso of Article 8-4, paragraph (6), the proviso of Article 37-11-3, paragraph (8), the proviso of paragraph (9) of that Article, the proviso of Article 37-14, paragraph (43), the proviso of Article 37-14-2, paragraph (29) or the proviso of Article 41-12-2, paragraph (10) without justifiable grounds, or has made false entries or records in the written notice prescribed in the proviso of Article 8-4, paragraph (6), the report prescribed in the proviso of Article 37-11-3, paragraph (8) or the proviso of paragraph (9) of that Article, the report prescribed in the proviso of Article 37-14, paragraph (43), the report prescribed in the proviso of Article 37-14-2, paragraph (29) or the written notice prescribed in the proviso of Article 41-12-2, paragraph (10) and has delivered it to the resident, nonresident with a permanent establishment, or person receiving the payment prescribed in those provisions;
when the person has failed to answer or has given a false answer to the questions asked by the relevant officials pursuant to the provisions of Article 8-4, paragraph (10), Article 9-4-2, paragraph (3), Article 29-2, paragraph (9), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (12), Article 37-14, paragraph (3746), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (32) or Article 41-2-3, paragraph (3), or has refused, obstructed, or avoided the inspection under those provisions;
when the person, without justifiable grounds, has failed to comply with a request for the presentation or submission of articles under the provisions of Article 8-4, paragraph (10), Article 9-4-2, paragraph (3), Article 29-2, paragraph (9), Article 37-11-3, paragraph (12), Article 37-14, paragraph (3746), Article 37-14-2, paragraph (32) or Article 41-2-3, paragraph (3), or has presented or submitted books and documents or other articles (including copies thereof) containing false entries or records.
specified business assets: out of the following assets that were used for the business (excluding a real property leasing business and other businesses specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and Article 70-6-10) of the donor (including the spouse and other relatives who share the same livelihood with that donor and persons specified by Cabinet Order as those similar to them; the same applies in (g) of the following item) (limited to those recorded in the balance sheet of the blue return (meaning a blue return prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xl) of the Income Tax Act, limited to one to which the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (34) apply; the same applies in items (iv) and (v) of the following paragraph) relating to the business income (meaning business income prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Income Tax Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and Article 70-6-10) of that donor for the year preceding the year that includes the day of the gift to which the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply), the assets specified respectively below according to the category of those assets:
specified business assets: the assets specified below for each category of the following assets used for the business of the decedent (including a spouse or other relative who shares the same livelihood with that decedent and a person specified by Cabinet Order as similar thereto; the same applies in (g) of the following item and in paragraph (7)) (limited to assets recorded in the balance sheet of the blue return (meaning a blue return prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xl) of the Income Tax Act, limited to a return to which the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (34) apply; the same applies in items (iv) and (v) of the following paragraph) relating to the business income of that decedent for the year preceding the year that includes the day of the commencement of the succession to which the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply):
The provisions of Article 25-2 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (limited to the part concerning paragraph (4), item (i)) apply to income tax for 2022 and subsequent years, and with regard to income tax for 2021 and prior years, the provisions then in force continue to govern. In this case, if an individual who has obtained the approval of the district director for filing a blue return prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xi) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation has, in that year, with regard to the books and documents specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance prescribed in Article 25-2, paragraph (4), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, obtained the approval prescribed in that item and, in the manner specified by Order of the Ministry of Finance prescribed in that item, kept and preserved the electronic or magnetic records prescribed in that item pertaining to those books and documents, or kept those electronic or magnetic records and preserved them on the computer output microfilm prescribed in that item, the individual is deemed to satisfy, in that year, the requirement listed in requirements necessary for receiving the application of the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (4), item (i5) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation.
The provisions of Article 25-2 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern income tax for 2026 and prior years.
The provisions of Article 41-3-11 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern income tax for 2026 and prior years.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 44 · Transitional Measures Concerning Special Provisions on the Minimum Amount, etc. of the Public Pension Deduction附則第四十四条(公的年金等控除の最低控除額等の特例に関する経過措置)
The provisions of Article 203-3 of the New Income Tax Act as replaced pursuant to the provisions of Article 41-15-3, paragraph (2), item (i) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to public pensions or retirement packages to be paid on or after January 1, 2027, and the provisions then in force continue to govern public pensions or retirement packages to be paid before that date.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 45 · Transitional Measures Concerning Special Provisions on Basic Personal Exemption, etc. for Each Year from 2026 Onward附則第四十五条(令和八年分以後の各年分の基礎控除等の特例に関する経過措置)
The provisions of Article 203-3 of the New Income Tax Act as replaced pursuant to the provisions of Article 41-16-2, paragraph (3) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation and the provisions of Article 41-15-3 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to public pensions or retirement packages to be paid on or after January 1, 2027, and the provisions then in force continue to govern public pensions or retirement packages to be paid before that date.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 46 · Transitional Measures Concerning Special Provisions on Medical Expense Deduction Where the Cost of Purchasing Specified Over-the-Counter Drugs, etc. Is Paid附則第四十六条(特定一般用医薬品等購入費を支払った場合の医療費控除の特例に関する経過措置)
The provisions of Article 41-17 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern income tax for 2026 and prior years.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 47 · Transitional Measures Concerning Special Provisions on Taxation on Specified Base Income Amounts附則第四十七条(特定の基準所得金額の課税の特例に関する経過措置)
The provisions of Article 41-19, paragraph (1) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern income tax for 2026 and prior years.
The provisions of Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (limited to the part pertaining to item (i)) apply to gift tax on specified business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2), item (i) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation that are recorded in the balance sheet of a blue return (meaning a blue return prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xl) of the Income Tax Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) pertaining to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern gift tax on specified business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation that are recorded in the balance sheet of a blue return pertaining to income tax for 2026 and prior years.
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 70-6-8, paragraph (3) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (limited to the part pertaining to item (iv)) to a special business donee (meaning a special business donee prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation) who has received the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article with respect to specified business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation in the case where the provisions then in force are to continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if, with respect to business income (meaning business income prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Income Tax Act; the same applies in paragraph (4)) for each year from 2027 onward pertaining to special gifted business assets (meaning special gifted business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, including those deemed to be special gifted business assets referred to in paragraph (5), item (iii) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of that item), the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation are applied (excluding the case where the provisions of Article 67, paragraph (1) of the Income Tax Act are applied and the case that does not fall under the case prescribed in Article 25-2, paragraph (4) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation; the same applies in paragraph (4)) or the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article are applied, the blue return for each of those years is deemed to be a blue return prescribed in Article 70-6-8, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation.
The provisions of Article 70-6-10, paragraph (2) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (limited to the part pertaining to item (i)) apply to inheritance tax on specified business assets prescribed in that item (including special gifted business assets referred to in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (30) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation to which the provisions of that paragraph are applied) that are recorded in the balance sheet of a blue return pertaining to income tax for 2027 and subsequent years, and the provisions then in force continue to govern inheritance tax on specified business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (including special gifted business assets referred to in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (30) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation to which the provisions of that paragraph were applied; the same applies in the following paragraph) that are recorded in the balance sheet of a blue return pertaining to income tax for 2026 and prior years.
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 70-6-10, paragraph (3) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (limited to the part pertaining to item (iv)) to a special business heir, etc. (meaning a special business heir, etc. prescribed in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation) who has received the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article with respect to specified business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation in the case where the provisions then in force are to continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if, with respect to business income for each year from 2027 onward pertaining to special business assets (meaning special business assets prescribed in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, including those deemed to be special business assets referred to in paragraph (5), item (iii) of that Article pursuant to the provisions of that item), the provisions of Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation are applied or the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article are applied, the blue return for each of those years is deemed to be a blue return prescribed in Article 70-6-10, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation.