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Supplementary Provisions, Article 34Transitional Measures Concerning Reserves of Corporations

第三十四条(法人の準備金に関する経過措置)

The provisions of Article 55 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to shares (including equity) of, or claims against, a specified corporation prescribed in that a corporation transfers, on or after the Effective Date, through a qualified capital contribution in kind to a corporation receiving the capital contribution in kind that is a foreign corporation.

の規定は、法人が施行日以後に適格現物出資により外国法人である被現物出資法人に移転するに規定する特定法人の株式(出資を含む。)又は債権について適用する。

With regard to the reserve for specified urban railway development referred to in of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation pertaining to a development project plan prescribed in of a corporation prescribed in that received, before October 1, 2005, the certification prescribed in for that development project plan (including the reserve for specified urban railway development referred to in of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation set aside in a consolidated business year prescribed in before the amendment by ), the provisions of of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (excluding the part pertaining to and ) remain in force. In this case, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of the following table that appear in the provisions of listed in the left-hand column of that table are deemed to be replaced with the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of that table, respectively.

, qualified capital contribution in kind or qualified post-formation acquisition of assetsor qualified capital contribution in kind
is a consolidated business yearis a consolidated business year prescribed in before the amendment by (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Before the 2020 Amendment" in ) (hereinafter referred to as a "consolidated business year" in )
before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force" in )
excluded) or a company split by split-off (excluding a qualified company split by split-off), throughexcluded), through
a merger or that company split by split-offa merger
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
, qualified capital contribution in kind or qualified post-formation acquisition of assetsor qualified capital contribution in kind
the date of the merger or company split by split-offthe date of the merger
merger or company split by split-offmerger
merging corporation or successor corporation in a company splitmerging corporation
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
is, in the case where the business year does not fall under a consolidated business year and the business year that includes the day preceding the first day of that business year fell under a consolidated business year, not a person who may file the tax return, etc. for that business year using a blue return (is concerned, in the case where the approval under the provisions of has lost its effect pursuant to the provisions of , and the corporation
by reason of which, thatby reason of which, the one that includes the day preceding the day on which the approval lost its effect (or, where that preceding day is the end of a business year of the group tax sharing parent corporation pertaining to that corporation, the day on which the approval lost its effect)
including the case)in the case
qualified company split by spin-off, qualified capital contribution in kind or qualified post-formation acquisition of assetsqualified company split or qualified capital contribution in kind
, corporation receiving the capital contribution in kind or corporation acquiring assets through the post-formation acquisitionor corporation receiving the capital contribution in kind
qualified company split by spin-off, qualified capital contribution in kind or qualified post-formation acquisition of assetsqualified company split or qualified capital contribution in kind
Before the 2020 Amendment
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
the first sentence of the first sentence of of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
the phrase "" in is deemed to be replaced with "the phrase "" in Before the 2020 Amendment is deemed to be replaced with " before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (hereinafter referred to as the 'Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Consolidated Corporations' in )
the phrase "" in is deemed to be replaced with "the phrase "" in is deemed to be replaced with " of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Consolidated Corporations
before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations" in )
the phrase "" is deemed to be replaced with "the phrase "" is deemed to be replaced with " of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
Before the 2020 Amendment
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
Before the 2020 Amendment
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Consolidated Corporations
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force for Non-consolidated Corporations

に規定する整備事業計画につきに規定する認定を平成十七年十月一日前に受けたに規定する法人の当該整備事業計画に係るの特定都市鉄道整備準備金(の規定による改正前のに規定する連結事業年度において積み立てたの特定都市鉄道整備準備金を含む。)については、(及びに係る部分を除く。)の規定は、なおその効力を有する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げるの規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

、適格現物出資又は適格事後設立又は適格現物出資
が連結事業年度がの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(以下において「令和二年旧措置法」という。)に規定する連結事業年度(以下において「連結事業年度」という。)
所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第四十八条第二項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(以下において「旧効力措置法」という。)
除く。)又は分割型分割(適格分割型分割を除く。)により除く。)により
合併又は当該分割型分割合併
、適格現物出資又は適格事後設立又は適格現物出資
合併又は分割型分割の日合併の日
イ合併又は分割型分割合併
合併法人又は分割承継法人合併法人
が、当該事業年度が連結事業年度に該当しない場合で、かつ、当該事業年度開始の日の前日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当していた場合において、当該事業年度の確定申告書等を青色申告書により提出できる者でないとき(について、の規定によりの規定による承認が効力を失つた場合で、かつ、当該法人が
により、当該により、その効力を失つた日の前日(当該前日が当該法人に係る通算親法人の事業年度終了の日である場合には、当該効力を失つた日)を含む
場合を含む。)場合に
適格分社型分割、適格現物出資又は適格事後設立適格分割又は適格現物出資
、被現物出資法人又は被事後設立法人又は被現物出資法人
適格分社型分割、適格現物出資又は適格事後設立適格分割又は適格現物出資
前段前段
中「」とあるのは「中「」とあるのは「所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第四十八条第二項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(以下において「旧効力連結措置法」という。)
中「」とあるのは「中「」とあるのは「
所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第三十四条第二項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(以下において「旧効力単体措置法」という。)
「」とあるのは「「」とあるのは「

With regard to the calculation of the amount of income for business years up to the business year that includes March 24, 2006 (where the business year that includes that date falls under a consolidated business year, the calculation of the amount of income for business years before the consolidated business year that includes that date) of a corporation that has a reserve for exhibition at the Japan International Exposition referred to in of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (including a reserve for exhibition at the Japan International Exposition referred to in of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation set aside in a consolidated business year), the provisions of of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation remain in force. In this case, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of the following table that appear in the provisions of listed in the left-hand column of that table are deemed to be replaced with the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of that table, respectively.

before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force" in )
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
a corporationa corporation, by the end of the business year that includes March 24, 2005,
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
(( of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
"" before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act
before the amendment by , which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (referred to as the "Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force" in )
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force
of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation Kept in Force

の日本国際博覧会出展準備金(連結事業年度において積み立てたの日本国際博覧会出展準備金を含む。)を有する法人の平成十八年三月二十四日を含む事業年度以前の事業年度の所得の金額の計算(同日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、同日を含む連結事業年度前の事業年度の所得の金額の計算)については、の規定は、なおその効力を有する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げるの規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。

所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第四十八条第三項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(以下において「旧効力措置法」という。)
法人が法人が、平成十七年三月二十四日を含む事業年度終了の日までに
((
「「所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第四十八条第三項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の
所得税法等の一部を改正する法律(平成十七年法律第二十一号)附則第三十四条第三項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされるの規定による改正前の租税特別措置法(において「旧効力措置法」という。)

The provisions of Article 57-3 of the New Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation apply to corporation tax for business years of a corporation ending on or after the date specified in Article 1, item (xxv) of the Supplementary Provisions.

の規定は、法人の附則第一条第二十五号に定める日以後に終了する事業年度分の法人税について適用する。

In the case where a corporation filing a blue return that operates an electricity generation business prescribed in has, on the date specified in Article 1, item (xxv) of the Supplementary Provisions, an amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel prescribed in of the Former Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, an amount equivalent to the amount calculated by multiplying the amount of that reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel by the number of months in each business year and dividing the product by 180 (referred to as the "amount reversed in equal parts over fifteen years" in the following paragraph) is included in gross profit in calculating the amount of income for each business year (excluding a business year that falls under a consolidated business year) that includes any day within 15 years from the first day of the business year that includes that date (where the business year that includes the date specified in Article 1, item (xxv) of the Supplementary Provisions falls under a consolidated business year, the first day of that consolidated business year).

青色申告書を提出する法人でに規定する発電事業を営むものが、附則第一条第二十五号に定める日においてに規定する使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額を有する場合には、同日を含む事業年度開始の日(附則第一条第二十五号に定める日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、当該連結事業年度開始の日)以後十五年以内の日を含む各事業年度(連結事業年度に該当する事業年度を除く。)において、当該使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額に当該各事業年度の月数を乗じてこれを百八十で除して計算した金額(次項において「十五年均等取崩金額」という。)に相当する金額を、当該各事業年度の所得の金額の計算上、益金の額に算入する。

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the amount reversed in equal parts over fifteen years exceeds the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the end of the business year (where, by that date, there is an amount that has been included, or has come to be included, in gross profit pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph out of the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel prescribed in that paragraph (including an amount included in gross profit pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions), or an amount that has been included in gross profit pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph by the end of the preceding business year (where the business year that includes the day preceding the first day of that business year falls under a consolidated business year, the consolidated business year that includes that preceding day) (including an amount included in gross profit pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of that Article), the amount remaining after deducting those amounts; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), the amount reversed in equal parts over fifteen years is to be the amount of that reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel.

前項の場合において、十五年均等取崩金額が当該事業年度終了の日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額(その日までに同項に規定する使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額に次項の規定により益金の額に算入された、若しくは算入されるべきこととなった金額(附則第四十八条第七項の規定により益金の額に算入された金額を含む。)又は前事業年度(当該事業年度開始の日の前日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、その前日を含む連結事業年度)終了の日までに前項の規定により益金の額に算入された金額(同条第五項の規定により益金の額に算入された金額を含む。)がある場合には、これらの金額を控除した金額。以下この条において同じ。)を超えるときは、当該十五年均等取崩金額は、当該使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額とする。

If a corporation to which the provisions of paragraph (5) apply comes to fall under any of the cases listed in the following items (excluding the case where it has transferred spent fuel prescribed in (hereinafter referred to as "spent fuel" in this paragraph and paragraph (11)) to the merging corporation through a qualified merger), an amount equivalent to the amount specified in the relevant item is included in gross profit in calculating the amount of income for the business year that includes the date on which it came to fall under that case (in the case listed in item (ii), the business year that includes the day preceding the date of the merger).

第五項の規定の適用を受ける法人が次の各号に掲げる場合(に規定する使用済燃料(以下この項及び第十一項において「使用済燃料」という。)を移転した場合を除く。)に該当することとなった場合には、当該各号に定める金額に相当する金額は、その該当することとなった日を含む事業年度(第二号に掲げる場合にあっては、合併の日の前日を含む事業年度)の所得の金額の計算上、益金の額に算入する。

where it has abolished the electricity generation business prescribed in : the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the date of that abolition;

に規定する発電事業を廃止した場合 当該廃止の日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額

where it has transferred spent fuel to the merging corporation through a merger: the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel immediately before the merger;

合併により合併法人に使用済燃料を移転した場合 その合併直前における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額

where it has dissolved (excluding dissolution due to a merger): the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the date of the dissolution;

解散した場合(合併により解散した場合を除く。) その解散の日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額

where it has reversed the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in a case other than the cases referred to in paragraph (5), the preceding three items, the following paragraph and paragraph (9): the amount equivalent to the amount reversed, out of the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the date of the reversal.

第五項、前三号、次項及び第九項の場合以外の場合において使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額を取り崩した場合 その取り崩した日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額のうちその取り崩した金額に相当する金額

If a corporation to which the provisions of paragraph (5) apply has its approval for filing blue returns revoked, or submits a written notification stating that it will cease filing blue returns, by the day on which 14 years have elapsed from the first day of the business year that includes the date specified in Article 1, item (xxv) of the Supplementary Provisions (where the business year that includes the date specified in that item falls under a consolidated business year, the first day of that consolidated business year), the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the date on which the fact giving rise to the revocation of the approval occurred or the date on which the written notification was submitted (where the date on which the written notification was submitted is after the end of the business year in which the corporation ceased filing blue returns, the end of that business year) is, as specified by Cabinet Order, included in gross profit in calculating the amount of income for each business year from the business year that includes that date to the business year that includes the day preceding the day on which two years have elapsed from the first day of that business year (where the business year that includes the day preceding the day on which two years have elapsed from the first day of that business year (hereinafter referred to as the "date two years have passed" in this paragraph) falls under a consolidated business year, the business year that includes the day preceding the first day of the consolidated business year that first began during the period from the day following the first day of that business year to the date two years have passed). In this case, the provisions of paragraph (5), the preceding paragraph and paragraph (11) do not apply to that amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel.

第五項の規定の適用を受ける法人が、附則第一条第二十五号に定める日を含む事業年度開始の日(同号に定める日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、当該連結事業年度開始の日)以後十四年を経過する日までに青色申告書の提出の承認を取り消され、又は青色申告書による申告をやめる旨の届出書の提出をした場合には、その承認の取消しの基因となった事実のあった日又はその届出書の提出をした日(その届出書の提出をした日が青色申告書による申告をやめた事業年度終了の日後である場合には、同日)における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、政令で定めるところにより、その日を含む事業年度から当該事業年度開始の日以後二年を経過した日の前日を含む事業年度(当該事業年度開始の日以後二年を経過した日の前日(以下この項において「二年経過日」という。)を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、当該事業年度開始の日の翌日から二年経過日までの間に最初に開始した連結事業年度開始の日の前日を含む事業年度)までの各事業年度の所得の金額の計算上、益金の額に算入する。この場合においては、当該使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額については、第五項、前項及び第十一項の規定は、適用しない。

If a corporation to which the provisions of paragraph (5) apply is, in the case where the business year does not fall under a consolidated business year and the business year that includes the day preceding the first day of that business year fell under a consolidated business year, not a person who may file the tax return, etc. for that business year using a blue return (including the case where it has come to be a person who may not file the tax return, etc. for that business year using a blue return because its approval for filing blue returns has been revoked or it has submitted a written notification stating that it will cease filing blue returns), the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the end of that business year is included in gross profit in calculating the amount of income for that business year. In this case, the provisions of paragraph (5), the preceding two paragraphs and paragraph (11) do not apply.

第五項の規定の適用を受ける法人が、当該事業年度が連結事業年度に該当しない場合で、かつ、当該事業年度開始の日の前日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当していた場合において、当該事業年度の確定申告書等を青色申告書により提出できる者でないとき(青色申告書の提出の承認を取り消され、又は青色申告書による申告をやめる旨の届出書の提出をしたことにより、当該事業年度の確定申告書等を青色申告書により提出できる者でないこととなった場合を含む。)は、当該事業年度終了の日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、当該事業年度の所得の金額の計算上、益金の額に算入する。この場合においては、第五項、前二項及び第十一項の規定は、適用しない。

The number of months referred to in paragraph (5) is calculated according to the calendar, and a fraction of less than one month is counted as one month.

第五項の月数は、暦に従って計算し、一月に満たない端数を生じたときは、これを一月とする。

If a corporation to which the provisions of paragraph (5) apply has transferred spent fuel to the merging corporation through a qualified merger (excluding the case prescribed in the first sentence of Article 48, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions), the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel immediately before the qualified merger is to be taken over by that merging corporation. In this case, the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel taken over by the merging corporation is deemed to be the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel referred to in paragraph (5) that the merging corporation holds as of the date of the qualified merger (where the business year of the merging corporation that includes the date of the qualified merger falls under a consolidated business year, the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article).

第五項の規定の適用を受ける法人が適格合併により合併法人に使用済燃料を移転した場合(附則第四十八条第九項前段に規定する場合を除く。)には、その適格合併直前における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、当該合併法人に引き継ぐものとする。この場合において、その合併法人が引継ぎを受けた使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、当該合併法人がその適格合併の日において有する第五項の使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額(当該合併法人の当該適格合併の日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、同条第五項の使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額)とみなす。

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph or Article 48, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions, if the merging corporation referred to in those provisions (excluding one that falls under a consolidated corporation after the qualified merger) is not a person who may file the tax return, etc. for the business year that includes the date of the qualified merger using a blue return, the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel as of the end of that business year is included in gross profit in calculating the amount of income for that business year.

前項又は附則第四十八条第九項の場合において、これらの規定の合併法人(その適格合併後において連結法人に該当するものを除く。)がその適格合併の日を含む事業年度の確定申告書等を青色申告書により提出することができる者でないときは、当該事業年度終了の日における使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、当該事業年度の所得の金額の計算上、益金の額に算入する。

With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (5) to each business year on or after the business year that includes the date of the qualified merger (where the business year that includes the date of the qualified merger falls under a consolidated business year, each business year after that consolidated business year) of the merging corporation prescribed in paragraph (11) or Article 48, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding one that falls under a consolidated corporation after the qualified merger), the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel prescribed in paragraph (5) is to include the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel deemed to be held by the merging corporation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (11) or paragraph (9) of that Article. In this case, with regard to the amount of the reserve for reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel deemed to be held by the merging corporation, the phrase "by the number of months in each business year and dividing the product by 180" in paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "by the number of months in each business year (for the business year that includes the date of the qualified merger, the number of months in the period from that date to the end of the business year that includes that date) and dividing the product by the number of months obtained by deducting from 180 months the number of months in the elapsed period (meaning the period from the first day of the business year that includes the date specified in Article 1, item (xxv) of the Supplementary Provisions (where the business year that includes the date specified in that item falls under a consolidated business year, the first day of that consolidated business year) to the day preceding the date of the qualified merger)".

第十一項又は附則第四十八条第九項に規定する合併法人(その適格合併後において連結法人に該当するものを除く。)のその適格合併の日を含む事業年度以後の各事業年度(当該適格合併の日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、当該連結事業年度後の各事業年度)に係る第五項の規定の適用については、同項に規定する使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額は、第十一項又は同条第九項の規定により当該合併法人が有するものとみなされた使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額を含むものとする。この場合において、当該合併法人の有するものとみなされた使用済核燃料再処理準備金の金額については、第五項中「当該各事業年度の月数を乗じてこれを百八十で除して」とあるのは、「当該各事業年度の月数(当該適格合併の日を含む事業年度にあっては、同日から同日を含む事業年度終了の日までの期間の月数)を乗じてこれを百八十月から経過期間(附則第一条第二十五号に定める日を含む事業年度開始の日(同号に定める日を含む事業年度が連結事業年度に該当する場合には、当該連結事業年度開始の日)から当該適格合併の日の前日までの期間をいう。)の月数を控除した月数で除して」とする。

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