Article 93Withholding Receipts for Salaries or Other Wages
A person who, in Japan, pays to a Resident a salary or other wage prescribed in Article 226, paragraph (1) (Withholding Receipts) of the Act (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "salary or other wage") must, pursuant to Article 226, paragraph (1) of the Act, prepare two Withholding receipts stating the following matters for each person receiving the payment of that salary or other wage, submit one to the competent district director with jurisdiction over the place for tax payment under Article 17 (Locality for Paying Over Withholding Tax) of the Act for the income tax on that salary or other wage (referred to as the "competent district director" in item (i), (a) and item (vi), (a)(1)), and deliver the other to the person receiving the payment of that salary or other wage.
the matters specified below in accordance with the category of Withholding receipt set forth below
次に掲げる源泉徴収票の区分に応じそれぞれ次に定める事項
a Withholding receipt to be submitted to the competent district director: the name, domicile or residence and individual number of the person receiving the payment of that salary or other wage, and the name or title, domicile or residence or location of the head office or principal office, individual number or corporate number, and telephone number of the person paying that salary or other wage;
a Withholding receipt to be delivered to the person receiving the payment of the salary or other wage: the name and domicile or residence of the person receiving the payment of that salary or other wage, and the name or title, domicile or residence or location of the head office or principal office, and telephone number of the person paying that salary or other wage.
給与等の支払を受ける者に交付する源泉徴収票 その給与等の支払を受ける者の氏名及び住所又は居所並びにその給与等の支払をする者の氏名又は名称、住所若しくは居所又は本店若しくは主たる事務所の所在地及び電話番号
with respect to the salary or other wage the payment of which was finalized during the year (including, where that salary or other wage has been subject to Article 190 (Year-End Adjustment) of the Act and the person receiving the payment has, in that year, submitted, through another payer of salary or other wage, another salary income earner's return for deduction for Dependents, etc. (meaning a salary income earner's return for deduction for Dependents, etc. prescribed in Article 194, paragraph (8) (Salary Income Earner's Return for Deduction for Dependents, etc.) of the Act; the same applies in item (vi) and in item (iii) of the following paragraph), the salary or other wage prescribed in Article 311 (Salary or Other Wage Subject to Year-End Adjustment for Persons Who Have Changed Employment, etc.) of the Order), its type and total amount;
その年中に支払の確定した給与等(当該給与等が法第百九十条(年末調整)の規定の適用を受けたものである場合において、その支払を受ける者がその年において他の給与等の支払者を経由して他の給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書(法第百九十四条第八項(給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書)に規定する給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書をいう。第六号及び次項第三号において同じ。)を提出したことがあるときは、令第三百十一条(再就職者等の年末調整の対象となる給与等)に規定する給与等を含む。)につきその種類及びその合計額
with respect to the salary or other wage in the preceding item that has been subject to Article 190 of the Act, the amount of salary or other wage after the salary income deduction in Appended Table V of the Act, obtained in accordance with its amount under that table;
the amount of income tax to be collected on the salary or other wage in item (ii) pursuant to Part IV, Chapter II (Withholding on Salary Income) of the Act;
the amount of social insurance premiums prescribed in Article 74, paragraph (2) (Social Insurance Premium Deduction) of the Act and the amount of small enterprise-based mutual aid premiums and similar payments prescribed in Article 75, paragraph (2) (Deduction for Small Enterprise-based Mutual Aid Premiums and Similar Payments) of the Act, which are deducted from the salary or other wage in item (ii);
the following matters in accordance with what is stated in a salary income earner's return for deduction for Dependents, etc., a return for deduction for Dependents, etc. regarding secondary salaries (meaning a return for deduction for Dependents, etc. regarding secondary salaries prescribed in Article 195, paragraph (6) (Return for Deduction for Dependents, etc. Regarding Secondary Salaries) of the Act), a salary income earner's return for spousal deduction, etc. (meaning a salary income earner's return for spousal deduction, etc. prescribed in Article 195-2, paragraph (3) (Salary Income Earner's Return for Spousal Deduction, etc.) of the Act) or a salary income earner's return for special deduction for specified relatives (meaning a salary income earner's return for special deduction for specified relatives prescribed in Article 195-3, paragraph (3) (Salary Income Earner's Return for Special Deduction for Specified Relatives) of the Act):
給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書、従たる給与についての扶養控除等申告書(法第百九十五条第六項(従たる給与についての扶養控除等申告書)に規定する従たる給与についての扶養控除等申告書をいう。)、給与所得者の配偶者控除等申告書(法第百九十五条の二第三項(給与所得者の配偶者控除等申告書)に規定する給与所得者の配偶者控除等申告書をいう。)又は給与所得者の特定親族特別控除申告書(法第百九十五条の三第三項(給与所得者の特定親族特別控除申告書)に規定する給与所得者の特定親族特別控除申告書をいう。)に記載されたところに応じ次に掲げる事項
the matters specified below in accordance with the category of Withholding receipt set forth below:
次に掲げる源泉徴収票の区分に応じそれぞれ次に定める事項
a Withholding receipt to be submitted to the competent district director: the following matters:
所轄税務署長に提出する源泉徴収票 次に掲げる事項
whether there is a Claimable Spouse (where the salary or other wage has not been subject to Article 190 of the Act, a spouse for Withholding deduction; referred to as a "claimable spouse, etc." in (a)), the name and individual number (for a person who has no individual number, the name; the same applies in (ii)) of the claimable spouse, etc. or the spouse prescribed in Article 83-2, paragraph (1) (Special Spousal Deduction) of the Act whose living expenses are paid from the same resources (referred to as a "spouse eligible for special deduction" in (a) and the following item), and, where the claimable spouse, etc. falls under a Claimable Elderly Spouse or where the claimable spouse, etc. or the spouse eligible for special deduction is a Nonresident, a statement to that effect;
控除対象配偶者(当該給与等が法第百九十条の規定の適用を受けていないものである場合には、源泉控除対象配偶者。イにおいて「控除対象配偶者等」という。)の有無、控除対象配偶者等又は法第八十三条の二第一項(配偶者特別控除)に規定する生計を一にする配偶者(イ及び次号において「特別控除対象配偶者」という。)の氏名及び個人番号(個人番号を有しない者にあつては、氏名。(ii)において同じ。)並びに控除対象配偶者等が老人控除対象配偶者に該当する場合又は控除対象配偶者等若しくは特別控除対象配偶者が非居住者である場合には、その旨
the number of Claimable Dependents or specified relatives (meaning the specified relatives prescribed in Article 84-2, paragraph (1) (Special Deduction for Specified Relatives) of the Act; the same applies in item (viii)) (where the salary or other wage has not been subject to Article 190 of the Act, relatives for Withholding deduction; referred to as "claimable dependents, etc." in (a)), the name and individual number of each claimable dependent, etc., and, where a claimable dependent, etc. is a Nonresident, a statement to that effect and the fact that makes the person a claimable dependent, etc.;
控除対象扶養親族又は特定親族(法第八十四条の二第一項(特定親族特別控除)に規定する特定親族をいう。第八号において同じ。)(当該給与等が法第百九十条の規定の適用を受けていないものである場合には、源泉控除対象親族。イにおいて「控除対象扶養親族等」という。)の数、控除対象扶養親族等の氏名及び個人番号並びに控除対象扶養親族等が非居住者である場合には、その旨及び控除対象扶養親族等に該当する事実
a Withholding receipt to be delivered to the person receiving the payment of the salary or other wage: the following matters:
給与等の支払を受ける者に交付する源泉徴収票 次に掲げる事項
whether there is a claimable spouse, etc., the name of the claimable spouse, etc. or the spouse eligible for special deduction, and, where the claimable spouse, etc. falls under a Claimable Elderly Spouse or where the claimable spouse, etc. or the spouse eligible for special deduction is a Nonresident, a statement to that effect;
the number of claimable dependents, etc., the name of each claimable dependent, etc., and, where a claimable dependent, etc. is a Nonresident, a statement to that effect and the fact that makes the person a claimable dependent, etc.;
控除対象扶養親族等の数、控除対象扶養親族等の氏名並びに控除対象扶養親族等が非居住者である場合には、その旨及び控除対象扶養親族等に該当する事実
where, among the relatives for Withholding deduction, there is a Specified Dependent, an Elderly Dependent falling under Article 41-16, paragraph (1) (Special Provisions on Deduction for Dependents for Cohabiting Elderly Parents, etc.) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, or another Elderly Dependent, the number of such persons;
源泉控除対象親族のうちに特定扶養親族又は租税特別措置法第四十一条の十六第一項(同居の老親等に係る扶養控除の特例)の規定に該当する老人扶養親族若しくはその他の老人扶養親族がある場合には、その数
where, among the spouse in the same household or Dependents, there is a cohabiting Person with a Particular Disability prescribed in Article 85, paragraph (2) (Time of Determination of Dependents and Similar Persons) of the Act, another Person with a Particular Disability, or a Person with a Disability other than a Person with a Particular Disability, the number of such persons;
同一生計配偶者又は扶養親族のうちに法第八十五条第二項(扶養親族等の判定の時期等)に規定する同居特別障害者若しくはその他の特別障害者又は特別障害者以外の障害者がある場合には、その数
with respect to a Resident who has a Claimable Spouse or a spouse eligible for special deduction, the amount corresponding to the amount of spousal deduction or the amount of special spousal deduction calculated as provided in Article 190, item (ii), (d) of the Act, and the amount of total income of that spouse eligible for special deduction prescribed in Article 190, item (ii), (d) of the Act, or the estimated amount thereof;
with respect to a Resident who has a specified relative, the amount corresponding to the amount of special deduction for specified relatives calculated as provided in Article 190, item (ii), (e) of the Act and the total amount thereof, and the amount of total income of that specified relative prescribed in Article 190, item (ii), (e) of the Act, or the estimated amount thereof;
the amount that would be deducted if Articles 74 through 77 (Social Insurance Premium Deduction, etc.) of the Act were applied to the amount of social insurance premiums prescribed in Article 190, item (ii), (b) of the Act, the amount of small enterprise-based mutual aid premiums and similar payments, the amount of new life insurance premiums, the amount of old life insurance premiums, the amount of nursing care and medical insurance premiums, the amount of new individual annuity insurance premiums, the amount of old individual annuity insurance premiums, and the amount of earthquake insurance premiums;
法第百九十条第二号ロに規定する社会保険料の金額、小規模企業共済等掛金の額、新生命保険料の金額、旧生命保険料の金額、介護医療保険料の金額、新個人年金保険料の金額、旧個人年金保険料の金額及び地震保険料の金額につき法第七十四条から第七十七条まで(社会保険料控除等)の規定の適用があるものとした場合に控除されるべき金額
where the person receiving the payment of the salary or other wage in item (ii) falls under a Person with a Particular Disability or another Person with a Disability, a widow, a single parent, or a working student, a statement to that effect.
the amount of the special income tax credit where a person has housing loans, etc. in year-end adjustment pursuant to Article 41-2-2, paragraph (1) (Special Income Tax Credit Where a Person Has Housing Loans, etc. in Year-End Adjustment) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation;
租税特別措置法第四十一条の二の二第一項(年末調整に係る住宅借入金等を有する場合の所得税額の特別控除)の規定による年末調整に係る住宅借入金等を有する場合の所得税額の特別控除の額
where Article 41-3-8, paragraph (1) (Deduction, etc. of the Amount of Special Deduction in Year-End Adjustment in 2024) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation applies, the year-end adjustment special deduction amount prescribed in Article 41-3-8, paragraph (2) of that Act, and the amount (zero if there is no such amount) by which 30,000 yen forming the basis for calculating that year-end adjustment special deduction amount (where there is a person set forth in the items of that paragraph, the amount obtained by adding 30,000 yen for each such person to 30,000 yen) exceeds the amount of tax prescribed in that paragraph, and, where there is a person set forth in item (iii) of that paragraph (excluding a Claimable Spouse prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph) relating to that year-end adjustment special deduction amount, a statement to that effect;
any other matters for reference.
その他参考となるべき事項
In the case of the preceding paragraph, where any of the cases set forth in the following items applies, the Withholding receipt under that paragraph for the salary or other wage falling under that item need not be submitted to the district director.
where the amount of payment during the year to the same person of salary or other wage that has been subject to Article 190 of the Act (excluding salary or other wage paid to a person prescribed in Article 204, paragraph (1), item (ii) (Obligation to Withhold Taxes on Remuneration, Fees, etc.) of the Act and salary or other wage prescribed in the following item) is 5,000,000 yen or less;
同一人に対するその年中の法第百九十条の規定の適用を受けた給与等(法第二百四条第一項第二号(報酬、料金等に係る源泉徴収義務)に規定する者に支払う給与等及び次号に規定する給与等を除く。)の支払金額が五百万円以下である場合
where the amount of payment during the year to the same person of salary or other wage that has been subject to Article 190 of the Act and that a corporation pays to its officer (including a counselor, advisor and other persons similar to them) is 1,500,000 yen or less;
where the amount of payment during the year to the same person of salary or other wage, other than that prescribed in the preceding two items, which is paid to a person who has submitted a salary income earner's return for deduction for Dependents, etc. (excluding an officer set forth in the preceding item) by the payer of salary or other wage through whom the return was submitted at that time, is 2,500,000 yen or less;
同一人に対するその年中の前二号に規定する給与等以外の給与等で給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書を提出した者(前号の役員を除く。)に対してその提出の際に経由した給与等の支払者が支払うものの支払金額が二百五十万円以下である場合
where the amount of payment during the year to the same person of salary or other wage other than that prescribed in the preceding three items is 500,000 yen or less.
A person who seeks to obtain the approval of the district director prescribed in the proviso to Article 226, paragraph (1) of the Act must submit a written application stating the following matters to the competent district director in paragraph (1).
法第二百二十六条第一項ただし書に規定する税務署長の承認を受けようとする者は、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を第一項の税務署長に提出しなければならない。
the name and domicile or residence, or the name, location of the head office or principal office, and corporate number, of the person submitting the written application;
その申請書を提出する者の氏名及び住所若しくは居所又は名称、本店若しくは主たる事務所の所在地及び法人番号
a statement that the person seeks to obtain that approval, and the reason therefor;
その承認を受けようとする旨及びその事由
any other matters for reference.
その他参考となるべき事項
The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the Withholding receipt prescribed in Article 226, paragraph (4) of the Act that is delivered to a person receiving the payment of salary or other wage pursuant to the proviso to Article 226, paragraph (4) of the Act.
第一項の規定は、法第二百二十六条第四項ただし書の規定により給与等の支払を受ける者に交付する同項の源泉徴収票について準用する。
Article 94Withholding Receipts for Severance Pay or Other Such Compensation
A person who, in Japan, pays to a Resident severance pay or other such compensation prescribed in Article 226, paragraph (2) (Withholding Receipts) of the Act (hereinafter in this paragraph and paragraph (3) referred to as "severance pay or other such compensation") must, pursuant to Article 226, paragraph (2) of the Act, prepare, for each person receiving the payment of that severance pay or other such compensation, two Withholding receipts stating the following matters concerning that person, submit one to the competent district director with jurisdiction over the place for tax payment under Article 17 (Locality for Paying Over Withholding Tax) of the Act for the income tax on that severance pay or other such compensation (referred to as the "competent district director" in item (i), (a)), and deliver the other to the person receiving the payment of that severance pay or other such compensation.
the matters specified below in accordance with the category of Withholding receipt set forth below:
次に掲げる源泉徴収票の区分に応じそれぞれ次に定める事項
a Withholding receipt to be submitted to the competent district director: the name, domicile or residence and individual number of the person receiving the payment of that severance pay or other such compensation, and the name or title, domicile or residence or location of the head office or principal office, individual number or corporate number, and telephone number of the person paying that severance pay or other such compensation;
a Withholding receipt to be delivered to the person receiving the payment of the severance pay or other such compensation: the name and domicile or residence of the person receiving the payment of that severance pay or other such compensation, and the name or title, domicile or residence or location of the head office or principal office, and telephone number of the person paying that severance pay or other such compensation;
退職手当等の支払を受ける者に交付する源泉徴収票 その退職手当等の支払を受ける者の氏名及び住所又は居所並びにその退職手当等の支払をする者の氏名又は名称、住所若しくは居所又は本店若しくは主たる事務所の所在地及び電話番号
the amount of severance pay or other such compensation the payment of which was finalized during the year, and the category of that severance pay or other such compensation to which Article 201, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) or paragraph (3) (Amount of Taxes Withheld) of the Act applies;
その年中に支払の確定した退職手当等の金額及びその退職手当等につき法第二百一条第一項第一号若しくは第二号又は同条第三項(徴収税額)の規定の適用を受けるものの区分
the amount of income tax to be collected on the severance pay or other such compensation in the preceding item, for each category in that item, pursuant to Part IV, Chapter III (Withholding on Retirement Income) of the Act;
the period of service equivalent to the years of service prescribed in Article 201, paragraph (2) of the Act, and the details of its calculation;
法第二百一条第二項に規定する勤続年数に準ずる勤続年数及びその計算の明細
where the case set forth in Article 30, paragraph (6), item (i) (Retirement Income) of the Act applies, the basis for calculating the retirement income deduction prescribed in Article 201, paragraph (2) of the Act;
法第三十条第六項第一号(退職所得)に掲げる場合に該当するときは、法第二百一条第二項に規定する退職所得控除額の計算の基礎
any other matters for reference.
その他参考となるべき事項
The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the case of applying the latter part of Article 226, paragraph (2) of the Act.
前条第三項の規定は、法第二百二十六条第二項後段の規定を適用する場合について準用する。
The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the Withholding receipt prescribed in Article 226, paragraph (4) of the Act that is delivered to a person receiving the payment of severance pay or other such compensation pursuant to the proviso to Article 226, paragraph (4) of the Act.
第一項の規定は、法第二百二十六条第四項ただし書の規定により退職手当等の支払を受ける者に交付する同項の源泉徴収票について準用する。
定義第一条第一項
それぞれ所得税法(昭和四十年法律第三十三号。以下「法」という。)第二条第一項(定義)に規定する国内、国外、居住者、非居住者、内国法人、外国法人、人格のない社団等、法人課税信託、恒久的施設、公社債、預貯金、合同運用信託、貸付信託、投資信託、証券投資信託、オープン型の証券投資信託、公社債投資信託、公社債等運用投資信託、公募公社債等運用投資信託、特定目的信託、特定受益証券発行信託、棚卸資産、有価証券、固定資産、減価償却資産、繰延資産、各種所得、各種所得の金額、変動所得、臨時所得、純損失の金額、雑損失の金額、災害、障害者、特別障害者、寡婦、ひとり親、勤労学生、同一生計配偶者、控除対象配偶者、源泉控除対象配偶者、老人控除対象配偶者、扶養親族、控除対象扶養親族、特定扶養親族、老人扶養親族、源泉控除対象親族、特別農業所得者、予定納税額、確定申告書、修正申告書、青色申告書、出国、更正、決定又は源泉徴収
わかりやすく言うと
所得税法(法律)の第四編第一章から第六章まで(源泉徴収)の規定により、所得税を徴収し、納付することです(所得税法第二条第一項第四十五号)。
定義第一条の五第一項
行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律(平成二十五年法律第二十七号)第二条第五項(定義)に規定する個人番号
わかりやすく言うと
住民票コードを変換して得られる番号で、その住民票に記載された人を識別するために指定されるものです(行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律第二条第五項)。
定義第一条の五第一項
行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律第二条第十六項に規定する法人番号
わかりやすく言うと
行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律に基づいて、特定の法人その他の団体を識別するための番号として指定される番号のことです(その法律の第二条第十六項)。
略称規定第九十三条第一項・この条の中だけ
居住者に対し国内において法第二百二十六条第一項(源泉徴収票)に規定する給与等(以下この条において「給与等」という。)の支払をする者は、同項の規定により、その給与等の支払を受ける者の各人別に、次に掲げる事項を記載した源泉徴収票二通を作成し…
わかりやすく言うと
源泉徴収票を作る対象となる給与等で、俸給、給料、賃金、歳費及び賞与と、これらの性質を持つ給与のことです。所得税法第百八十四条により源泉徴収をしなくてよいとされる給与等は除きます(所得税法第二百二十六条第一項)。
定義第九十三条第一項第二号・この規定及び第九十三条第一項第六号及び第九十三条第二項第三号の中だけ
法第百九十四条第八項(給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書)に規定する給与所得者の扶養控除等申告書
わかりやすく言うと
国内で給与等を受ける居住者が、給与等の支払者を経由して税務署長に提出する、源泉控除対象配偶者や扶養親族などについての申告書のことです。毎年最初の給与等の前日までに出すもののほか、記載事項に異動があったときや国外居住親族の控除を受けるときに出すものも含みます(所得税法第百九十四条)。
略称規定第九十三条第一項第六号イ(1)(i)・この規定及び第九十三条第一項第六号イの中だけ
控除対象配偶者(当該給与等が法第百九十条の規定の適用を受けていないものである場合には、源泉控除対象配偶者。イにおいて「控除対象配偶者等」という。)の有無…
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控除対象配偶者のことです。ただし、その給与等が年末調整(所得税法第百九十条)の適用を受けていない場合は、源泉控除対象配偶者を指します。
略称規定第九十三条第一項第六号イ(1)(i)・この規定及び第九十三条第一項第七号及び第九十三条第一項第六号イの中だけ
…控除対象配偶者等又は法第八十三条の二第一項(配偶者特別控除)に規定する生計を一にする配偶者(イ及び次号において「特別控除対象配偶者」という。)の氏名及び個人番号(個人番号を有しない者にあつては、氏名。(ii)において同じ。)並びに控除対…
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居住者と生計を一にする配偶者のうち、控除対象配偶者に当たらず、合計所得金額が百三十三万円以下であることなど所得税法第八十三条の二第一項の要件を満たす人のことで、配偶者特別控除の対象となる配偶者です。
略称規定第九十三条第一項第六号イ(1)(ii)・この規定及び第九十三条第一項第六号イの中だけ
控除対象扶養親族又は特定親族(法第八十四条の二第一項(特定親族特別控除)に規定する特定親族をいう。第八号において同じ。)(当該給与等が法第百九十条の規定の適用を受けていないものである場合には、源泉控除対象親族。イにおいて「控除対象扶養親族…
わかりやすく言うと
控除対象扶養親族と特定親族のことです。ただし、その給与等が年末調整(所得税法第百九十条)の適用を受けていない場合は、源泉控除対象親族を指します。
定義第九十三条第一項第六号イ(1)(ii)・この規定及び第九十三条第一項第八号の中だけ
法第八十四条の二第一項(特定親族特別控除)に規定する特定親族
わかりやすく言うと
居住者と生計を一にする十九歳以上二十三歳未満の親族(配偶者を除きます)や里親に委託された児童のうち、控除対象扶養親族に当たらず、合計所得金額が百二十三万円以下であることなどの要件を満たす人のことで、特定親族特別控除の対象です(所得税法第八十四条の二第一項)。
略称規定第九十四条第一項・この規定の中だけ
…その者に係る次に掲げる事項を記載した源泉徴収票二通を作成し、一通をその退職手当等に係る所得税の法第十七条(源泉徴収に係る所得税の納税地)の規定による納税地の所轄税務署長(第一号イにおいて「所轄税務署長」という。)に提出し…
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退職手当等の支払者が源泉徴収する所得税の納税地を管轄する税務署長のことです。その納税地は、原則として、支払事務を取り扱う事務所や事業所などの支払の日における所在地です(所得税法第十七条)。
略称規定第九十四条第一項・この項及び第九十四条第三項の中だけ
居住者に対し国内において法第二百二十六条第二項(源泉徴収票)に規定する退職手当等(以下この項及び第三項において「退職手当等」という。)の支払をする者は、同条第二項の規定により、その退職手当等の支払を受ける者の各人別に…
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退職手当、一時恩給その他の退職により一時に受ける給与と、これらの性質を持つ給与のことです。所得税法第二百条により源泉徴収をしなくてよいとされるものは除きます(所得税法第二百二十六条第二項)。
税務署長
国税庁の地方支分部局である国税局の事務の一部を分掌するため各地に置かれる税務署の長です(財務省設置法第二十四条)。納税者が通常相対する機関で、所得税の確定申告書は税務署長に提出し(所得税法第百二十条第一項)、更正・決定や国税の徴収は現在の納税地を所轄する税務署長が行います(国税通則法第三十条・第四十三条)。税務署長の処分に不服がある者は、その税務署長に対する再調査の請求か、国税不服審判所長に対する審査請求のいずれかを選べます(同法第七十五条第一項第一号)。ただし、調査が国税局又は国税庁の職員によってされた旨の記載がある書面で通知された処分は、国税局長又は国税庁長官がしたものとみなされ、国税庁長官がしたものとみなされた処分については国税庁長官に対する審査請求のみとなります(同条第二項)。
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