居住者が、各年において、新生命保険契約等に係る保険料若しくは掛金(第五項第一号から第三号までに掲げる契約に係るものにあつては生存又は死亡に基因して一定額の保険金、共済金その他の給付金(以下この条において「保険金等」という。)を支払うことを約する部分(第三項において「生存死亡部分」という。)に係るものその他政令で定めるものに限るものとし、次項に規定する介護医療保険料及び第三項に規定する新個人年金保険料を除く。以下この項及び次項において「新生命保険料」という。)又は旧生命保険契約等に係る保険料若しくは掛金(第三項に規定する旧個人年金保険料その他政令で定めるものを除く。以下この項において「旧生命保険料」という。)を支払つた場合には、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ当該各号に定める金額を、その居住者のその年分の総所得金額、退職所得金額又は山林所得金額から控除する。
If a Resident pays, in any year, insurance premiums or installments under a new life insurance policy or similar contract (for those under the contracts set forth in paragraph (5), items (i) through (iii), limited to those relating to the part under which the insurer promises to pay a fixed amount of insurance proceeds, mutual aid benefits, or other benefits (hereinafter referred to as "insurance proceeds or similar benefits" in this Article) due to survival or death (referred to as the "survival or death portion" in paragraph (3)) and others prescribed by Cabinet Order, and excluding the nursing care and medical insurance premiums prescribed in the following paragraph and the new individual pension insurance premiums prescribed in paragraph (3); hereinafter referred to as "new life insurance premiums" in this paragraph and the following paragraph), or insurance premiums or installments under an old life insurance policy or similar contract (excluding the old individual pension insurance premiums prescribed in paragraph (3) and others prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter referred to as "old life insurance premiums" in this paragraph), the amount prescribed in each of the following items for the category of case set forth in that item is allowed as a deduction from the Resident's gross income, retirement income, or timber income for the year: