国税庁、国税局若しくは税務署(以下「国税庁等」という。)又は税関の当該職員(税関の当該職員にあつては、消費税に関する調査(第百三十一条第一項(質問、検査又は領置等)に規定する犯則事件の調査を除く。以下この章において同じ。)を行う場合に限る。)は、所得税、法人税、地方法人税又は消費税に関する調査について必要があるときは、次の各号に掲げる調査の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者に質問し、その者の事業に関する帳簿書類その他の物件(税関の当該職員が行う調査にあつては、課税貨物(消費税法第二条第一項第十一号(定義)に規定する課税貨物をいう。第四号イにおいて同じ。)若しくは輸出物品(同法第八条第一項(輸出物品販売場における輸出物品の譲渡に係る免税)に規定する物品をいう。第四号イにおいて同じ。)又はこれらの帳簿書類その他の物件とする。)を検査し、又は当該物件(その写しを含む。次条から第七十四条の六まで(当該職員の質問検査権)において同じ。)の提示若しくは提出を求めることができる。
When it is necessary for an examination concerning income tax, corporation tax, local corporation tax or consumption tax, the relevant official of the National Tax Agency, a Regional Taxation Bureau or a tax office (hereinafter referred to as the "National Tax Agency, etc.") or of customs (with regard to the relevant official of customs, limited to cases where the official conducts an examination concerning consumption tax (excluding an examination of a criminal tax case prescribed in Article 131, paragraph (1) (Questioning, Inspection, Retention, etc.); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter)) may, according to the category of examination listed in each of the following items, ask questions of the persons specified in that item, inspect the books and documents or other articles relating to their business (in the case of an examination conducted by the relevant official of customs, taxable goods (meaning taxable goods as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xi) (Definitions) of the Consumption Tax Act; the same applies in item (iv), (a)) or export goods (meaning the goods prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1) (Exemption for Transfers of Export Goods at Export Goods Sales Sites) of that Act; the same applies in item (iv), (a)), or the books and documents or other articles relating to them), or request the presentation or submission of those articles (including copies thereof; the same applies in the following Article through Article 74-6 (Right of Officials to Ask Questions and Conduct Inspections)):