納税者がその国税を第三十五条(申告納税方式による国税の納付)又は前条第二項の納期限(予定納税に係る所得税については、所得税法第百四条第一項、第百七条第一項又は第百十五条(予定納税額の納付)(これらの規定を同法第百六十六条(非居住者に対する準用)において準用する場合を含む。)の納期限とし、延滞税及び利子税については、その計算の基礎となる国税のこれらの納期限とする。以下「納期限」という。)までに完納しない場合には、税務署長は、その国税が次に掲げる国税である場合を除き、その納税者に対し、督促状によりその納付を督促しなければならない。
Where a taxpayer fails to pay a national tax in full by the due date for payment set forth in Article 35 (Payment of National Tax under Self-Assessment System) or paragraph (2) of the preceding Article (in the case of income tax subject to estimated tax prepayment, the due date for payment set forth in Article 104, paragraph (1), Article 107, paragraph (1) or Article 115 (Payment of Amount of Estimated Tax Prepayment) of the Income Tax Act applies (including cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 166 (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Nonresidents) of the Act), and in the case of delinquent tax and interest tax, the due date for payment of the national tax used as the basis for the calculation thereof applies; hereinafter referred to as the "due date for payment"), the district director of the tax office must demand that such taxpayer pay the national tax by sending a demand letter, except where the national tax falls into any of the following categories:
national tax subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3) of the following Article, or Article 159 (Preservative Seizure) of the National Tax Collection Act; or
国税に関する法律の規定により一定の事実が生じた場合に直ちに徴収するものとされている国税
national tax to be collected immediately upon the occurrence of a certain event pursuant to the provisions of the national tax laws.
The demand letter referred to in the preceding paragraph is to be issued within 50 days from the due date for payment of the national tax, except as otherwise provided for in the national tax laws.
When making the demand referred to in paragraph (1), if there is any delinquent tax or interest tax on the national tax to which the demand pertains, the district director of the tax office must also demand payment of that delinquent tax or interest tax.