Changes on (Act No. 2 of 2026)
When the competent tax collection official has effected retention, seizure or seizure with a recording order, the official must prepare an inventory thereof and deliver a copy to the owner, possessor or custodian (including a person who has been subject to a disposition under Article 22-8) of the retained articles, seized articles or articles seized with a recording order, or to a person who is to act in their stead.
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the competent tax collection officialmachine translation
「当該徴税吏員」
In Section 16 of Chapter 1, on investigating and dealing with tax offence cases (犯則事件), a tax collection official (徴税吏員) whom the head of the local government (地方団体の長) designates, setting the official's duties.
Defined inArticle 22-3, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
seizure with a recording ordermachine translation
「記録命令付差押え」
A seizure in which a tax official (徴税吏員) investigating a tax offence (犯則事件) has a person who keeps electronic or magnetic records (電磁的記録), or anyone else with authority to use them, record the records needed onto a recording medium or print them out, and then seizes that medium.
Defined inArticle 22-4, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
ownermachine translation
「所有者」
In Article 702, paragraph 1 on city planning tax (都市計画税), the person who is treated as, or deemed to be, the owner of the land or house for fixed assets tax (固定資産税) under Article 343 (other than its paragraphs 3, 9 and 10).
Defined inArticle 702, paragraph (2)