# Article 17, paragraph (5), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 17, paragraph (5) (第十七条第五項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act (消費税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
- Provision: Article 17, paragraph (5) (第十七条第五項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-17/par-5 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-17/par-5)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 法第三十七条第一項の規定の適用を受ける事業者は、法第三十八条第一項に規定する売上げに係る対価の返還等を行つた場合には、令第五十八条の二第一項に規定する帳簿に当該売上げに係る対価の返還等に係る令第五十七条第五項第一号から第六号までに掲げる事業の種類を付記しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A business operator subject to the application of Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Act must, where it has made a refund, etc. of consideration for sales prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Act, make an additional entry in the books prescribed in Article 58-2, paragraph (1) of the Order of the type of business specified in Article 57, paragraph (5), items (i) through (vi) of the Order relating to that refund, etc. of consideration for sales.

## 2. 1 April 2028 — Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Ministry of Finance Order No. 19 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20280401_508M60000040019

Japanese:

> 法第三十七条第一項の規定の適用を受ける事業者は、法第三十八条第一項に規定する売上げに係る対価の返還等（特定少額資産の譲渡に係るものを除く。）を行つた場合には、令第五十八条の二第一項に規定する帳簿に当該売上げに係る対価の返還等に係る令第五十七条第五項第一号から第六号までに掲げる事業の種類を付記しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A business operator subject to the application of Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Act must, where it has made a refund, etc. of consideration for sales prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1) of the Act (excluding that pertaining to a transfer of specified low-value assets), make an additional entry in the books prescribed in Article 58-2, paragraph (1) of the Order of the type of business specified in Article 57, paragraph (5), items (i) through (vi) of the Order relating to that refund, etc. of consideration for sales.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053)
- English name of the law: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20271001_508M60000040019)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20280401_508M60000040019)