# Article 23-4, paragraph (2), item (i), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 23-4, paragraph (2), item (i) (第二十三条の四第二項第一号) 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 23-4, paragraph (2), item (i) (第二十三条の四第二項第一号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-2/item-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-2/item-1)
- 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:

> 法人（法人税法第二条第四号（定義）に規定する外国法人を除く。）である事業者（法第九条第一項本文の規定により消費税を納める義務が免除される事業者を除く。）の資本金の額又は出資の金額が一億円を超えることとなつた場合　その超えることとなつた日

English (Machine translation, not official):

> where the amount of capital or contributions of a business operator that is a corporation (excluding a foreign corporation prescribed in Article 2, item (iv) (Definitions) of the Corporation Tax Act) (excluding a business operator that is exempt from the obligation to pay consumption tax under the main clause of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act) comes to exceed 100 million yen: the day on which it comes to exceed that amount;

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

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

Japanese:

(none: the provision is not in the law at this point)

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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)