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

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How the wording of Article 23-4, paragraph (4) (第二十三条の四第四項) 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 23-4, paragraph (4) (第二十三条の四第四項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-4 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-23-4/par-4)
- 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:

> 法第四十六条の二第一項の事業者が同項の規定により電子情報処理組織を使用して行う申告書記載事項又は添付書類記載事項の提供については、国税関係法令に係る情報通信技術を活用した行政の推進等に関する省令第五条第一項の定めるところにより、行わなければならない。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> The provision of matters stated in a return or matters stated in attached documents that a business operator prescribed in Article 46-2, paragraph (1) of the Act makes using an electronic data processing system pursuant to that paragraph must be made as provided in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Ministerial Order on the Promotion of Administration Utilizing Information and Communications Technology Pertaining to National Tax Laws and Regulations, etc..

## 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)