# Article 27-2, paragraph (2), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 27-2, paragraph (2) (第二十七条の二第二項) 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 27-2, paragraph (2) (第二十七条の二第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27-2/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27-2/par-2)
- 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:

> 令第七十一条の二第一項第一号から第八号までに掲げる電磁的記録又は前項に規定する電磁的記録のうち、第五条第六項、第六条の四第六項、第十五条の五第二項、第十六条第六項、第二十六条の七第三項若しくは第二十六条の八第二項の規定又は租税特別措置法施行規則（昭和三十二年大蔵省令第十五号）第三十六条の二第四項（外国公館等であることの証明等）の規定に基づき、当該電磁的記録を出力することにより作成した書面で保存されている場合における当該電磁的記録に記録された事項については、法第五十九条の二第一項の規定は、適用しない。

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

> With respect to matters recorded in electronic or magnetic records, among the electronic or magnetic records listed in Article 71-2, paragraph (1), items (i) through (viii) of the Order or the electronic or magnetic records prescribed in the preceding paragraph, that are retained in the form of a document prepared by outputting those electronic or magnetic records pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (6), Article 6-4, paragraph (6), Article 15-5, paragraph (2), Article 16, paragraph (6), Article 26-7, paragraph (3) or Article 26-8, paragraph (2), or the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (4) (Certification, etc. of Being a Foreign Diplomatic Mission, etc.) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (Ministry of Finance Order No. 15 of 1957), Article 59-2, paragraph (1) of the Act does not apply.

## 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:

> 令第七十一条の二第一項第一号から第九号までに掲げる電磁的記録又は前項に規定する電磁的記録のうち、第五条第五項、第六条の四第六項、第十五条の五第二項、第十六条第五項、第十九条の二第二項、第二十六条の七第三項若しくは第二十六条の八第二項の規定又は租税特別措置法施行規則（昭和三十二年大蔵省令第十五号）第三十六条の二第四項（外国公館等であることの証明等）の規定に基づき、これらの電磁的記録を出力することにより作成した書面で保存されている場合におけるこれらの電磁的記録に記録された事項については、法第五十九条の二第一項の規定は、適用しない。

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

> With respect to matters recorded in electronic or magnetic records, among the electronic or magnetic records listed in Article 71-2, paragraph (1), items (i) through (ix) of the Order or the electronic or magnetic records prescribed in the preceding paragraph, that are retained in the form of a document prepared by outputting those electronic or magnetic records pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (5), Article 6-4, paragraph (6), Article 15-5, paragraph (2), Article 16, paragraph (5), Article 19-2, paragraph (2), Article 26-7, paragraph (3) or Article 26-8, paragraph (2), or the provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (4) (Certification, etc. of Being a Foreign Diplomatic Mission, etc.) of the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (Ministry of Finance Order No. 15 of 1957), Article 59-2, paragraph (1) of the Act does not apply.

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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)