# Article 27, paragraph (7), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 27, paragraph (7) (第二十七条第七項) 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, paragraph (7) (第二十七条第七項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27/par-7 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-27/par-7)
- 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:

> 前項に規定する書類には、これらの書類に記載すべき事項を記録した電磁的記録（電子計算機を使用して作成する国税関係帳簿書類の保存方法等の特例に関する法律第二条第三号（定義）に規定する電磁的記録をいう。以下この条において同じ。）を含むものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The documents prescribed in the preceding paragraph are to include electronic or magnetic records in which the matters to be stated in those documents are recorded (meaning electronic or magnetic records prescribed in Article 2, item (iii) (Definitions) of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers; hereinafter the same applies in this Article).

## 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)