# Article 5, paragraph (4), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 5, paragraph (4) (第五条第四項) 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 5, paragraph (4) (第五条第四項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-4 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/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:

> 第一項各号に定める書類には、これらの書類に係る電磁的記録（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（平成十年法律第二十五号）第二条第三号（定義）に規定する電磁的記録をいう。次項及び第六項において同じ。）を含むものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The documents prescribed in the items of paragraph (1) are to include electronic or magnetic records pertaining to those documents (meaning the 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 (Act No. 25 of 1998); the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (6)).

## 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)