# Article 8, paragraph (5), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 8, paragraph (5) (第八条第五項) 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 8, paragraph (5) (第八条第五項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-8/par-5 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/art-8/par-5)
- 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:

> 承認免税手続事業者は、令第十八条の三第一項の規定により委託を受けて免税販売手続に係る事務を行う一般型輸出物品販売場の別に、免税購入対象者ごとの法第八条第一項の規定の適用に関する免税販売手続の記録及び令第十八条の三第八項の規定の適用に関する記録を作成して整理し、当該免税販売手続を行つた日の属する課税期間の末日の翌日から二月（清算中の法人について残余財産が確定した場合には、一月）を経過した日から七年間、これを納税地又は免税販売手続に係る事務所、事業所その他これらに準ずるものの所在地に保存しなければならない。

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

> An approved tax-free procedure business operator must, for each general-type tax-free shop for which it performs the work relating to tax-free sale procedures under entrustment pursuant to the provisions of Article 18-3, paragraph (1) of the Order, prepare and organize records of the tax-free sale procedures concerning the application of the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act for each person eligible for tax-free purchase and records concerning the application of the provisions of Article 18-3, paragraph (8) of the Order, and retain them for seven years from the day on which two months have elapsed from the day following the last day of the taxable period that includes the day on which those tax-free sale procedures were carried out (one month, where the residual assets of a corporation in liquidation have been determined), at the place for tax payment or at the location of the office, place of business or other similar place relating to the tax-free sale procedures.

## 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:

> 承認免税手続事業者は、令第十八条の三第一項の規定により委託を受けて免税販売手続に係る事務を行う一般型輸出物品販売場の別に、免税購入対象者ごとの法第八条第一項の規定の適用に関する免税販売手続の記録及び令第十八条の三第八項の規定の適用に関する記録を作成して整理し、当該免税販売手続を行つた日の属する課税期間に係る確定申告書の提出期限の翌日から七年間、これを納税地又は免税販売手続に係る事務所、事業所その他これらに準ずるものの所在地に保存しなければならない。

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

> An approved tax-free procedure business operator must, for each general-type tax-free shop for which it performs the work relating to tax-free sale procedures under entrustment pursuant to the provisions of Article 18-3, paragraph (1) of the Order, prepare and organize records of the tax-free sale procedures concerning the application of the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act for each person eligible for tax-free purchase and records concerning the application of the provisions of Article 18-3, paragraph (8) of the Order, and retain them for seven years from the day following the deadline for filing the final return for the taxable period that includes the day on which those tax-free sale procedures were carried out, at the place for tax payment or at the location of the office, place of business or other similar place relating to the tax-free sale procedures.

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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)