# Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii), (c), its wordings — Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers

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How the wording of Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii), (c) (第五条第五項第二号ハ) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers (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施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation
- Provision: Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii), (c) (第五条第五項第二号ハ) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-5/item-2/sub-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-5/item-2/sub-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 当該電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムの保存に併せて、国税関係帳簿の種類及び取引年月日その他の日付を特定することによりこれらに対応する電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムを探し出すことができる索引簿の備付けを行うこと。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> together with the preservation of that computer output microfilm, to keep an index book that makes it possible to find the corresponding computer output microfilm by specifying the type of books related to national tax and the transaction date or other date;

## 2. 1 January 2027 — Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 January 2027
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (4), item (ii), (c); its words stay the same (Ministry of Finance Order No. 28 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments/20270101_507M60000040028

Japanese:

> 当該電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムの保存に併せて、国税関係帳簿の種類及び取引年月日その他の日付を特定することによりこれらに対応する電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムを探し出すことができる索引簿の備付けを行うこと。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> together with the preservation of that computer output microfilm, to keep an index book that makes it possible to find the corresponding computer output microfilm by specifying the type of books related to national tax and the transaction date or other date;

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410M50000040043)
- 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/410M50000040043/20250401_507M60000040028)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410M50000040043/20270101_507M60000040028)