# Article 5, paragraph (5), item (ii), (d), 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), (d) (第五条第五項第二号ニ) 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), (d) (第五条第五項第二号ニ) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-5/item-2/sub-4 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-5/item-2/sub-4)
- 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ごとの記録事項の索引を当該索引に係る電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムに出力しておくこと。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> to output an index of the recorded matters of each computer output microfilm onto the computer output microfilm to which that index relates;

## 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), (d); 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ごとの記録事項の索引を当該索引に係る電子計算機出力マイクロフィルムに出力しておくこと。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> to output an index of the recorded matters of each computer output microfilm onto the computer output microfilm to which that index relates;

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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)