# Article 5, paragraph (8), 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 (8) (第五条第八項) 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 (8) (第五条第八項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-8 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/art-5/par-8)
- 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:

> 法第八条第四項又は第五項の規定の適用がある場合における過少申告加算税又は重加算税に係る国税通則法第三十二条第三項（賦課決定）に規定する賦課決定通知書には、当該過少申告加算税又は重加算税について法第八条第四項又は第五項の規定の適用がある旨を付記するものとする。

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

> Where Article 8, paragraph (4) or (5) of the Act applies, the written notice of assessment and determination prescribed in Article 32, paragraph (3) (Assessment and Determination) of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes relating to the penalty tax for understatement or heavy penalty tax is to bear a notation that Article 8, paragraph (4) or (5) of the Act applies to that penalty tax for understatement or heavy penalty tax.

## 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 (12); 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:

> 法第八条第四項又は第五項の規定の適用がある場合における過少申告加算税又は重加算税に係る国税通則法第三十二条第三項（賦課決定）に規定する賦課決定通知書には、当該過少申告加算税又は重加算税について法第八条第四項又は第五項の規定の適用がある旨を付記するものとする。

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

> Where Article 8, paragraph (4) or (5) of the Act applies, the written notice of assessment and determination prescribed in Article 32, paragraph (3) (Assessment and Determination) of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes relating to the penalty tax for understatement or heavy penalty tax is to bear a notation that Article 8, paragraph (4) or (5) of the Act applies to that penalty tax for understatement or heavy penalty tax.

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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)