# Article 119-4, paragraph (2), its wordings — Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 119-4, paragraph (2) (第百十九条の四第二項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order
- Provision: Article 119-4, paragraph (2) (第百十九条の四第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order/art-119-4/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order/art-119-4/par-2)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Cabinet Order No. 93 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 第百一条第二項から第五項まで（棚卸資産の評価の方法の変更手続）の規定は、前項の場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第三項中「事業所得の金額」とあるのは、「事業所得の金額又は雑所得の金額」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 101, paragraphs (2) through (5) (Procedures for Changing Inventory Valuation Methods) apply mutatis mutandis to the case referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "amount of business income" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "amount of business income or amount of miscellaneous income".

## 2. Date not yet set — Cabinet Order No. 93 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: Date not yet set
- The amendment: Reworded (Cabinet Order No. 93 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order/amendments/20280101_508CO0000000093

Japanese:

> 第百一条第二項から第五項まで（棚卸資産の評価の方法の変更手続）の規定は、前項の場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第三項中「事業所得の金額」とあるのは、「事業所得の金額、譲渡所得の金額又は雑所得の金額」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 101, paragraphs (2) through (5) (Procedures for Changing Inventory Valuation Methods) apply mutatis mutandis to the case referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrase "amount of business income" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "amount of business income, amount of capital gains, or amount of miscellaneous income".

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340CO0000000096)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3121/tb)
- 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/340CO0000000096/20270722_508CO0000000093)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340CO0000000096/20280101_508CO0000000093)