# Article 202, paragraph (1), its wordings — Income Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 202, paragraph (1) (第二百二条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act
- Provision: Article 202, paragraph (1) (第二百二条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/art-202/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/income-tax-act/art-202/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 74 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 第三十一条第三号（退職手当等とみなす一時金）の規定により退職手当等とみなされる一時金の支払をする場合において、同号に規定する規約に基づいて拠出された掛金のうちに同号に規定する加入者の負担した金額があるとき（これに類する場合として政令で定める場合を含む。）は、前条の規定の適用については、その退職一時金の額からその負担した金額（政令で定めるものを含む。）を控除した金額に相当する退職手当等の支払があつたものとみなす。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If a lump-sum payment deemed to be severance pay or other such compensation pursuant to Article 31, item (iii) (Lump-Sum Payments Deemed to Be Severance Pay or Other Such Compensation) is paid and the contributions made under the plan rules prescribed in that item include an amount borne by the participant prescribed in that item (including cases specified by Cabinet Order as similar to this), for the purpose of applying the preceding Article, severance pay or other such compensation is deemed to have been paid in an amount equivalent to the amount remaining after deducting the amount so borne (including any amount specified by Cabinet Order) from the amount of that lump-sum retirement payment.

## 2. By 19 June 2030 — Act No. 74 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 19 June 2030
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 74 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/amendments/20300619_507AC0000000074

Japanese:

> 第三十一条第二号（退職手当等とみなす一時金）の規定により退職手当等とみなされる一時金の支払をする場合において、同号に規定する規約に基づいて拠出された掛金のうちに同号に規定する加入者の負担した金額があるとき（これに類する場合として政令で定める場合を含む。）は、前条の規定の適用については、その退職一時金の額からその負担した金額（政令で定めるものを含む。）を控除した金額に相当する退職手当等の支払があつたものとみなす。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If a lump-sum payment deemed to be severance pay or other such compensation pursuant to Article 31, item (ii) (Lump-Sum Payments Deemed to Be Severance pay or other such compensation) is paid and the contributions made under the plan rules prescribed in that item include an amount borne by the participant prescribed in that item (including cases specified by Cabinet Order as similar to this), for the purpose of applying the preceding Article, severance pay or other such compensation is deemed to have been paid in an amount equivalent to the amount remaining after deducting the amount so borne (including any amount specified by Cabinet Order) from the amount of that lump-sum retirement payment.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3120/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/340AC0000000033/20280101_508AC0000000012)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20300619_507AC0000000074)