# Article 351, paragraph (1), its wordings — Local Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 351, paragraph (1) (第三百五十一条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
- Provision: Article 351, paragraph (1) (第三百五十一条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-351/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/local-tax-act/art-351/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 2 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 市町村は、同一の者について当該市町村の区域内におけるその者の所有に係る土地、家屋又は償却資産に対して課する固定資産税の課税標準となるべき額が土地にあつては三十万円、家屋にあつては二十万円、償却資産にあつては百五十万円に満たない場合においては、固定資産税を課することができない。ただし、財政上その他特別の必要がある場合においては、当該市町村の条例の定めるところによつて、その額がそれぞれ三十万円、二十万円又は百五十万円に満たないときであつても、固定資産税を課することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A municipality may not impose fixed assets tax if, for the same person, the amount that is to be the tax base of fixed assets tax imposed on land, houses or depreciable assets owned by the person within the area of the municipality is less than 300,000 yen for land, 200,000 yen for houses, or 1,500,000 yen for depreciable assets; provided, however, that if there is a need on fiscal or other grounds, the municipality may impose fixed assets tax as provided by a Municipal Ordinance of the municipality even if the amount is less than 300,000 yen, 200,000 yen or 1,500,000 yen, respectively.

## 2. 1 April 2027 — Act No. 2 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 2 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000002

Japanese:

> 市町村は、同一の者について当該市町村の区域内におけるその者の所有に係る土地、家屋又は償却資産に対して課する固定資産税の課税標準となるべき額が土地又は家屋にあつては三十万円、償却資産にあつては百八十万円に満たない場合においては、固定資産税を課することができない。ただし、財政上その他特別の必要がある場合においては、当該市町村の条例の定めるところによつて、その額がそれぞれ三十万円又は百八十万円に満たないときであつても、固定資産税を課することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A municipality may not impose fixed assets tax if, for the same person, the amount that is to be the tax base of fixed assets tax imposed on land, houses or depreciable assets owned by the person within the area of the municipality is less than 300,000 yen for land or houses, or 1,800,000 yen for depreciable assets; provided, however, that if there is a need on fiscal or other grounds, the municipality may impose fixed assets tax as provided by a Municipal Ordinance of the municipality even if the amount is less than 300,000 yen or 1,800,000 yen, respectively.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/487)
- 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/325AC0000000226/20270401_507AC0000000087)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20270401_508AC0000000002)