# Article 74-2, paragraph (3), its wordings — Act on General Rules for National Taxes

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How the wording of Article 74-2, paragraph (3) (第七十四条の二第三項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
- Provision: Article 74-2, paragraph (3) (第七十四条の二第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/art-74-2/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/art-74-2/par-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 12 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 分割があつた場合の第一項第三号又は第四号の規定の適用については、消費税法第二条第一項第六号に規定する分割法人は第一項第三号ハ又は第四号ロに規定する資産の譲渡等をする義務があると認められる者と、同条第一項第六号の二に規定する分割承継法人は第一項第三号ハ又は第四号ロに規定する資産の譲渡等を受ける権利があると認められる者と、それぞれみなす。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> For the purpose of applying the provisions of paragraph (1), item (iii) or (iv) in the case where a corporate split has taken place, a split corporation prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the Consumption Tax Act is deemed to be a person found to be obliged to make a transfer, etc. of assets prescribed in paragraph (1), item (iii), (c) or item (iv), (b), and a successor corporation in a split prescribed in paragraph (1), item (vi)-2 of that Article is deemed to be a person found to have a right to receive a transfer, etc. of assets prescribed in paragraph (1), item (iii), (c) or item (iv), (b), respectively.

## 2. 1 April 2028 — Act No. 12 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 12 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments/20280401_508AC0000000012

Japanese:

> 分割があつた場合の第一項第三号又は第四号の規定の適用については、消費税法第二条第一項第六号に規定する分割法人は第一項第三号ハ又は第四号ハに規定する資産の譲渡等をする義務があると認められる者と、同条第一項第六号の二に規定する分割承継法人は第一項第三号ハ又は第四号ハに規定する資産の譲渡等を受ける権利があると認められる者と、それぞれみなす。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> For the purpose of applying the provisions of paragraph (1), item (iii) or (iv) in the case where a corporate split has taken place, a split corporation prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the Consumption Tax Act is deemed to be a person found to be obliged to make a transfer, etc. of assets prescribed in paragraph (1), item (iii), (c) or item (iv), (c), and a successor corporation in a split prescribed in paragraph (1), item (vi)-2 of that Article is deemed to be a person found to have a right to receive a transfer, etc. of assets prescribed in paragraph (1), item (iii), (c) or item (iv), (c), respectively.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3119/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/337AC0000000066/20271205_507AC0000000057)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20280401_508AC0000000012)