# 地方税法 / Local Tax Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

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- Law: 地方税法 (Local Tax Act), 昭和二十五年法律第二百二十六号
- English title "Local Tax Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
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- Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（道府県民税に関する規定の適用） — address `suppl-3401-35/art-2`
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### 第二条（道府県民税に関する規定の適用） — Application of Provisions on Prefectural Inhabitant Tax
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<sup>suppl-3401-35/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/suppl-3401-35/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/suppl-3401-35/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  別段の定めがあるものを除き、この法律による改正後の地方税法（以下「新法」という。）の規定中法人の道府県民税に関する部分は、この法律の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）の属する事業年度分の法人の道府県民税及び同日以後の解散又は合併による清算所得に対する法人税額に係る法人の道府県民税（清算所得に対する法人税を課される法人の清算中の事業年度に係る法人税額及び残余財産の一部分配により納付すべき法人税額に係る法人の道府県民税を含む。以下同じ。）から適用し、同日の属する事業年度の直前の事業年度までの各事業年度分の法人の道府県民税及び同日前の解散又は合併による清算所得に対する法人税額に係る法人の道府県民税については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-1</sup>
Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of the Local Tax Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") relating to corporate prefectural inhabitant tax apply from corporate prefectural inhabitant tax for the business year that includes the date of enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date") and corporate prefectural inhabitant tax relating to corporation tax amounts on liquidation income arising from dissolution or merger on or after that date (including corporate prefectural inhabitant tax relating to corporation tax amounts for business years in liquidation of corporations on which corporation tax on liquidation income is imposed and corporation tax amounts to be paid by reason of partial distribution of residual assets; the same applies hereinafter), and for corporate prefectural inhabitant tax for each business year up to the business year immediately preceding the business year that includes that date and corporate prefectural inhabitant tax relating to corporation tax amounts on liquidation income arising from dissolution or merger before that date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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**第二項**  法人の施行日の属する事業年度が六月をこえる場合において、当該法人の当該事業年度分の法人の道府県民税に係るこの法律による改正前の地方税法（以下「旧法」という。）第五十三条第一項及び第三項（法人税法（昭和二十二年法律第二十八号）第十九条又は第二十条の規定に係る部分に限る。）の規定による申告納付の期限が同日前であるときは、当該法人がこれらの規定により申告納付した、又は申告納付すべきであつた法人の道府県民税については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-2</sup>
Where the business year of a corporation that includes the Effective Date exceeds six months, and the due date for filing and payment under Article 53, paragraphs (1) and (3) (limited to the portion relating to Article 19 or 20 of the Corporation Tax Act (Act No. 28 of 1947)) of the Local Tax Act prior to amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") relating to the corporate prefectural inhabitant tax for that business year of the corporation is before that date, the provisions then in force continue to govern the corporate prefectural inhabitant tax that the corporation filed and paid, or should have filed and paid, under those provisions.
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**第三項**  法人の施行日の属する事業年度が六月をこえる場合において、当該法人の当該事業年度分の法人の道府県民税に係る新法第五十三条第一項（法人税法（昭和四十年法律第三十四号）第七十一条第一項の規定により提出すべき法人税の申告書（同法第七十二条第一項各号に掲げる事項を記載したものを除く。）に係る部分に限る。）の規定による申告納付の期限が同日以後であるときは、当該法人の道府県民税に対する新法第五十一条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「百分の五・五」とあるのは「百分の五・四」と、「百分の六・六」とあるのは「百分の六・五」とする。
<sup>suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-3</sup>
Where the business year of a corporation that includes the Effective Date exceeds six months, and the due date for filing and payment under Article 53, paragraph (1) of the New Act (limited to the portion relating to a corporation tax return to be submitted under Article 71, paragraph (1) of the Corporation Tax Act (Act No. 34 of 1965) (excluding one stating the matters set out in the items of Article 72, paragraph (1) of that Act)) relating to the corporate prefectural inhabitant tax for that business year of the corporation is on or after that date, then in applying Article 51, paragraph (1) of the New Act to the prefectural inhabitant tax of the corporation, the phrase "5.5/100" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "5.4/100", and "6.6/100" with "6.5/100".
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**第四項**  新法第二十四条の五第一項、第三十四条第一項及び第三十七条の三第三項の規定は、昭和四十年度分の個人の道府県民税から適用し、昭和三十九年度分までの個人の道府県民税については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-4</sup>
The provisions of Article 24-5, paragraph (1), Article 34, paragraph (1) and Article 37-3, paragraph (3) of the New Act apply from individual prefectural inhabitant tax for fiscal year 1965, and for individual prefectural inhabitant tax up to fiscal year 1964, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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## Cites
- suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-3: 新法第五十三条第一項 → 地方税法 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-53/par-1
- suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-3: 新法第五十一条第一項 → 地方税法 第五十一条第一項 (Article 51, paragraph (1)), art-51/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-51/par-1
- suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-4: 新法第二十四条の五第一項 → 地方税法 第二十四条の五第一項 (Article 24-5, paragraph (1)), art-24-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-24-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-24-5/par-1
- suppl-3401-35/art-2/par-4: 第三十四条第一項 → 地方税法 第三十四条第一項 (Article 34, paragraph (1)), art-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-34/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 地方税法 — the text in force from 2026-10-16 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20261016_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-27
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 地方税法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/487), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch local-tax-act-20261027T202151-271, translated 2026-10-28
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch local-tax-act-20261027T202151-276, translated 2026-10-28
- This site's parser, version 218 — 地方税法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-27
