Our clients are 100% foreign affiliated companies.

■What kind of office is it?
Our office is a tax accountant's office located in Meguro-ku, Tokyo. We support Inbound's business development in Japan for foreign corporations.

■Who are our clients?
Many of our clients have been with us since their company was established in Japan. Some have been with us for over 20 years since our firm was founded.

Their parent companies are located in countries such as Germany, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, India, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates etc. 100% are foreign customers.
The industries are diverse, including software development, manufacturing, sales, and mining.

Many of our clients, who are Japanese subsidiaries, are located in Tokyo, and we frequently provide services to foreign subsidiaries in Tokyo. However, since we report to the parent company overseas, there are no restrictions based on the subsidiary's location. We currently have a client in Osaka, and in the past, we also provided services to a client in Nagoya.

■What kind of consultations do you often receive before setting up a base in Japan?
We often ask questions such as whether a subsidiary or a branch is better for a business base, and which is better: a joint stock company or a limited liability company (what are the advantages and disadvantages)? At that stage, we often provide explanations to the tax department in the parent company's home country, taking into account tax issues in that country.
You may also be asked about the differences in labour laws between your home country and Japan regarding the employment status of the employees you hire. In such cases, we ask our affiliated social insurance and labour consultant who can speak English to provide consultation.
We initially address corporate law issues related to the form of business in Japan (subsidiary, branch, or representative office), and employee labour law issues of Japanese staff, but ultimately provide overall tax advice for foreign corporations expanding into Japan.

■What kind of requests do you receive most after starting business in Japan?
・We provide the monthly financial report to be submitted in English in the company's format by the beginning of the following month.
・Since our clients are unable to hire someone specialising in accounting. We will handle jobs (accounting records, payment processing, pre-applications, and post-reports to the controller in the home country) in English.

■What kind of requests do you receive most after starting business in Japan?
・We provide the monthly financial report to be submitted in English in the company's format by the beginning of the following month.
・Since our clients are unable to hire someone specialising in accounting. We will handle jobs (accounting records, payment processing, pre-applications, and post-reports to the controller in the home country) in English.
・When preparing an annual tax return or changing to a new business format in Japan, we provide consultation in English with the tax department in their home country about tax issues in Japan and tax issues that are expected to have an impact in your home country, using web video conference like Zoom.

We receive many business requests and consultations in English.

■What makes us different from other tax accountants?
・We deliver monthly financial reports in English to each client by the financial reporting deadline.
・We serve as the client's accounting department, handling everything from bookkeeping to bank payment operations.
・If necessary, we will have a video conference with the tax department in your home country using Zoom, etc.
・In the tax field, we only handle services for foreign-affiliated corporations (corporate tax, consumption tax, and withholding income tax).

Note: Other tax items, such as personal income tax returns and inheritance/gifts, will be handled by our affiliated tax accountant office.

Takashi Yamajo (Certified Public Tax Accountant)

■Profile
Until Sep. 1999 Manager, International Tax Department PriceWaterhouse (current:PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)Tokyo (Aug. 1991~ Jun. 1992 Sendai office) (Jul. 1992~ Mar. 1993 Chiba Bank - expatriate) (Apr. 1993~ Mar. 1994 Tokyo office) (Mar. 1994~ Apr. 1997 London office - Japan Desk)
YAMAJO International Tax & Accounting Office

KEIO UNIVERSITY - BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, DOCTRAL, 31 MARCH 2020 (COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE WORK FOR A DOCTORAL DEGREE)

■Media
NTV 「きょうの出来事」(国際課税問題について-ビデオ　出演)
NTV 「ニュースエブリ」(芸能人の祝儀にかかる個人所得税について-電話出演)
Tokyo shimbun 「ふるさと納税について」コメント
Nikkei Trendy 「ふるさと納税について」コメント
Gendai weekly「ふるさと納税について」コメント

■Books
単著：「社長!御社の会計 ここだけ覚えれば充分です」(フォレスト出版) 、「税理士が自ら実践する！ふるさと納税の上手な活用法: Ｈ27年税制改 正対応版」(Amazon Kindle版)
共著書：「総解説連結納税制度」(日本経済新聞社) 、「グループ会社の経営実務－法務・連結会計・税務－」(第一法規出版社) 、「トコトンわかる個人事業の始め方」(新星出版社)

■Qualification
Certified Public Tax Accountant (Member of the Meguro Branch of the Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants Association: Registration Number 69286)
Degree received: Master of Arts in Business and Commerce, Keio University 2017.

Books

　　

　社長のための会計本です！

　個人事業を始める方必見です。

　いまや大熱狂のふるさと納税本です。

Takashi YAMAJO
Takashi used to be work for PriceWaterhouse (PW), one of the Big Six accounting firms at the time. From 1994 to 1997, he was expatriated to the London office, the birthplace of PW. At the London office, he belonged to the Japanese desk, providing support for accounting audits, corporate tax, income tax, and VAT (Value Added Tax) for subsidiaries, branches, and representative offices of major Japanese companies operating in the UK and Europe (essentially acting as a liaison with local experts). During this time, he also had the opportunity to witness international M&A negotiations. Furthermore, he encountered various international tax-saving strategies that Japanese people might not have considered.

Currently, he is dedicated to providing tax and accounting services for foreign companies entering the Japanese market. He has previously served as a tax advisor for Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City, supporting numerous foreign companies in establishing their businesses in Japan. Currently, 100% of our clients are foreign companies.