English-speaking tax accountant for foreign-owned businesses in Japan
English-speaking tax advisor in Japan
Your tax partner for entering and operating in Japan
Even right after incorporation. Even without accounting staff in Japan. From initial tax registrations to monthly closing and annual filings, we build a setup you can leave entirely to us.
KJTAX Japan at a glance
2languages
Japanese and English,
from engagement to filing
30min
Your first online meeting
is free of charge
4services
Compliance, one-off advisory,
retainer and tax audit support
30days
To set up your accounting
and tax workflow
SERVICE
Services
From ongoing tax advisory to setup support for market entry into Japan. Available in both Japanese and English.
01
Tax compliance
Corporate and consumption tax returns, monthly tax matters, and year-end payroll adjustments.
02
One-off tax advisory
Structure advice for entering Japan, English memos on Japanese tax issues, and responses to your head office.
03
Retainer advisory and bookkeeping
An accounting workflow on freee that runs without in-house staff, with monthly reporting.
04
Tax audit support
Preparation, attendance at the audit, negotiation with inspectors, and English status reports for your head office.
HOW WE WORK
From first contact to monthly routine.
Five steps to a working tax and accounting setup in Japan.
We are preparing to open and already welcome advance inquiries. This is how the process will work once we open.
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STEP
01
Contact us
Reach us in English or Japanese. Bring whatever you have — company basics, recent financial statements, and how bookkeeping works today.
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STEP
02
First meeting (30 min, free)
Thirty minutes online. You will learn which Japanese tax obligations apply and by when, which service fits, a rough sense of fees, and how English support would work.
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STEP
03
Quotation
No fixed packages. Fees are based on actual workload — transaction volume, whether bookkeeping is outsourced, and how often you need English reporting.
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STEP
04
Setup in the first 30 days
We configure freee, agree document and approval workflows, build an annual tax calendar (in English if needed), and deliver your first monthly report.
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STEP
05
Monthly and year-end
Each month you receive a trial balance with an English summary, with online meetings as needed. At year-end we prepare and file your tax returns end-to-end.
WHY KJTAX JAPAN
Why KJTAX Japan
Work with us directly in English
Communication with your overseas head office and English reporting, with no interpreter in between.
Strong in market entry and early-stage setup
From post-incorporation tax registrations to building your accounting workflow, monthly closing, and filings. We create the initial operating rhythm with you.
Runs even without accounting staff
We design the flow from bookkeeping to filing on cloud accounting (freee), with real-time visibility for your head office.
START HERE
Find your starting point
Just incorporated, or about to enter Japan
You want the first tax registrations and filings set up properlyCASE B
You have a specific tax question
You need English answers for your head office, or one-off adviceCASE C
No accounting staff in Japan
You want bookkeeping through filing handled end-to-end
WHO WE SERVE
Who we serve
- Foreign companies considering entering the Japanese market
- Newly established Japanese subsidiaries of foreign companies
- Foreign-owned companies whose back office is still taking shape
- Companies without accounting or tax staff in Japan
- Companies with roughly 10-100 employees
Our working languages are Japanese and English.
ABOUT
About KJTAX Japan
We support the tax and accounting setup of foreign-owned businesses in Japanese and English.
A licensed Japanese tax accountant (zeirishi). From post-incorporation tax registrations to monthly closing, annual filings, and building your bookkeeping workflow on freee, with direct English communication with your head office.
FOR PARTNERS
For CPAs, professional firms and vendors
We act as the receiving desk for engagements that need English support, small and mid-size foreign-owned clients, and tax-only work. Our working languages are Japanese and English.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Q. Can everything be handled in English, from engagement to filing?
Yes. Enquiries, meetings, the engagement letter, day-to-day communication and the explanation of deliverables are all available in English. We can also work directly with your head office overseas.
Q. We have no accounting staff in Japan. Can you still help?
Yes. We design the flow from bookkeeping through to filing on cloud accounting software (freee), so the process runs without in-house accounting staff. Your head office can check the numbers in real time.
Q. What are the steps to getting started?
Enquiry → free 30-minute online meeting → quotation and proposal → engagement. Everything can be done online, whether you are in Japan or overseas.
Considering Japan? Let us talk.
The first 30-minute online consultation is free, in English or Japanese.