It is now compulsory for businesses to save electronic data such as invoices exchanged with business partners by e-mail, but the government and ruling parties are considering small and medium-sized enterprises that are slow to respond. , we are making adjustments to continue to allow paper storage even after the grace period ends at the end of next year.
In order to advance the computerization of corporate accounting and tax payment operations, the government has obliged businesses to store invoices and receipts exchanged by email with business partners from January this year as electronic data.
When storing data, we require measures to prevent data tampering and a function that allows searching by date, amount, and business partner.
However, due to the lack of human resources necessary for digitization, the response has been delayed, especially among small and medium-sized businesses. is adjusted with
We request that electronic data exchanged by e-mail be stored separately from paper, but we will reduce the burden on the company side by saying that it is not necessary to have a search function for storage.
The government and ruling parties plan to consider this proposal during discussions aimed at compiling tax reforms at the end of the year.