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Branch registration (setting up a Branch in Japan) expenses and fee

Here is a standared costs and fee for a branch registration. If a Counsuiuler General in Japan of your home country is not handle for AFFIDAVIT, you have to obtain a certain certificate in your home country. An extra fee will be charged in such a case.


ITEMS Expenseses/Fees Notes
(A) Branch registration procedure
1. Preparation for AFFIDAVIT
 JPY 54,000
(incl. consumption tax)
2. Preparation for branch registration application form

Fee for Shiho-Shoshi Lawyer(Judicial scrivener)

Out of Pocket Expenses for transportation and courier etc.		 JPY 43,200
(incl. consumption tax)

JPY 20,000
(Estimated)
3. Company seal JPY 20,000
(Estimated)
4. Registration tax JPY 90,000 Pay it at the Regional Legal Affairs Bureau when you submit an application form.
(B) After registration (Manddatory)
5. Report to the Bank of Japan (Foregin exchange control law purpose)

From 23 June 2009, this report is not required, however some kind of business is still required for the advance report. 		JPY 42,000
(incl. consumption tax)
 Submit to appropriate ministers via the Bank of Japan within 15 days of setting up a place of business if advance report is required depending on your business.
6. Registration for tax purposes JPY 84,000
(incl. consumption tax)		 Submit to appropliate authorities.
(National tax office and Local tax offices)
7. Social security insurance (Health insurance, Pension) procedures.

Fee for Syakaihoken-Romushi (Social security specialist)		 JPY 81,000
(incl. consumption tax)		 Submit to Social security office.
8. Labour insurance (Labour insurance, unemployment insurance) procedures.
Fee for Syakaihoken-Romushi (Social security specialist)		 JPY 54,000
(incl. consumption tax)		 Labour management office and "Hello work".
(C)  Other expenses and fees
9. Consulting fee for a total cordination. JPY 270,000
(incl. consumption tax)
10. Translation of HQ's Article of association for Japanese tax tuthrity. JPY 43,200
(incl. consumption tax)
(D) Total
<Standard>

(Note) If the representative is the only person of the branch, the branch cannot join the Labour insurance. Fee for 8 above is not occur.		 Expenses: JPY 362,200
Fee: JPY 397,200
Total JPY759,400 (estimated)		 Out of Pocket Expenses
Fee for 6. 9.&10.
<Cost saving plan>
In connection with 6.7. and 8.10. above, you can execute these procedures by yourself. This is the case expenses for 7) will be reduced too. You can prepare 3 if you like. In this situation total fee estimation for the branch registration will be around Yen 350,000 (Cost saving plan).		 Expenses: JPY 187,200
Fee:JPY 162,000
Total JPY349,200 (estimated)


(NOTICE) With consultation for set up a Japan Branch of a foreign company, we will charge fee by a time charge basis (JPY 37,800 per hour). The advanced cosultaion fee will be deduced if you ask us an incorporation procedure within one month from the meeting.

 

STEPS YAMAJO Office (or AGENT) Head office
1. Preparation of an 'AFFIDAVIT' Prepare the affidavit.
(check with a Legal Affairs Bureau before declaration)		 Answer the 'Questionnaire'
2. Declaration of the affidavit in the presence of a consular officer   Representative: swear affidavit at home country's embassy in Japan.
3. Application for registration of a branch office    
4. Submission of a report of Branch Establishment Submit it to Bank of Japan within 15 days.  
5. Tax registration etc With Legal Affairs (Tax, social securities and labour office)