This is the annual activity report compiled by the National Tax Agency, comprehensively summarizing the organization's operations and major policies for fiscal year 2025, including the progress of digital transformation (DX) in tax administration, enhancement of taxpayer services, and initiatives for fair and appropriate taxation and collection.
Key Points
1. Basic Policy of the National Tax Agency
- Clarification of the organization's philosophy
- Presentation of tax administration operational concepts
- Explanation of the national tax organization's overview and structure
2. Digital Transformation of Tax Administration
- Improving Taxpayer Convenience: Service improvements utilizing digital technology
- Efficiency and Sophistication of Taxation and Collection: Utilization of AI and big data
- Promotion of Business Digitalization: Promotion of electronic bookkeeping and e-Tax
- Digital Seamless: Dissemination of integrated digitalization from transactions to accounting and taxation
3. Enhancement of Taxpayer Services and Administrative Efficiency
- Improvement of e-Tax (National Tax Electronic Filing and Payment System) convenience
- Simplification and digitalization of tax return procedures
- Promotion of cashless payment
- Promotion of My Number system utilization
- Strict information management and strengthening of information security
- Efficiency through centralization of internal operations
- Response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
- Initiatives for smooth implementation of the invoice system
4. Fair and Appropriate Taxation and Collection
- Promotion of fair and appropriate taxation
- Ensuring reliable tax payment
- Strengthening response to fraudulent consumption tax refunds
- Review of tax-free shop system (transition to refund method)
- Response to international transactions and cooperation with tax authorities of other countries
5. Rights Relief System
- Request for re-examination system
- Appeal request system
- Litigation response
- Implementation status of rights relief
6. Liquor Administration
- Analysis of the current state of the liquor industry
- National Tax Agency's support and promotion measures
- Response to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage "Traditional Sake Brewing"
7. Ensuring Proper Operation of Tax Accountant Services
- Clarification of tax accountants' duties and roles
- Coordination with tax accountant associations
- Accurate implementation of guidance and supervision for tax accountants
8. Implementation of Performance Evaluation (Policy Evaluation)
- Purpose and methods of performance evaluation
- National Tax Agency's mission/duties and performance evaluation target system
- Evaluation methods and results for performance targets
9. Published Materials
- Bulk download version (PDF/20,171KB)
- Chapter-by-chapter download (9 chapters + reference materials)
- Published in 2025
This report is positioned as an important document that summarizes the National Tax Agency's annual activities, enhances the transparency of tax administration, and fulfills accountability to taxpayers.