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Audit & Assurance in Japan
Independent audits and reviews that investors, lenders and regulators can rely on. In Japan, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
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Bring a requirement →Japan at a glanceEast Asia
Tokyo · Wednesday 4 November
05:00
Local time
- Currency
- JPY
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +81
- Region
- East Asia
Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Define the assurance scope
- 02Coordinate statutory or group audit requirements
- 03Address local reporting standards
- 04Support remediation of material findings
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before audit & assurance work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Audit & Assurance
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in Japan.
We need a credible valuation of a business abroad. Who can do it?Corporate ownership & governanceOur business requires its first statutory auditAudit, assurance & financial integrityAn audit opinion has been qualifiedAudit, assurance & financial integrityThe audit committee needs an independent controls reviewAudit, assurance & financial integrityA lender wants assurance over financial informationAudit, assurance & financial integrityOur overseas subsidiaries need coordinated audit workAudit, assurance & financial integrityA transaction requires audited carve-out financial statementsAudit, assurance & financial integrityWe need assurance on an agreed set of financial proceduresAudit, assurance & financial integrityThere are unexplained inconsistencies in inventory recordsAudit, assurance & financial integrityOur charity needs an independent financial auditAudit, assurance & financial integrity
What the guides say · Japan
What Audit & Assurance involves in Japan
The topics from the Japan guide that this work depends on.
Key facts
Essentials · source-checked
- Corporate tax
- 23.2% national rate (capital over JPY 100m)
- Effective corporate rate
- About 31.52% in Tokyo (larger companies)
- Consumption tax
- 10% standard, 8% reduced
- Foreign investment
- Prior notification for designated sectors; 30-day waiting period
- Withholding tax
- 20% plus 2.1% surtax on dividends, interest and royalties
- Minimum wage
- Set by prefecture; FY2025 average up 6.3%
- New York Convention
- Party since 1961 (reciprocity reservation)
The topics this work touches
- Tax & Statutory
National corporate tax is 23.2 percent for larger companies, with local taxes added, so the effective rate in Tokyo is about 31.5 percent. A 4 percent defence special corporation tax applies from fiscal years beginning on or after 1 April 2026.
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