Lacus Co., Ltd. Only 21.9% of companies have responded to the Electronic Book Preservation Law, which is less than a year away from the end of the appeasement. 19.1% of SMEs responded that they have responded, revealing a delay in preparation.

Lacus Co., Ltd.
Only 21.9% of companies have responded to the Electronic Book Preservation Law, which is less than a year away from the end of the appeasement. 19.1% of SMEs responded that they have responded, revealing a delay in preparation.
The fiscal 2023 tax reform outline announced that the appeasement will end as planned, and companies are required to take action.

Lacus Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takanori Nakamura, hereinafter Lacus), which develops and provides the cloud-type expense settlement system “Rakuraku Seisan”, stores electronic books for 907 accountants nationwide. Conducted legal research.
In December 2022, the 2023 Tax Reform Outline * 1 was announced, and it was announced that the appeasement measures for “storage of electronic transaction data” in the Electronic Book Storage Law will be abolished on December 31, 2023 as planned. It’s been about a year since the end of the appeasement, and companies are still required to promote their response.
Investigation result
“Electronic transaction data storage” is not progressing. In particular, delays in preparations by small and medium-sized enterprises have become apparent.
Only 21.9% of companies responded that they are operating in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act (storage of electronic transaction data), which is the same as the September 2022 survey. 30.8% of companies with 300 or more employees responded that they operate in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act (storage of electronic transaction data), while 19.1% of companies with 299 or less employees answered that they operate in accordance with the Act, a difference of 11.7 points. born
1. Only 21.9% of companies responded that they are operating in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act (storage of electronic transaction data), unchanged from the same survey in September 2022. When asked about the status of compliance with the Electronic Book Storage Act “storage of electronic transaction data”, only 21.9% of the companies answered that they were “operating in compliance”. The result of the same survey conducted in September 2022 was 21.4%, an increase of 0.5 points, but the result was almost the same. Now that it has been about a year since the end of the appeasement, there is an urgent need to promote corporate responses.
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2. 30.8% of companies with 300 or more employees responded that they operate in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act (storage of electronic transaction data), while 19.1% of companies with 299 or less employees answered 11.7pt. there is a difference
Looking at companies that responded that they operate in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act (storage of electronic
transaction data) by number of employees, companies with 300 or more employees and companies with 299 or less employees (generally There is a difference of 11.7pts among small and medium-sized enterprises that are said to be *²), and it has become clear that the preparation delays of small and medium-sized enterprises have become apparent. [Image 2
There is also a gap in awareness between companies that have already responded and those that have not
When responding to the Act on Preservation of Electronic Books, the most common answer is that it will take “4 to 6 months” from consideration to the start of operation.
There is a gap in awareness between companies that have complied with the Electronic Book Storage Act and companies that have not complied 1. When responding to the Act on Preservation of Electronic Books, the most common answer is that it will take “4 to 6 months” from consideration to the start of operation.
When we asked how long it would take from consideration to the start of operation when responding to the electronic book storage law for received invoices and receipts, we answered “within 4 to 6 months”. Companies answered the most at 30.8%. Next, 18.4% of the companies answered “within 7 to 12 months,” 11.9% answered “12 months or more,” and 11.5% answered “1 to 3 months.” increase.
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2. There is a gap in awareness between companies that have complied with the Electronic Book Storage Act and companies that have not complied.
In response to the same question, as a result of comparing the difference between companies that have not yet complied with the Electronic Book Storage Act and companies that have already complied, they answered that the period required from consideration to the start of operation would be “within 1 to 3 months”. 13.2% of companies responded.
On the other hand, the response rate for the same question among companies that have already responded is 7.3%, and there is a difference of 5.9 points when comparing the two.
In addition, 10.7% of companies answered that they had not responded for “more than 12 months”, while 14.9% responded that they had responded, which is also a difference of 4.2pt.
From these results, it was found that the preparation period assumed by companies that had not responded tended to be shorter than those of companies that had responded, and that there was a gap in awareness. Now that it is about a year before the end of the pardon, considering the preparation period assumed by companies that have not yet complied with the Electronic Book Storage Law, the time has come to move. [Image 4
It is possible that the actual preparation period will be longer than the preparation period assumed by companies that have not yet complied with the Electronic Book Preservation Act, so companies are required to prepare with plenty of time to spare. .
Announced that the 2023 tax policy outline will abolish the
appeasement measures for “storage of electronic transaction data” as planned.
In the 2023 Tax Reform Outline * 1, it was announced that “the appeasement measures for electronic storage of electronic transactions will be abolished on December 31, 2023, as planned.” On the other hand, although the conditions for being pardoned after January 1, 2024 were also announced, the situation is that they will not be pardoned unless there is a “substantial reason”. In addition, as of January 2023, the details of the “substantial reason” have not been clarified, and it is assumed that it is dangerous to recognize that “the company does not have to respond”.
In addition to responding to the invoice system that will start in October 2023, it is an urgent task to prepare for “storing electronic transaction data”
The Electronic Book Preservation Law “Electronic Transaction Data Preservation” will end on December 31, 2023. In this survey, it became clear that companies are not making progress in their responses, and that in particular, it has become apparent that small and medium-sized enterprises*² are lagging behind in preparations.
In addition, the invoice system is scheduled to start in October 2023, which overlaps with the time when it is necessary to comply with the Electronic Book Preservation Law.
A large burden is expected for companies to prepare for response, so it is required to start preparations as soon as possible.
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RakuRaku Seisan, which is No. 1 in the number of companies that comply with the Electronic Book Storage Act*3, offers optional functions to store scanned receipts and invoices in accordance with the Electronic Book Storage Act and to store electronic transaction data. I’m here. We will continue to support companies so that they can respond smoothly to the electronic book storage law and improve operational efficiency.
*1…A grace period for the storage of electronic transactions was announced in the 2023 Tax Reform Outline. For details, please check the announcement of the National Tax Agency (information as of January 2023).
*²…Source: https://www.smrj.go.jp/org/about/sme_definition/index.html *³…Deloitte Tohmatsu Mick Economic Research Institute “Actual situation and outlook of the cloud-type expense settlement system market” (MIC IT report September 2022 issue:
https://mic-r.co.jp/micit/)
Survey outline
・ Survey target: Persons in charge of accounting, finance, and accounting ・ Survey area: 47 prefectures
・ Survey period: December 15th to December 20th, 2022
・ Survey method: Internet research
・ Number of valid responses: 907 samples
・ Number of employees at the company to which the respondent belongs: 30 to 1,999
・ Respondent’s company’s industry: construction, real estate, materials/processed materials, machinery/electrical products, food, intermediate distribution,
Transportation services, advertising/information communication services, consumer services, corporate services
*Please include credit when using this data.
*The graphs used in this survey are rounded to the second decimal place, so the total figures may not add up to 100%.
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【Company Profile】
Company name: Lacus Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Link Square Shinjuku, 5-27-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Established: November 1, 2000
Capital: 378.37 million yen
Representative: Representative Director Takanori Nakamura
Business description: Cloud service business
Company HP: https://www.rakus.co.jp/