Support for Full Compliance with the Act on Preservation of Electronic Books and Records

「On 20 February 2026, the FX Cloud series was certified by the Japan Image and Information Management Association (JIIMA) as Japan's first system to receive Digital Seamless Software Legal Requirements Certification.」

「TKCの会計ソフトが JIIMAのデジタルシームレス 第1号認証を取得」

「Software revenue increased 4.6% year on year. This was due to an increase in client companies newly adopting the FX Cloud series, which incorporates an eligible invoice issuer verification function and a supporting-document storage function to comply with the consumption tax invoice system and the revised Electronic Books Preservation Act.」

「The company will continue to support the use of the FX series' supporting-document storage function so that all businesses can comply with electronic transactions.」

「The FX series includes, as a standard feature, a function for electronically storing electronic transaction data, and the company supports its use.」

「The FX series has included, as a standard feature since January 2022, a function for electronically storing electronic transaction data.」

「To address this issue, the company is supporting the nationwide adoption of the FX series, which creates high-quality electronic books.」

「To address this issue, the company is providing nationwide implementation support to promote the TKC method of self-accounting, which creates high-quality electronic books, and to overcome the crisis through the widespread adoption of the TKC Monitoring Information Service, which discloses to financial institutions financial statements prepared seamlessly from those electronic books and appropriate tax returns supported by written attachments under Article 33-2 of the Certified Public Tax Accountants Act.」

「The FY2021 tax reform outline approved by the Cabinet on 21 December 2020 announced the relaxation of requirements under the Electronic Books Preservation Act. The company will also support electronic books for accounting firm systems that meet the revised requirements, including ordinary electronic books. At the same time, it will work to further promote high-quality electronic books that meet the requirements for maintaining correction and other histories.」

「The financial accounting systems we provide to client companies of accounting firms, including FX2, FX4 Cloud and e21 MyStar, obtained the first certification under JIIMA's Electronic Book Software Legal Requirements Certification Program from the Japan Image and Information Management Association (JIIMA) on 29 March 2019, ahead of other companies in the industry.」

「The FY2018 tax reforms provided that, for income tax returns, taxpayers would receive an additional ¥100,000 in the special blue-return deduction if 1) they used the Electronic Books Preservation Act for the retention of books or 2) filed electronically.」

「In response, the company highlighted that applying the Electronic Books Preservation Act would enable accounting firms to ① reduce calculation fees paid to the company, ② reduce administrative work, and ③ increase advisory fees through the provision of TKC CD-Book (electronic books). Alongside guidance for client companies, it proposed promoting the FX series and other products offering full compliance with the Electronic Books Preservation Act.」

「The FY2018 tax reforms provided that, for income tax purposes, taxpayers using the Electronic Books Preservation Act or filing electronically would receive an additional ¥100,000 in the special blue-return deduction. This was a groundbreaking reform in that it provided tax incentives to businesses that retained correction and deletion histories for their books, and consideration was being given to incorporating similar provisions for corporate tax. In response, the company highlighted that applying the Electronic Books Preservation Act would enable accounting firms to ① reduce calculation fees paid to the company, ② reduce administrative work, and ③ increase advisory fees through the provision of TKC CD-Book (electronic books). Alongside guidance for client companies, it proposed promoting the FX series and other products offering full compliance with the Electronic Books Preservation Act.」