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Tax officials from Vietnam visits JFCPTAA for study on Japan’s tax professional system
27 Mar. 2012
 On 29 February 2012, tax officials headed by Mr. Bui Van Nam, Director General of the General Department of Taxation of Vietnam (GDT) and Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc, President and Ms. Ha thi Thu Thanh, Vice President of the Vietnam Tax Consultants Association (VTCA) visited the hall of JFCPTAA in Osaki, Tokyo to study Japan’s tax professional system as well as the structure and activities of Japan Federation of Certified Public Tax Accountants’ Associations.
On that day when snow rarely covered Tokyo, JFCPTAA President Toshihiro Ikeda, Vice President Kaoru Omae, Senior Managing Director Tsunehiro Asada and, from the International Relations Committee Director Hiroaki Tomori, Deputy Director Yoshimasa Tajiri and Deputy Director Masahiko Takami welcomed 14 Vietnamese delegates.
At the beginning of the meeting President Ikeda made a welcome address, “Japan’s tax professional system is a pioneering presence with a long history of 70 years. Over the years, we, having built social confidence as tax professional, are proud of having contributed to the smooth operation of self-assessment scheme and to stabilizing national finance. I hope today’s study meeting will help for the development of tax professional systems and tax administration in Vietnam.”
The lectures were made consisting of 3 parts, Part 1: Historical development of tax profession in Japan and of JFCPTAA lectured by Deputy Director Takami, Part 2: Activities of JFCPTAA lectured by Director Tomori, Part 3: Professional Services of CPTAs lectured by Deputy Director Tajiri.
Followed by the lectures, the Q&A session was so vigorous with various questions raised by Vietnamese delegates, such as the organization of National Tax Council, which conducts the CPTA Examination, the content of opinions made by JFCPTAA concerning the amendment of CPTA Act, details of training programs organized by JFCPTAA, ethical standard to keep the dignity of CPTAs. Especially, the well-informed Vietnamese visitors had a strong interest in how JFCPTAA participates in the process of amending the CPTA Act, which will be scheduled next year.
In Vietnam, the tax professional system was legally introduced in 2008. Since then, various measures have been implemented to defuse and develop the profession. To support their activities related to Vietnamese tax profession, JFCPTAA concluded the friendship agreement with VTCA in 2010. Since then, JFCPTAA and VTCA promote mutual understanding and cooperative relationship for the development of tax profession in both countries.
New Year’s Reception held in Tokyo
20 Jan. 2012
 On 12 January 2012, JFCPTAA hosted an annual New Year’s Reception
at Hotel Okura in Minato-ku, Tokyo. 
The reception was attended by as many as 632 guests from business, politics and other fields including 79 Diet members and 232 of their deputies, who wished mutual happiness and good health as well as business prosperity for the year. Distinguished guests included Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Tatsuo Kawabata, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minster Michihiko Kano, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoko Komiyama, and Senior Vice Minister of Finance Fumihiko Igarashi.
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