What is a Certified Public Tax Accountant?

Qualifications

Anyone can qualify as a certified public tax accountant if he or she:

  1. has passed the Certified Public Tax Accountant examination,
  2. is exempted from the Certified Public Tax Accountant examination,by virtue of certain qualifications, experience, or other considerations,
  3. is an attorney at law, or
  4. is a certified public accountant.

To qualify for practice, a certified public tax accountant must be registered in the certified public tax accountants’ list held by the Japan Federation of Certified Public Tax Accountants’ Associations, and join the regional Association which covers the area in which his/her office is located.