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Komoro - Next steps

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1. Registering as a resident in Komoro

2. Securing rental property

3. Securing akiya property

4. Creating Godo Kaisha

5. Securing a car

Register Godo Kaisha (Japanese LLC)

• [ ] Schedule a meeting with a lawyer to confirm the following
• [ ] Create Bank account
• [ ] Get a registered hanko (認印) at the city office
• [ ] Get Ziaryu card
• [ ] Get a Stamp certificate for personal Hanko

Notarization:

• [ ] Draft Articles of IncorporationJapan National Notaries Association provides the template. Many KK owners use this template (private company without board of directors and auditor, with less than 3 directors)
• [ ] Submit Articles of Incorporation to Notary Office to launch a KK(GK does not have to notarize)
• [ ] Pay ¥50,000 notarization fee at Notary Office (CASH)+ ¥40,000 revenue stamp

Note: please issue 2–3 Articles of Incorporation because you need to attach one of the original Articles of Incorporation to the registration form, and submit it to Legal Affairs Bureau. We usually need to pay an additional ¥3,000 in cash at the Notary Office for the documentation fee, so please bring additional cash.

• [ ] Pay ¥50,000 notarization fee at Notary Office (CASH)+ ¥40,000 revenue stamp if you don’t have mynumber card

Legal :

• [ ] Draft Company Registration Form Legal Affairs Bureau provides some templates here.
• [ ] Create your company’s hanko. You will need at least two hanko,1. 会社印 Kaisha-in (Rep Director’s hanko)2. 銀行印 Ginko-in (Hanko for Bank)
• [ ] Submit the Registration Form at Legal Affairs Bureau
• [ ] Pay ¥150,000 to launch a KK (registration fee) or ¥60,000 to launch a GK with a Revenue Stamp (Shunyu-inshi / 収入印紙). Revenue Stamp is sold at each Legal Affairs Bureau. Wait for 1–2 weeks
• [ ] After the registration process is completed, go back to Legal Affairs Bureau and get a Stamp Certificate for your company by bringing 会社印 Kaisha-in.
• [ ] Get 印鑑カード Inkan Card (a card that issues stamp certificates for your company). The company’s Stamp Certificate shows the name & address of the company, the name & date of birth of the representative director, and the registered stamp

Tax Office:

1. Submit the following documents to the National Tax Office

• [ ] notification of opening a business
• [ ] blue taxation form
• [ ] withholding tax form to extend the submission date
• [ ] opening an office that pays a wage

2. Submit notification of opening a business at Metropolitan Tax (in Komoro)

Pension

• [ ] Decide your remuneration (役員報酬 Yakuin-Hoshu) for the first year.Note: the remuneration cannot be changed until the first Fiscal Year ends.
• [ ] Register your company as a pension/health insurance (厚生年金 Kosei-Nenkin / 健康保険 Kenko-hoken) payer at the Pension Office
• [ ] Enroll you (+ your staff if you have any other employees) as the insurance payer. Wait for 2–3 weeks
• [ ] The pension office will send several documents to your registered office address + Health insurance card will be sent to the address, so don’t miss these important documents!