国際税務 税務 会計 税理士 税金 会計事務所 横浜

June 1, 2020

Notice regarding operations of AKIA office after the lift of the declaration of State of Emergency by the Japanese Government

Notice regarding operations of AKIA office after the lift of the declaration of State of Emergency by the Japanese Government

The Japanese Government's declaration of a State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was lifted on May 25.
However, we have decided to continue the following operational procedures to prevent the spread of the virus, and ensure the safety of
our clients and employees. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your kind understanding in the matter.

1) Operation in our Yokohama office
We will gradually resume the regular operation in our Yokohama office. But our staff will continue to work from home as well. We also will
continue to refrain from client visits and any face-to-face meetings and replace them with teleconferencing (Skype / Zoom) and
communication with e-mails.

2) Contact information
Please contact us primarily by email. As for your call to our office phone number, it will be answered by an operator of a secretary service. Please leave your message and contact number so that in-charge person will get back to you.

3) Postal mail delivery
Postal deliveries will continue as usual. However, since our administration staff responsible for mail handling may not be there always, we
cannot check them regularly. Please send documents electronically by e-mail. In case original documents need to be sent or received
by post/courier, please give a notice to our staff in advance.

4) Billing & Invoicing
All invoices to clients will be sent electronically in a PDF format by e-mail. If the hard copy of the invoice is required, please contact our
staff.

We thank you in advance for your kind understanding and co-operation.

We wish you, your family and colleagues the good health and safety.

With Best Regards,
AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS

May 7, 2020

Extension of the work from home period till May 31

In relation to our notice regarding operations of AKIA office in response to the declaration of State of Emergency by the Japanese
Government dated April 13, we would like to inform you that we have extended our work from home period till May 31
as per the government’s declaration of extension of State of Emergency period till May 31.
All the operational procedures in our prior notice apply until the above mentioned date.

We thank you for your continuous understanding and co-operation.

With Best Regards,
AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS

May 7, 2020

Japanese government has implemented various economic measures against theCovid-19 pandemic.

We selected some important measures regarding taxation and subsidies.

We hope the table will be useful for your business.

Please note this table is prepared for general use and several factors shall be considered as to the applicability to your company.
(This is based on the information as of April 29. )

Relief Measures during Coronavirus outbreak_20200429_rev

With Best Regards,
AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS

April 13, 2020

Notice regarding operations of AKIA office in response to the declaration of State of Emergency by the Japanese Government

Notice regarding operations of AKIA office in response to the declaration of State of Emergency by the Japanese Government

In response to the Japanese Government's declaration of a State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on
April 7, AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS has decided to implement certain operational procedures to prevent the further spread of the
virus, and ensure the safety of our clients and employees. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your
kind understanding in the matter.

1) Work from Home
From April 13, 2020 to May 6, 2020, we will minimize the operations in our Yokohama office. During the period our staff will continue to support you from home.
We refrain from client visits and any face-to-face meetings and replace them with teleconferencing (Skype/Zoom) and
communication with e-mails.

2) Contact information during this working from home period
Please contact us primarily by email. As for your call to our office phone number, it will be answered by an operator of a secretary
service. Please leave your message and contact number so that in-charge person will get back to you.

3) Postal mail delivery
Postal deliveries will continue as usual. However, since our administration staff responsible for mail handling will also be working
remotely, we may not be able to check them regularly. Please send documents electronically by e-mail. In case original
documents need to be sent or received by post/courier, please give a notice to our staff in advance.

4) Billing & Invoicing
During this period, all invoices to clients will be sent electronically in a PDF format by e-mail. If the hard　copy of the invoice is
required, please contact our staff.

We thank you in advance for your kind understanding and co-operation.

We wish you, your family and colleagues the good health and safety.

With Best Regards,
AKIA TAX CONSULTANTS

April 1, 2020

Secretary Service

We would like to inform you that, as a part of our effort to improve productivity, we are planning to introduce a secretary service to receive calls. In advance to the introduction, we will have a trial from 1st to 14th April. Please note that during the period your call to AKIA will be
taken by an operator and the message will be forwarded to our staff by e-mail.

Meanwhile, due to Covid-19 pandemic, we are encouraging our staff to work from home. Therefore, we would appreciate if you could
contact us by e-mail rather than phone calls.

Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation.