Minato International Accounting Office

Minato International Accounting Office was founded in 2003 by Ichiro Kawai, CPA.
Our firm has grown to over 2o employees including two Japan licensed CPAs and two US licensed CPAs.

We work with a wide variety of foreign and local firms across several industries to help them establish the appropriate business entity in Japan, apply for visas, and track, record, and report all relevant financial transactions. We also provide payroll, bookkeeping, corporate income tax filing services. 

Our Services

• Accounting for Businesses

We provide back office accounting support to our clients in Japan so they can focus on growing their business.
Our services include bank account reconciliation, ledger creation, and the generation of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
We also provide services including payroll, tax planning, tax preparation, receipt handling, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and more.

• Tax Planning for Businesses

We provide in-person and virtual consultations to help companies decide on the most appropriate tax strategy for their specific situation and needs.
We also provide filing and payment support for all types of corporate taxes including corporate tax returns, payroll taxes, and the Japanese consumption tax.

• Tax Planning for Individuals

Filing taxes in Japan can be complicated depending on many factors including your visa type, duration of stay, type of income received, overseas assets and global income, and more.
We help Japanese and non-Japanese residents of Japan to strategically minimize tax exposure and file their national tax return in an appropriate and timely manner.