IFA Japan

Welcome to IFA Japanese Branch Website

Established in 1975, the Japanese branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) seeks to promote research on international and comparative aspects of tax law and public finance. It is an open and independent platform consisting of tax professionals in both private and public sectors. It aims to be inclusive in terms of ethnicity, creed, gender, or age. It assists the activities of IFA and holds seminars on current issues of interest on a regular basis.

• 2025 Cahiers are now available online

Cahiers for 2025 IFA Lisbon Congress (to be held from 5-9 October, 2025) are now available online. Members please access to IFA website (https://www.ifa.nl/my-ifa). Please note that Cahiers are published online only since 2023, and paper books are not sent to each IFA members.

Subjects of the Lisbon Congress and Branch Reporters of IFA Japan are as follows:

Subject 1 “Residence for corporate income tax purposes”
　　　　　　Ms. Saki Urushi (Keio University)
Subject 2 “Improper use of tax treaties and source taxation: policy, practice and beyond”
　　　　　　Mr. Hiroyuki Kimura (Yodoyabashi Yamagami)

(29/8/2025)

• 2026 IFA/APAC Tokyo Conference

2026 IFA/APAC Tokyo Conference will be held on Monday, 11 May 2026 and Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo (4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 　ZIP code 102-8578).

For details of the venue (location, access from Haneda Airport or Narita Airport), please click here.
From Haneda Airport, it takes about 40-50 minutes by taxi.
From Narita Airport, use Narita Express from the Narita Airport Station to Tokyo Station (about 60 minutes), then take a taxi (about 15 minutes).

Details of the the conference programme will be posted at this website later.

(27/8/2025)

• The 77th Soken Taikai

The 77th Soken Taikai will be held on 17-18 September.
If you are interested, please click here for more information(JTA HP).

(27/8/2025)

• Branch Reporters of IFA 2026 Melbourne Congress, Australia

Branch Reporters of IFA Japan for IFA Melbourne Congress (to be held from 18 – 22 October 2026), have been selected as follows:
　　Subject 1 “Taxation of Royalties for Use of, and Gains from the Sale of, Intellectual 　　　　　　　　Property/Intangibles”
　　　　　　　　　Mr. Tomohiko Kamiya (Keidanren, Japan Business Federation)
　　Subject 2 “Tax and The Energy Transition”
　　　　　　　　　Ms. Satoe Takahashi (Musashino University)

(13/5/2025)

• Future Congress