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Financial Terms

やくいん役員

Officer / Director

Definition

Under the Companies Act, officers (yakuin) refer to directors, accounting advisors, auditors, executive officers, and accounting auditors. The Corporate Tax Act defines officers slightly differently, sometimes including officer-employees.

Examples

役員の変更があった場合、2週間以内に登記の変更が必要です。

When there is a change of officers (役員), the registration must be updated within 2 weeks.

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