[Important] Future handling of certification of receipt of payment

We have issued a Certification of receipt for recipients to file a final tax return thus far. However, we will change it to a new style document called “Certificate of Support” from now on. In addition, we suspend issuing a Certification of receipt for recipients in January of every year (stated in the guideline 3-8). Please use the Certificate of Support for filing a tax return.

Changes are as follows. *There is no changes to the Letter of Support (for Off-Campus Study, etc.)

BeforeAfter
1. Document name    Certification of receipt of payment
(受給証明書)
Certificate of Support
(採用証明書)
2. When you receive    a. January of each year *1
b. By request
c. Only once at the time of selection
d. Check *2 below.
3. How to receive  By Campus Mail / Receive directlyBy email (Please print and submit as necessary.)
4. How to request   a. Not required for 2a
b. By request via the certificate form
c. Not required for 2c
d. Same as 4b (No changes)

*1 Filing a final tax return for 2023
Certificate of Support meets the requirements for filing a final tax return as we confirmed with the National Tax Agency. Therefore, we treat the documents as below at this time.


Recipients selected after FY 2023:
We email the Certificate of Support to them by the end of January 2024. Please use it for filing a final tax return for 2023.

Recipients selected before FY 2023:
Please use the certification of receipt of payment issued before for filing a final tax return for 2023.


In principle, submission of the documents certifying your income are not required for filing a tax return. However, you need to keep them and submit them promptly if necessary. Please inquire with the tax office where you live for details.

*2 Request about issuing from now on
Generally, you can use a Certification of receipt of payment issued before and a Certificate of Support for all purposes. However, if these documents are not accepted* or you lose them due to unavoidable circumstances, you can request an issue again.
*e.g., Only the document whose submission date is within one month of the issue date is accepted.