Hanaoka Tax Advisor Office

The German tax and accounting Laws are different, even if you are familiar with Japanese accounting and taxation laws, you may still find it difficult to navigate the German system. It is advisable to seek advice from a German tax expert.
Miyuki Hanaoka, a certified German tax accountant, can assist you by eliminating the need for translation between German or English and Japanese. This will help your company save money and respond more quickly.

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Difficult German tax laws in easy Japanese

German tax laws are considered very complex.
Miyuki Hanaoka, a Japanese tax accountant based in Germany,
provides assistance to Japanese businesses with simplified explanations of the German taxation, accounting, and payroll in Japanese.

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Updates

New services

  • Talent development program
  • Transfer pricing consulting services
  • Process documentation service

News

  • January 2026: Our Frankfurt office has relocated to a new location within the city.
  • November 2025: We have opened our new office in Düsseldorf.
  • December 2024: Our new office in the middle of Frankfurt has opened.
  • Our latest client newsletter is now available! Stay up to date with the latest developments in tax law.

Seminar

  • February 19, 2026 (Düsseldorf) & February 24, 2026 (Frankfurt): Seminar regarding E-invoicing
  • November 5th, 2025: Seminar on transfer pricing at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Düsseldorf (with the kind support of a recruitment agency)

  • October 7th, 2025: Seminar hosted by the Frankfurt Nihon Hojinkai
    Topic: Mindset which Germany-based Japanese companies should adopt regarding Transfer Pricing

  • December 19, 2024: seminar on the topic of e-invoices

  • JIHK seminar on 13.09.2024
    Topic: Payroll tax
  • On December 8, 2023, we hosted a seminar on “Process Documentation, Wage Tax and Social Insurance Investigation Considerations”.
  • We took part in a tax seminar on “VAT Reverse Charge and ECSL” hosted by a recruiting firm on November 24, 2023.
  • A tax and accounting seminar was organised by the Hanaoka Tax Office on 30 October 2023.

Services

Transfer pricing consulting services

  • Preparation and update of the transfer pricing documentation (local file)
  • Support related to the formulation and revision of the transfer pricing policy for German-based Japanese subsidiaries
  • Support related to the benchmarking analysis and its update
  • Support related to the preparation and revision of intercompany agreements
  • Communication with the German tax authorities during tax audits

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Payroll

  • Preparation of monthly payslips and social insurance declarations.
  • Preparation of wage tax returns and annual wage tax certificate, which also includes year-end adjustments.
  • Preparation and submission of additional annual salary certificates to the tax authorities.
  • Support for social insurance investigation and wage tax investigation.

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Bookkeeping

  • Bookkeeping and billing support
  • monthly and quarterly reports
  • Monthly VAT returns
  • Preparation of ECSL/Intrastat
  • Consolidated reports
  • Reporting support to Japan head office
  • Introduction and explanation of UN-Online

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Financial report preparation support

  • Financial statements preparation
  • Financial reports preparation
  • Disclosures for financial statements

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Corporate tax, trade tax and VAT annual tax returns

  • Preparation of annual tax returns for corporate tax, trade tax, and VAT
  • Preparation of E-Balance sheet
  • Mapping process of E-balance sheet for non-DATEV entries.

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Income tax return preparations

  • Expatriates’ personal income tax returns preparations
  • Local staff personal income tax returns preparations
  • Objections
  • Appraisal Review
  • Correspondence with Tax authorities

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Tax Advisory

  • Appraisal reviews and objections
  • Correspondence with Tax authorities
  • Responding to inquiries and tax audits from tax authorities
  • Transfer Pricing and international Tax Advisory

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Internal audit/JSOX-related engagements for overseas subsidiaries

  • JSOX related engagements
  • Voluntary internal audit work based on client’s request
  • Support design and implementation of Internal audit
  • Establish regulations for overseas subsidiaries (sale, purchase, shares, funds, fixed assets, personnel, accounting, etc.)
  • Support for designing governance systems for overseas subsidiaries

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Company incorporation service

  • Visa application support
  • Tax number registration support
  • Labour insurance registration support
  • Company number acquisition support
  • EORI number acquisition support
  • Business registration support

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Workshops for Accounting Staff and Accounting Assistants

  • Beginner Bookkeeping Seminar
  • Intermediate Bookkeeping Seminar
  • Introductory VAT Seminar
  • Intermediate VAT Seminar

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Process documentation service

  • Preparation of Process Documentation
  • GoBD Compliant Bookkeeping Advisory Services
  • Process Documentation Updating Services

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E-Commerce Support

  • E-commerce tax advice
  • Tax Registration Support
  • Tax Filing Service
  • EORI number registration

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