What is tax return software?
You make necessary deductions for income, expenses, health insurance, pensions, life insurance, medical expenses, etc., and then pay the tax that corresponds to your final income.
If you have paid too much tax, you can receive a refund. There are two
types of tax return: the "blue return," which requires bookkeeping but allows you to receive tax benefits, and the "white return," which does not require bookkeeping but does not allow tax benefits.
Here we will introduce software that will make each type of return more convenient.
Free tax return software
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Free cloud-based tax return software that allows you to file your tax return in your browserThis online tax return software allows you to complete your tax return for the white tax return system entirely in your browser. It
allows sole proprietors and freelancers to create all the necessary tax return forms, ledger books, and other documents required for the white tax return system.
You can manually enter transaction details related to expenses and income, import scanned receipts, and even automatically enter data from bank and credit card accounts.
After entering your expenses and income, simply print the documents you've created by following the steps in the "Tax Return" section and submit them to the tax office to complete your tax return.Provided by: Yayoi Co., Ltd.- Cloud tax return software that allows you to file your tax return (blue tax return) in your browser
This online tax return software allows you to complete your blue tax return filing entirely in your browser. It
allows sole proprietors and freelancers to create all the necessary tax return documents, including tax returns and ledgers. It also allows you to view reports and ledgers, such as trial balances, balance trends, profit and loss reports, profit and loss reports by client, rental reports, estimated consumption tax payments, cash ledgers, fixed asset ledgers, journals, and general ledgers. You can
manually enter income and expense transactions, import scanned receipts, and automatically enter data from bank and credit card accounts.
Blue Tax Return Online includes a "Journal Entry Entry" section, allowing those familiar with double-entry bookkeeping to manually enter debit and credit account details, tax classifications, and tax rates.
After entering your expenses and income, simply print the documents you've created by following the steps in the "Tax Return" section and submit them to the tax office to complete your tax return.Provided by: Yayoi Co., Ltd.*This software is , but you can try out all of its functions for free for one year . - Shareware
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Cloud accounting software that allows you to easily and automatically keep your accounting booksBy registering your bank account and credit card information, you can automatically create accounting books. You can view recent income and expenses in graphs, as well as current and forecast income and expenses at the end of the fiscal year. You can also check balance sheets and profit and loss calculations, and create invoices and financial statements. It also supports salary and bonus calculations, income tax calculations, and year-end tax adjustment processing. You can create financial statements that comply with blue tax returns and the Companies Act.
Because data is managed on the cloud, there is no risk of data loss even if your PC breaks down or malfunctions. Data is securely protected through multiple measures, including financial institution-level 256-bit SSL data encryption and storage isolated from the internet by a firewall.Supported OS: Windows, Mac, iOS, AndroidProvided by: freee Inc.*This software is , but you can try it for free for 30 days.- Shareware
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Money Forward Cloud Series provides services such as cloud accounting, tax returns, invoices, and payroll calculations.Money Forward Cloud series allows you to automate accounting entries linked to your bank account, scan receipts on your smartphone to settle expenses, and manage everything from creating invoices to mailing them online.
The following services are available:- Cloud accounting: streamlining accounting work through data integration
- "Cloud Tax Return" makes it easy to file blue and white tax returns with automatic calculations
- "Cloud Payroll" allows you to calculate payroll efficiently and without errors
- "Cloud Invoice" allows you to manage your billing operations online
- Cloud Expenses can reduce the time it takes to settle expenses by one-tenth
- "Cloud attendance" supports attendance checks, shift management, paid leave management, and various employment types
- "Cloud My Number" for efficient and safe storage of My Number
By linking back-office data such as accounting and human resources via the cloud, we automate operations, improve productivity, and make management more visible.- Automate data entry and sorting by linking with various services such as online banking, credit cards, and electronic money.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) uses big data to suggest optimal account items, and the more you use it, the more it learns, making automatic entry easier.
- It can be used not only on Windows and Mac, but also on smartphones (iPhone/Android) and tablets, so it can be used by multiple people and locations anytime, anywhere.
Supported OS: Windows, Mac, iOS, AndroidProvided by: Money Forward, Inc.* All features can be used free of charge for one month (corporations can try the business plan, and sole proprietors can try the personal plan).- Shareware
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Blue tax return software with comprehensive support for up to 15 monthsThis blue return software offers comprehensive support and is compatible with a wide range of tax returns. It supports
the largest number of forms in the industry, including account item lists, general ledgers, deposit slips, withdrawal slips, cash books, trial balances, trial balances comparing to previous periods, blue return financial statements, income and expenditure statements, and fixed asset lists, making it suitable for a variety of tax returns. It
also comes bundled with tax return software, allowing you to complete everything from blue returns to final tax returns. It
also offers comprehensive support, with phone and email support, as well as remote support available via the internet from January to March, providing a comprehensive support system.Supported OS: Windows 10/11, macOSProvided by: Rio Co., Ltd.- Shareware
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Software that assists in the creation of tax return documents such as tax returns and income and expenditure statementsThis software supports the creation of documents related to tax returns.
Using this software, you can file your tax return as either a blue or white tax return.
It also supports the creation of tax return files for e-Tax filing.
It supports basic industries (general, real estate, agriculture), and in addition to tax returns, it also supports the recording of details of medical expense deductions, calculation details of special deductions for housing loans (specific additions and renovations, etc.), and calculation details of special deductions for donations.Supported OS: Windows 10/11, macOSProvided by: Rio Co., Ltd.
