Engagement detail
Statutory Year-End Audit
Independent examination of annual financial statements for companies preparing filings under Japanese reporting practice.
From ¥680,000 for a single-entity engagement with straightforward revenue recognition. · Fixed fee quoted after a scoping call, based on transaction volume, locations, and complexity of inventory or foreign currency.
Request an estimate with your year-end date and entity structure.
Who it is for
Privately held manufacturers, trading houses, and service firms in Gunma and the wider Kanto region that need an independent opinion on year-end accounts.
Result you receive
A signed audit opinion, a management letter covering control observations, and a clear schedule of adjusting entries ready for your board and tax adviser.
Scope
Planning, walk-through of key processes, substantive testing of balances, cut-off review, subsequent events inquiry, and issuance of the auditor’s report.
Included
- Engagement letter and materiality briefing
- Risk assessment of revenue, inventory, and related-party balances
- Sample testing of invoices, bank confirmations, and fixed-asset additions
- Draft findings meeting with management
- Final audit opinion and management letter
Not included
- Tax return preparation
- Bookkeeping or month-end close support
- Internal audit secondments
- Due diligence for M&A (offered separately)
How the engagement proceeds
- Introductory call to confirm reporting framework and timing
- Planning visit at your office or plant
- Fieldwork over one to three weeks depending on volume
- Clearance of open items and draft report
- Final report delivery and board briefing if requested
Practical details
Provider: Lead auditor Kenji Nozomi with a field team of two to three staff auditors.
Duration: Typically six to ten weeks from planning kickoff to signed opinion for a mid-sized company.
Location: On-site fieldwork at your Gunma or Kanto premises, with remote follow-up for confirmations and document review.
Preparation: Provide prior-year statements, trial balance, bank statements, inventory listings, and access to general ledger detail before the planning visit.
Constraints: We do not accept engagements where we have prepared the books in the same period. Busy season bookings for March and December year-ends fill early.
Pricing: Fixed fee quoted after a scoping call, based on transaction volume, locations, and complexity of inventory or foreign currency. From ¥680,000 for a single-entity engagement with straightforward revenue recognition.
Request an estimate with your year-end date and entity structure.