Expense Tracking for Japan's Sole Proprietors: What You Actually Need
There’s a whole industry built on making expense tracking sound terrifying. Accounting software vendors, tax prep firms, YouTube influencers — they all want you to believe you need a complex system, a premium subscription, and probably a small accountant army to survive as a sole proprietor (個人事業主) in Japan.
You don’t. Here’s what the National Tax Agency actually wants, and a simple system that gets you there without losing your mind.