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国税不服審判所 (こくぜいふふくしんぱんしょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく税ぜい不ふ服ふく審しん判ぱん所しょ

also: こくぜいふふくしんぱんじょ

Meanings

1

noun

National Tax Tribunal (Japan)

Official name of the administrative appeals body for national tax disputes in Japan. Often abbreviated as 国税不服審判所 (こくぜいふふくしんぱんしょ) or simply 審判所.

国こく税ぜい不ふ服ふく審しん判ぱん所しょに審しん査さ請せい求きゅうを提てい出しゅつした。
I filed a request for review with the National Tax Tribunal.
国こく税ぜい不ふ服ふく審しん判ぱん所しょの裁さい決けつは、納のう税ぜい者しゃにとって重じゅう要ような意い味みを持もつ。
The decision of the National Tax Tribunal carries significant weight for taxpayers.

Written forms

国税不服審判所
- こくぜいふふくしんぱんしょ
  Standard kanji spelling for the National Tax Tribunal.
- こくぜいふふくしんぱんじょ
  Alternate reading with じょ for 所; both are used, but しょ is more common in official contexts.
こくぜいふふくしんぱんじょ

Kanji

国country

tax, duty

不negative, non-, bad

服clothing, admit, obey

審hearing, judge, trial

判judgement, judgment, signature

所place, extent

Similar words

国こく税ぜい庁ちょう
国税庁 is the National Tax Agency, the administrative body that collects taxes, while 国税不服審判所 is the independent tribunal that handles appeals against tax assessments.
税ぜい務む署しょ
税務署 is a local tax office that handles tax filing and payment, whereas 国税不服審判所 is a higher-level appeals body for disputes.

Etymology

Compound of 国税 (national tax), 不服 (objection, dissatisfaction), 審判 (judgment, trial), and 所 (place, office). The name directly describes its function as the office for judging objections to national taxes.