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国税局 (kokuzeikyoku) Japanese meaning: taxation bureau | Kotomora
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The taxation bureau is investigating the company on suspicion of tax evasion.
My father works for the taxation bureau.
Related words 国税庁 is the national tax agency overseeing all of Japan, while 国税局 refers to one of its regional bureaus handling taxation within a specific area.
税務署 is a local tax office that deals directly with individual taxpayers, whereas 国税局 is a larger regional bureau that supervises multiple 税務署.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 国税 means national tax, and 局 means bureau or office. The spelling transparently reflects the administrative meaning.
