Do Tax Accountants in Japan Need Their Client's ID and Password for e-Tax?
Hello Reddit friends!
I have been living in Japan for almost 5 years and I decided to hire a tax accountant here to make my life easier when it comes to taxes. I'm American, and dealing with taxes in both Japan and the US can be a challenge, so I decided to talk to a firm that could help me with my Japanese taxes.
It turns out I need to re-submit my 2025 taxes since I missed something, and the tax accountant is helping me with that. However, they asked me to share my e-Tax ID and password, and honestly, the password part made me uncomfortable.
Is it normal for tax accountants to ask for ID and password — specifically the password — to submit taxes on their client's behalf? I know e-Tax has an official 代理送信 / 税理士への情報連携 (proxy submission / accountant data-sharing) mechanism that's supposed to let a 税理士 file on your behalf without needing your actual login password — so I'm curious why they'd need my password directly instead of using that route.
Thank you for reading.