Gensen chōshū-hyō guide

Withholding Guide

The gensen chōshū-hyō is the compact year-end slip that explains your salary, withheld tax, and why January always begins with a brief period of document hunting. This page is the site's withholding guide and loose W-2/1099 equivalent.

Service overview

Read the tiny slip with confidence

If the form feels dense, that is normal. The goal is not to memorize every box, only to know which figures belong in the filing flow.

Key detail

Salary and compensation

Start with the total pay figures so the return reflects what your employer reported for the year.

Key detail

Income tax withheld

Locate the withheld amount and use it to line up what was already paid during the year before the final calculation.

Key detail

Insurance and deductions

Review the social insurance and other deduction fields so you can cross-check what has already been accounted for.

How to use the slip

  • Find the latest gensen chōshū-hyō from your employer before you start entering salary details.
  • Match salary, withholding, and deduction figures carefully rather than trusting your memory of what the numbers probably were.
  • If anything is missing or unreadable, ask payroll or HR for a clean copy before filing.
  • Keep the slip with the rest of your tax documents. This tiny piece of paper has disproportionate authority.