Frequently asked questions

Yes. You can commission filings for one employee joining or leaving, dependent changes, or initial company insurance enrollment. We check the circumstances and required documents before quoting.

Yes. Ongoing payroll-only work is available without an advisory retainer. We confirm headcount, pay arrangements and attendance-data handover, then quote initial and monthly fees. Insurance filings or ongoing labor advice are quoted separately if added.

Standard setup is ¥55,000 including tax. (The fee may be waived under an advisory contract for a specified period.) Setup with workflow design or data migration starts at ¥88,000 including tax. Payroll-only setup conditions and fees are quoted separately.

Provide employee information and changes, review and finalize attendance, and give final payroll approval. We calculate, check and handle filings within the agreed scope.

Ongoing freee HR operation support (initial setup is separately charged) / freee HR Standard, LINE clock-in and online payslips / Monthly payroll, payslips and social insurance rate updates / Routine labor and employee-response consultations / Insurance enrollment, loss of eligibility and dependent changes / Monthly remuneration changes, bonus payment reports, annual remuneration assessment and annual labor insurance renewal / Basic foreign-employment and residence status consultations, insurance checks and post-hire labor matters / Basic Chinese consultations and payroll, insurance and onboarding explanations / Advice on job postings, hiring and pay terms; reviews of employment contracts and working-condition notices

Payroll recipients: 1: ¥16,500 / 2: ¥22,000 / 3: ¥33,000 / 4: ¥44,000 / 5: ¥44,000 / 6: ¥55,000 / 7: ¥55,000 / 8: ¥55,000 / 9: ¥55,000 / 10: ¥55,000 / 11+: ¥55,000 + (Payroll recipients − 10) × ¥3,300 (Monthly fee, tax included). Add ¥3,300 per month for each recipient above 10. Fees and scope for initial insurance registration, year-end tax adjustment, full RPO and third or subsequent bonuses are discussed individually.

Initial setup fee: Standard setup ¥55,000 (tax included). (The fee may be waived under an advisory contract for a specified period.) For a new implementation without data migration, using standard payroll and attendance arrangements. Basic freee configuration, including permissions and social insurance information / Employee registration / Standard allowances and commuting expenses / LINE clock-in setup / First payroll calculation and basic operation guidance. Workflow design and migration from ¥88,000 (tax included). For existing data migration or complex allowances, work patterns or approval workflows. Standard setup services / Existing data migration / Pay structure, allowances, deductions and work-pattern configuration / Operating and approval workflow design / Initial payroll testing and calculation. Before work begins, we confirm the scope and provide a written quote showing monthly fees, setup fees and separately charged services together. Initial setup has two options: standard setup, or workflow design and migration. We confirm the scope and provide a written quote before work begins. Initial insurance registration applications are excluded from system setup.

Your company reviews and finalizes attendance records and gives final approval of payroll results. Employees clock in through LINE. Your company reviews, corrects and finalizes attendance. We review the payroll calculated in freee, and your company gives final approval.

The monthly fee includes freee HR Standard and LINE clock-in. freee Accounting and other freee products are excluded.

The monthly plan covers advice and reviews. Creation and operation are optional services. Full RPO requires a separate quote and advance agreement on scope; job placement or referral is not included.

Basic management consultations, payroll and social insurance explanations, and onboarding explanations in Chinese are included. Basic guidance in other languages uses AI and translation assistance. Specialist translation and extended interpreting carry separate fees.

Social insurance information setup does not include initial registration applications. Residence status applications require a separate administrative scrivener contract. Year-end tax adjustment is available for a separate fee; tax judgments and tax advice, such as on dependent deductions, are referred to a tax accountant.

Support tailored to shifts, staffing, wage improvement and everyday labor management in disability welfare, care and group homes. We distinguish routine advice, payroll and procedures included in the monthly fee from separate work such as employment rules and wage-improvement design.

The first consultation is free for up to 60 minutes. If no advisory contract follows, subsequent consultations are charged at the rate on our fee page. Routine labor consultations after contracting are included in the monthly fee. First consultation: free (up to 60 min) / Second consultation onward: ¥11,000 (per hour)

For rules prepared by our office, updates and filings for affected clauses following legal changes are included in the advisory fee, without a limit on frequency. Changes requested for the company's own reasons are charged at the work-rule amendment rate.

Our labor office handles wage-system design, work rules, career-path requirements and wage-improvement calculations. Documents submitted to the designated authority, including plans and performance reports, are referred to 四葉行政書士事務所. Contracts and invoices are separate, with no referral fees.

Our labor office handles employment-related subsidies. Business grants are referred to 四葉行政書士事務所, a separate administrative scrivener practice. We review your situation and guide you to the appropriate professional.

Corporate registration changes are referred to a judicial scrivener. Our office can handle labor and social insurance notifications when a workplace's address, name or representative changes.

We can prepare and submit separation documents. Matters that develop into a dispute are referred to a lawyer.

Please consult us. To preserve independence, we do not enter labor advisory contracts with parties associated with an organization for which we serve as external auditor, or audit an organization joined by an existing advisory client. The same policy applies to the administrative scrivener office. Licensing documents are referred separately to that office.

No. Individuals and families can engage us directly. Fees and expenses are listed on our fee page. Disability pension claim (new): ¥30,000 upfront + success fee of 3 months of pension / Disability pension claim (with retroactive claim): the above + 15% of the retroactive amount / Administrative costs: postage, medical certificates, and document fees are charged at cost

Our main service area is Bunkyo City and Myogadani. Please consult us individually about other areas.