What does the advisory fee include?

Labor consultations (unlimited in frequency and time), support for moving payroll and similar work in-house on freee, and legally required amendments to rules this office drafted. Labor and social-insurance procedures, outsourced payroll, and new drafting of rules are not included and are charged per this table.

What does the freee in-housing support cover?

Designing the initial setup (organizing pay items, allowances, and deductions with their legal grounds), preparing the wage-deduction labor-management agreement, running alongside you for the first months, and consultations on monthly closing and premium-rate updates — all within the advisory fee. Details of screen operation belong to freee's official help and support.

Can't we bring payroll in-house with freee's support alone?

Some companies can. freee's official help and support are reliable for how to operate the features. However, performing procedures for remuneration on someone's behalf is the exclusive work of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants (Article 27 of the Act), and judgments on individual circumstances — whether a person must be insured, whether an allowance counts as remuneration — sit outside operating instructions. Our in-housing support covers that outside: setup design and individual judgment. Think of freee's support and ours as a combination, not a substitution.

If we move payroll in-house, how does what we pay change?

From the month you stop outsourcing, the ¥1,100 per-person monthly fee ends; you pay the advisory fee plus freee's subscription (which depends on the plan). The advisory fee, being consideration for consultations, does not change. Procedures you still outsource, such as enrollment reports, are charged per this table.

Can we switch between outsourcing and in-house mid-way?

Yes, in both directions. The design allows switching when circumstances change, such as staff turnover in the person handling payroll, and the advisory fee is the same either way. You can start by consulting us on which suits you.

Why is in-housing support included in the advisory fee?

Our advisory fee is consideration for consultations and does not include procedures or payroll. In-housing support — setup design and monthly judgment calls — is exactly the consultation and guidance defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Act, i.e., one scene of the consultations covered by the advisory contract. We do not price it as a separate service.

Can we ask for payroll or procedures only?

No. Accepting them without consultations risks processing on wrong assumptions, without knowing your actual situation. Disability pension claims (individuals) and external auditor engagements (supervising support organizations) are accepted without an advisory contract.

Fees

The advisory (komon) fee is consideration for labor consultations. Consultations are unlimited in frequency and time. Labor and social-insurance procedures are charged per filing, for advisory clients as well. Support for moving monthly work such as payroll in-house on freee is included in the advisory fee.

We do not accept procedure-only engagements. Handling filings without consultations risks processing them on wrong assumptions, without knowing your actual situation. Companies and sole proprietors are accepted on the premise of an advisory contract.Disability pension claims (individuals) and external auditor engagements (supervising support organizations) do not require an advisory contract.

How to read this table

What is not included is also listed.For work this office does not handle, the table names whom we refer you to. No referral fees are paid or received.
Only five items are individually quoted:recruitment consulting; design of the treatment-improvement addition; external auditor; advisory for 30+ people; payroll for 30+ people. Their workload varies too much case by case — nothing is hidden.
Amounts are quoted in writing before we start.Quotes are built up from the unit prices in this table, so the breakdown is fully visible. The amount is never decided after the work has begun.
In August 2026 we lowered procedure fees by roughly 30%. With freee人事労務 and generative AI, the work of procedures gets lighter, and we pass that on. You can also choose not to outsource payroll and instead have us support bringing it in-house on freee, within the advisory contract. How we work explains how far we use AI — and where we do not.

Advisory (consultations)

The advisory fee is consideration for labor consultations, unlimited in frequency and time. Support for moving monthly work such as payroll in-house on freee is included as part of the consultations.

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Up to 4 people	per month	¥22,000
5–9 people	per month	¥33,000
10–14 people	per month	¥44,000
15–19 people	per month	¥55,000
20–24 people	per month	¥66,000
25–29 people	per month	¥77,000
30 people or more	per month	individual quote

Up to 4 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥22,000
5–9 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥33,000
10–14 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥44,000
15–19 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥55,000
20–24 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥66,000
25–29 people
Unit: per monthTax incl.: ¥77,000
30 people or more
Unit: per monthTax incl.: individual quote

※Headcount bands are a guide. Because the fee is consideration for consultations, we quote the band according to the substance and volume of your consultations. Headcount is directors plus employees, including part-timers (not the number of insured persons). Procedures, payroll, and drafting of rules are not included (charged separately as below). Companies of 30 or more are quoted individually.

Consultations (before an advisory contract)

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
First consultation	up to 60 min	free
Second consultation onward	per hour	¥11,000

First consultation
Unit: up to 60 minTax incl.: free
Second consultation onward
Unit: per hourTax incl.: ¥11,000

※Charged from the second consultation onward when no advisory contract follows. After contracting, consultations are covered by the advisory fee.

Payroll

For advisory clients, in two forms: outsourced to this office (fees below), or brought in-house on freee with our support (included in the advisory fee). Payroll-only engagements are not accepted.

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Payroll (up to 29 people)	per person / month	¥1,100
Payroll (30 people or more)	per month	individual quote
Support for moving payroll in-house on freee	—	included in the advisory fee
Resident tax: annual update of special collection amounts	per person / year	¥550
Resident tax: special-collection change report	per case	individual quote

Payroll (up to 29 people)
Unit: per person / monthTax incl.: ¥1,100
Payroll (30 people or more)
Unit: per monthTax incl.: individual quote
Support for moving payroll in-house on freee
Unit: —Tax incl.: included in the advisory fee
Resident tax: annual update of special collection amounts
Unit: per person / yearTax incl.: ¥550
Resident tax: special-collection change report
Unit: per caseTax incl.: individual quote

※No base fee. Bonus calculation is included (filing the bonus payment report is charged separately). Time-clock management and year-end tax adjustment are not included (the latter is the work of tax accountants). After moving in-house, monthly closing questions and premium-rate updates are covered by the advisory fee. Companies of 30 or more are quoted individually.

Procedures (coverage)

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Social insurance: new coverage	per case	¥20,900
Labor insurance: new coverage	per case	¥13,750
Labor insurance: estimated premium declaration	per case	¥11,550
Workplace change notifications	per case	¥6,050
Social insurance: full-loss report of covered workplace	per case	¥11,550
Employment insurance: workplace closure report	per case	¥6,050
Labor insurance: final premium declaration / termination	package	from ¥15,400

Social insurance: new coverage
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥20,900
Labor insurance: new coverage
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥13,750
Labor insurance: estimated premium declaration
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥11,550
Workplace change notifications
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥6,050
Social insurance: full-loss report of covered workplace
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥11,550
Employment insurance: workplace closure report
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥6,050
Labor insurance: final premium declaration / termination
Unit: packageTax incl.: from ¥15,400

※The labor-insurance estimated premium declaration must be filed within 50 days of the insurance relationship being established. Taken together with new coverage, the combined fee is ¥25,300. Procedures for closing a business are also handled. Loss-of-qualification reports for insured persons are charged per person.

Procedures (joining, leaving, dependents)

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Social insurance: enrollment report	per person	¥2,750
Employment insurance: enrollment report	per person	¥2,750
Social insurance: loss report	per person	¥2,750
Employment insurance: loss report	per person	¥2,750
Dependent (change) report	per person	¥2,750
Monthly-remuneration change report	per case	¥3,850

Social insurance: enrollment report
Unit: per personTax incl.: ¥2,750
Employment insurance: enrollment report
Unit: per personTax incl.: ¥2,750
Social insurance: loss report
Unit: per personTax incl.: ¥2,750
Employment insurance: loss report
Unit: per personTax incl.: ¥2,750
Dependent (change) report
Unit: per personTax incl.: ¥2,750
Monthly-remuneration change report
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥3,850

※Per filing. One new hire covered for both social and employment insurance comes to ¥5,500.

Procedures (annual, benefits)

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Social insurance: standard-remuneration report	package	from ¥16,500
Labor insurance: annual update	package	from ¥16,500
Bonus payment report	per occasion	from ¥4,400
Injury and sickness allowance claim	per case	¥15,400
Maternity allowance claim	per case	¥15,400
Childcare leave benefits	per case	first ¥27,500 / thereafter from ¥6,600

Social insurance: standard-remuneration report
Unit: packageTax incl.: from ¥16,500
Labor insurance: annual update
Unit: packageTax incl.: from ¥16,500
Bonus payment report
Unit: per occasionTax incl.: from ¥4,400
Injury and sickness allowance claim
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥15,400
Maternity allowance claim
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥15,400
Childcare leave benefits
Unit: per caseTax incl.: first ¥27,500 / thereafter from ¥6,600

※For the standard-remuneration report and the annual labor-insurance update, an additional charge applies per 10 people beyond the first 10.

Article 36 agreements

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Article 36 agreement: new drafting & filing	per workplace	¥22,000
With special clauses: new drafting & filing	per workplace	¥27,500
Article 36 agreement: annual renewal	per workplace	¥11,000
With special clauses: annual renewal	per workplace	¥16,500

Article 36 agreement: new drafting & filing
Unit: per workplaceTax incl.: ¥22,000
With special clauses: new drafting & filing
Unit: per workplaceTax incl.: ¥27,500
Article 36 agreement: annual renewal
Unit: per workplaceTax incl.: ¥11,000
With special clauses: annual renewal
Unit: per workplaceTax incl.: ¥16,500

※Per workplace, drafting and filing.

Rules and regulations

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Work rules: new drafting	package	¥88,000–220,000 (varies by size and number of rules)
Work rules: revision	package	from ¥44,000
Wage rules	per set	¥49,800
Childcare/caregiver leave rules	per set	¥79,800
Harassment prevention rules	per set	¥11,000
Company-housing rules	per set	¥38,500
Business-travel expense rules	per set	¥59,800

Work rules: new drafting
Unit: packageTax incl.: ¥88,000–220,000 (varies by size and number of rules)
Work rules: revision
Unit: packageTax incl.: from ¥44,000
Wage rules
Unit: per setTax incl.: ¥49,800
Childcare/caregiver leave rules
Unit: per setTax incl.: ¥79,800
Harassment prevention rules
Unit: per setTax incl.: ¥11,000
Company-housing rules
Unit: per setTax incl.: ¥38,500
Business-travel expense rules
Unit: per setTax incl.: ¥59,800

※For rules drafted by this office, amendments required by legal changes (revision of the affected articles and filing) are covered by the advisory fee, with no limit on frequency. Revisions at the company's own initiative are charged as "work rules: revision".

Additions, recruitment, inspections

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Treatment-improvement addition: wage-requirement design	per case	individual quote
Recruitment consulting	package	individual quote
Labor Standards Office inspection response	per case	¥55,000–110,000
Employee briefing session	per session	¥55,000
Support for electing an employee representative	—	free
Consultations on employing foreign nationals (Chinese available)	—	included in the advisory fee

Treatment-improvement addition: wage-requirement design
Unit: per caseTax incl.: individual quote
Recruitment consulting
Unit: packageTax incl.: individual quote
Labor Standards Office inspection response
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥55,000–110,000
Employee briefing session
Unit: per sessionTax incl.: ¥55,000
Support for electing an employee representative
Unit: —Tax incl.: free
Consultations on employing foreign nationals (Chinese available)
Unit: —Tax incl.: included in the advisory fee

Subsidies

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Subsidy application (advisory clients only)	package	no upfront fee + success fee of 20% of the amount granted

Subsidy application (advisory clients only)
Unit: packageTax incl.: no upfront fee + success fee of 20% of the amount granted

※No upfront fee. No referral fees are paid or received.

External auditor (for supervising support organizations)

No advisory contract required; engaged directly by the supervising support organization.

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
External auditor: appointment & periodic audits	per audit	individual quote
Accompanying on-site checks	per visit	included in the quote above

External auditor: appointment & periodic audits
Unit: per auditTax incl.: individual quote
Accompanying on-site checks
Unit: per visitTax incl.: included in the quote above

※We do not enter labor advisory contracts with parties related to a supervising support organization whose external auditor we serve as, and we do not serve as external auditor for an organization our existing advisory clients belong to.

Disability pension (individual clients)

No advisory contract required; engaged directly by the person or their family.

Service	Unit	Tax incl.
Disability pension claim (new)	per case	¥30,000 upfront + success fee of 3 months of pension
Disability pension claim (with retroactive claim)	per case	the above + 15% of the retroactive amount
Administrative costs	—	postage, medical certificates, and document fees are charged at cost

Disability pension claim (new)
Unit: per caseTax incl.: ¥30,000 upfront + success fee of 3 months of pension
Disability pension claim (with retroactive claim)
Unit: per caseTax incl.: the above + 15% of the retroactive amount
Administrative costs
Unit: —Tax incl.: postage, medical certificates, and document fees are charged at cost

※Upfront and success fees are tax-inclusive. Out-of-pocket costs such as medical certificates are charged separately. Representing disability pension claims is the work of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants.

Work this office does not handle

The following is not handled by this office. We will refer you to a qualified professional. No referral fees are paid or received.

Year-end tax adjustment and tax judgments (dependent deductions, deemed rent, non-taxable limits)→ a licensed tax accountant
Changes to corporate registration→ a judicial scrivener
Disputes, such as contested reasons for leaving employment→ an attorney
Preparing residence-status application documents / application services→ 四葉行政書士事務所 (a separate business entity; contracted separately)
Preparing and filing treatment-improvement addition plans and reports→ 四葉行政書士事務所 (same as above)
Subsidy (hojokin) applications→ 四葉行政書士事務所 (same as above)
Preparing permit applications for supervising support organizations→ 四葉行政書士事務所 (same as above)
Introducing or placing job seekers, interviewing applicants, running job-ad accounts→ not handled

* Yotsuba Real Estate Co., Ltd., 四葉行政書士事務所, and 四葉社会保険労務士事務所 are independent business entities and accept engagements separately. Contracts, fees, and billing are separate for each office, and engaging this office is never a condition for engaging another.

Frequently asked questions about fees

Q. What does the advisory fee include?
A. Labor consultations (unlimited in frequency and time), support for moving payroll and similar work in-house on freee, and legally required amendments to rules this office drafted. Labor and social-insurance procedures, outsourced payroll, and new drafting of rules are not included and are charged per this table.
Q. What does the freee in-housing support cover?
A. Designing the initial setup (organizing pay items, allowances, and deductions with their legal grounds), preparing the wage-deduction labor-management agreement, running alongside you for the first months, and consultations on monthly closing and premium-rate updates — all within the advisory fee. Details of screen operation belong to freee's official help and support.
→ What bringing payroll in-house involves (article)
Q. Can't we bring payroll in-house with freee's support alone?
A. Some companies can. freee's official help and support are reliable for how to operate the features. However, performing procedures for remuneration on someone's behalf is the exclusive work of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants (Article 27 of the Act), and judgments on individual circumstances — whether a person must be insured, whether an allowance counts as remuneration — sit outside operating instructions. Our in-housing support covers that outside: setup design and individual judgment. Think of freee's support and ours as a combination, not a substitution.
Q. If we move payroll in-house, how does what we pay change?
A. From the month you stop outsourcing, the ¥1,100 per-person monthly fee ends; you pay the advisory fee plus freee's subscription (which depends on the plan). The advisory fee, being consideration for consultations, does not change. Procedures you still outsource, such as enrollment reports, are charged per this table.
Q. Can we switch between outsourcing and in-house mid-way?
A. Yes, in both directions. The design allows switching when circumstances change, such as staff turnover in the person handling payroll, and the advisory fee is the same either way. You can start by consulting us on which suits you.
Q. Why is in-housing support included in the advisory fee?
A. Our advisory fee is consideration for consultations and does not include procedures or payroll. In-housing support — setup design and monthly judgment calls — is exactly the consultation and guidance defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Act, i.e., one scene of the consultations covered by the advisory contract. We do not price it as a separate service.
Q. Can we ask for payroll or procedures only?
A. No. Accepting them without consultations risks processing on wrong assumptions, without knowing your actual situation. Disability pension claims (individuals) and external auditor engagements (supervising support organizations) are accepted without an advisory contract.

* All amounts include tax. Items marked "from" or "individual quote" vary in workload by case; a written individual quote is presented before contracting. Only fixed amounts are output as structured data (PriceSpecification).

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