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  # Japan overview
  
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  This topic includes information and links to resources that can help you set up legal entities with a primary address in Japan.
  
  ## Cash and bank management
  
  -  [Bank payment fees covered by vendors FAQ](apac-jpn-bank-payment-fees-vendors.md)
  
  ## Fixed assets
  -  [Acquire a fixed asset and claim for the government grant subsidy](tasks/acquire-fixed-asset-claim-government-grant-subsidy.md)
  -  [Acquire a fixed asset with asset retirement obligations](tasks/acquire-fixed-asset-asset-retirement-obligations.md)
  -  [Adjustment of the asset retirement obligation estimate](tasks/adjustment-asset-retirement-obligation-estimate.md)
  -  [Allocate carrying amount of shared asset and goodwill to cash generating units](tasks/allocate-carrying-amount.md)
  -  [Change the depreciation method during the asset life for book](tasks/change-depreciation-method-during-asset-life-book.md)
  -  [Change the depreciation method during the asset life for one asset](tasks/change-depreciation-method-during-asset-life-one-asset.md)
  -  [Configure accelerated depreciation parameters and posting profiles](tasks/accelerated-depreciation-posting-profiles.md)
  -  [Configure consolidated invoice parameters and setup for accounts payable](tasks/consolidated-invoice-parameters-setup-accounts-payable.md)
  -  [Configure main accounts for asset retirement obligation posting and market discount rates](tasks/configure-main-accounts-asset-retirement.md)
  -  [Create a fixed asset with additional depreciation](tasks/create-fixed-asset-additional-depreciation.md)
  -  [Create a fixed asset with special depreciation profile](tasks/create-fixed-asset-special-depreciation-profile.md)
  -  [Create accelerated depreciation profile and assign it to book](tasks/create-accelerated-depreciation-profile-assign-it-book.md)
  -  [Create an accelerated depreciation document and enter usage data](tasks/create-accelerated-depreciation-document-enter-usage-data.md)
  -  [Create and assign a reduction entry document for a government grant subsidy](tasks/create-assign-reduction-document.md)
  -  [Create and assign an equipment group](tasks/create-assign-equipment-group.md)
  -  [Create and confirm recognition test](tasks/create-confirm-recognition-test.md)
  -  [Create CGU group and cash generating units](tasks/create-cgu-group-cash-generating-units.md)
  -  [Create lump-sum depreciation assets using equally divided method](tasks/create-lump-sum-depreciation-assets-equally-divided-method.md)
  -  [Define asset idle period and validate depreciation process](tasks/define-asset-idle-period-validate-depreciation-process.md)
  -  [Depreciate and accrue the interest expense for asset retirement obligations](tasks/depreciate-accrue-interest-expense.md)
  -  [Depreciation of fixed assets with reduction entry posted](tasks/depreciation-fixed-assets-reduction-entry-posted.md)
  -  [Dispose of a fixed asset with reduction entry](tasks/dispose-fixed-asset-reduction-entry.md)
  -  [Enter depreciation rate schedule and associate to depreciation profile](tasks/enter-depreciation-rate-schedule.md)
  -  [Equally divided depreciation method](apac-jpn-equally-divided-depreciation-method.md)
  -  [Form 26 for depreciable tax declaration](tasks/jp-00027-form-26-depreciable-tax-declaration.md)
  -  [Fixed asset allocation rules](apac-jpn-allocation-rules-fixed-assets.md)
  -  [Fixed asset depreciation for Japan FAQ](apac-jpn-fixed-asset-depreciation.md)
  -  [Fixed asset impairment accounting on cash-generating units](apac-jpn-impairment-accounting-cash-generating-unit.md)
  -  [Generate Japan consumption tax report](tasks/japan-consumption-tax-report.md)
  -  [Impairment accounting for fixed assets](apac-jpn-impairment-accounting-fixed-assets.md)
  -  [Inquiries of the asset retirement obligation related transactions](tasks/inquiries-asset-retirement-obligation.md)
  -  [Maintain fixed-asset master data files for deductible expenses](tasks/maintain-fixed-asset-master-data-files-deductible-expenses.md)
  -  [Maintain impairment indicators on individual assets](tasks/maintain-impairment-indicators-individual-assets.md)
  -  [Periodic settlement of over and under depreciation](tasks/periodic-settlement-over-under-depreciation.md)
  -  [Propose additional depreciation](tasks/propose-additional-depreciation.md)
  -  [Propose and post accelerated depreciation](tasks/propose-post-accelerated-depreciation.md)
  -  [Propose and post the impairment amount by batch](tasks/propose-post-impairment-amount-batch.md)
  -  [Propose and post the impairment amount by using fixed asset journal](tasks/propose-post-impairment-amount-fixed-asset-journal.md)
  -  [Propose and post the impairment amount on a cash generating unit](tasks/propose-post-impairment-amount-cash-generating-unit.md)
  -  [Propose special depreciation](tasks/propose-special-depreciation.md)
  -  [Run the recognition test and calculate the impairment amount on individual assets](tasks/run-recognition-test-calculate.md)
  -  [Set up asset retirement obligation for fixed assets for Japan](apac-jpn-asset-retirement-obligation-fixed-assets.md)
  -  [Set up asset retirement obligation documents and enter ARO amount on a fixed asset](tasks/set-up-asset-retirement-obligation.md)
  -  [Set up consolidated invoices](tasks/set-up-consolidated-invoices.md)
  -  [Set up reduction entries for fixed assets](apac-jpn-reduction-entry-fixed-assets.md)
  -  [Setup impairment accounting common parameters and posting profile](tasks/impairment-accounting.md)
  -  [Use assemble list of a fixed asset](tasks/use-assemble-list-fixed-asset.md)
  -  [Use disassemble list for fixed assets](tasks/use-disassemble-list-fixed-assets.md)
  
  ## General ledger
  -  [Input journal in T account form](tasks/jp-00005-input-journal-t-account-form-japan.md)
  
  ## Invoicing
  -  [Configure consolidated invoice parameters and setup for accounts payable](tasks/consolidated-invoice-parameters-setup-accounts-payable.md)
  -  [Consolidated invoices](apac-jpn-consolidate-invoices.md)
  -  [Create and confirm a customer consolidated invoice](tasks/create-confirm-customer-consolidated-invoice.md)
  -  [Create and confirm a vendor consolidated invoice](tasks/create-confirm-vendor-consolidated-invoice.md)
  -  [Reopen and edit a customer consolidated invoice](tasks/reopen-edit-customer-consolidated-invoice.md)
  -  [Reopen and edit a vendor consolidated invoice](tasks/reopen-edit-vendor-consolidated-invoice.md)
  -  [Settle customer consolidated invoices by using a payment journal](tasks/settle-customer-consolidated-invoices-payment-journal.md)
  -  [Settle customer consolidated invoices by using settle transactions](tasks/settle-customer-consolidated-invoices-settle-transactions.md)
  -  [Settle vendor consolidated invoices by using a payment journal](tasks/settle-vendor-consolidated-invoices-payment-journal.md)
  -  [Settle vendor consolidated invoices by using settle transactions](tasks/settle-vendor-consolidated-invoices-settle-transactions.md)
  -  [Set up a customer and sales order to be target of consolidated invoice](tasks/set-up-customer-sales-order-target-consolidated-invoice.md)
  -  [Setup vendor master and purchase order to be target of consolidated invoice](tasks/vendor-master-po.md)
  
  ## Payments
  -  [Enable the JBA payment file format](tasks/jba-payment-file-format.md)
  -  [Generate and post payment fee](tasks/post-payment-fee.md)
  -  [Generate EFT payment file with JBA format](tasks/eft-payment-file-jba-format.md)
  -  [Import customer payment with JBA file format](tasks/import-customer-payment-jba-file-format.md)
  -  [Inquiries of payment fee on journal](tasks/inquiries-payment-fee-journal.md)
  -  [Pay a vendor by endorsing a bill of exchange](apac-jpn-endorse-bill-of-exchange.md)
  -  [Pay a vendor transaction by endorsing a customer bill of exchange](tasks/pay-vendor-transaction.md)
  -  [Reverse an endorsed bill of exchange](tasks/reverse-endorsed-bill-exchange.md)
  -  [Settle an endorsed bill of exchange](tasks/settle-endorsed-bill-exchange.md)
  -  [Setup Japan payment by endorsing a customer bill of exchange](tasks/setup-japan-payment-endorsing-customer-bill-exchange.md)
  -  [Setup payment fee for Japan](tasks/setup-payment-fee-japan.md)
  
  
  ## Taxes
  -  [Inquiry on deductible expenses](tasks/inquiry-deductible-expenses.md)
  -  [Progressive withholding tax](apac-jpn-progressive-withholding-tax-calculation.md)
  -  [Set up master data for inclusion of deductible expenses for multiple posting layers](tasks/set-up-master-data-inclusion.md)
  -  [Setup Japan consumption tax report](tasks/setup-japan-consumption-tax-report.md)
  
  ## System administration
  -  [Import postal codes](apac-jpn-import-postal-codes.md) 
  
  
  ## Additional resources
  
  - [Electronic reporting overview](../../dev-itpro/analytics/general-electronic-reporting.md)
  - [Download Electronic reporting configurations from Lifecycle Services](../../dev-itpro/analytics/download-electronic-reporting-configuration-lcs.md)
  - [Microsoft Dynamics Localization Portal: Australia report (requires CustomerSource account)](https://mbs.microsoft.com/files/customer/AX/Support/supportnews/japan.html)
  