K. Shimizu, CPA (Japan)
Licensed CPA in Japan (JICPA member). Not a U.S. CPA.
About 10 years of practice. Specialties are mergers and acquisitions (M&A), tax, and cross-border matters.
Pen name
K. Shimizu is a pen name. The author writes under it to keep this site separate from their day job. The credential itself is real. For a paid engagement or a formal work request, the author's real name and JICPA registration number can be disclosed individually on a confidential basis.
There is no photograph on this site, and no link to a personal social profile. The public record of the work is the articles and the official sources they cite.
What this site covers
TakoyakiCPA is an English-language site about Japanese tax procedures for international readers. That includes foreigners, expats, non-residents, and people dealing with Japanese tax from outside Japan.
The articles describe published rules and official procedures. They do not offer Japanese tax representation, and they do not file returns for readers.
What is not on this page
- No photograph.
- No employer, firm type, client, deal, or city.
- No JICPA registration number on this page.
- No credential other than CPA (Japan).