[Procedure] Application for issuance

Updated: July 2026, 1

This page explains how to apply for IT implementation subsidies.

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The IT implementation support provider will enter the required information on the application My Page invitation information input page.

The applicant will open their personal page from the URL sent to them and proceed with the procedure according to the system.

The input into the system proceeds in the following order: applicant input → IT implementation support provider input → applicant input.

Application slots

There are five slots for application.

The subsidy amounts for each category are as follows:

①Regular frame

② Invoice frame Invoice correspondence type

The IT tool must be one of the software in the table above that is compatible with the invoice system and include at least one of the following functions: accounting, order placement, and payment.

The maximum subsidy amount is 1 yen if the facility has only one of the functions of "accounting," "order/delivery," or "payment," and 50 million yen if the facility has two or more functions.

When applying for eligible expenses for PCs, tablets, cash registers, ticket machines, etc., the hardware must contribute to the use of the software and meet the requirements for each category.

③ Invoice frame electronic transaction type

The subsidy is available for cloud-based software that has ordering and placing functions that comply with the invoice system and allows users to issue and use accounts free of charge.

Regarding IT tools, there are some requirements that need to be noted.

• Use of IT tools that fall under the category of electronic transactions
• The IT tool you are applying for must be only one piece of software.
• Accounts for the introduced IT tools are issued free of charge to all users of the order-receiving side, including business partners.
• The applicant (ordering party) must properly manage the accounts of business partners using account user management records, etc.

Subsidies are available for cloud usage fees.

The eligible expenses are calculated by multiplying the ratio of the number of accounts granted to small and medium-sized enterprises and small business operators, etc., that are the trading partners, out of the total number of accounts on the receiving side of the contract. It is necessary that there is a limit on the number of receiving side accounts that can be issued.

If the same business partner uses multiple accounts, the number of those accounts will be included in the calculation formula below.

④Multi-company IT implementation framework

It must consist of one representative company and 1 or more participating companies.

A small or medium-sized enterprise or small business that can coordinate and manage the execution of the subsidized project, or an organization that constitutes a shopping district or other legal entity. A chamber of commerce based on the Chamber of Commerce Law or a chamber of commerce based on the Chamber of Commerce Law can serve as the representative business.

① Infrastructure introduction costs

・ For subsidy amounts of 50 yen or less, the subsidy rate will be calculated at up to 3/4. However, for small businesses, the subsidy rate will be calculated at up to 4/5.

- For subsidy amounts over 50 yen, the subsidy rate will be calculated at up to 2/3 regardless of the size of the business.

・PCs, tablets, printers, scanners, and multifunction devices: Subsidy rate within 1/2, maximum subsidy amount 10 yen

・Cash registers and ticket vending machines: Subsidy rate within 1/2, maximum subsidy amount 20 yen

⑤Security measures promotion framework

Applications can be made for multiple slots, but simultaneous applications for the Multi-company IT Introduction slot, simultaneous applications within the invoice slot, and overlapping applications for the Cyber ​​Security Help Team service are not permitted.

Check the number of software processes

The standard subsidy amount is divided into two categories: between 5 yen and 150 million yen, and between 150 million yen and 450 million yen.

These frameworks differ in the number of processes and how wage increase targets are handled.

The IT tool selected by the applicant must include the process.

A "business process" is something that improves the labor productivity or efficiency of a specific business process by introducing the functions of the software.

A "general-purpose process" is not limited to a particular industry or business, and can be introduced together with business processes to further improve labor productivity.

By applying for a combination of these processes, they will be counted as one process and you will be able to apply for the process.

If the above requirements are met, expenses related to Category II "Options" and Category III "Services" can also be applied for as eligible expenses.

For details of the process, please refer to the Appendix to the Call for Proposals.

If the application has been approved before, points will be deducted if the process is duplicated, and if it is an exact match, the application will not be approved.

Basic information input

Please enter your information.

SECURITY ACTION Self-declaration

"SECURITY ACTION" is a system where small and medium-sized enterprises declare that they are taking measures to improve information security. Depending on the level of their efforts, they can use the "One Star" or "Two Star" logo mark free of charge.

The one-star award is a declaration that a company will implement the "Five Principles of Information Security" from now on, and applications can be made even before implementing any measures.

Two stars are a declaration of a company's commitment to information security measures by formulating and publicly disclosing a "5-Minute Self-Information Security Assessment" and a "Basic Information Security Policy."

Check the information on the official website and apply.

Confirmation of application requirements

Please choose the appropriate one.

If your business is classified into multiple industries, enter the one with the largest sales in the most recent financial statement.

Financial information entry

Please enter your information.

Input about business situation

Please select the appropriate one for each.

Attach required documents

Common Required Documents

Corporation

・Certificate of all history items

At the time of application, the certificate is only valid for three months or less from the date of issue.

This can be obtained at the Legal Affairs Bureau or through the "Online Registration and Deposit Application System."

When using the system for the first time, you will need to register your information. After obtaining your ID and password, you can enter your information on the "Simple Certificate Request" page, pay the fee, and receive the Certificate of All Historical Matters at the counter or by mail.

・Corporate tax payment certificate(Part 1 or Part 2)

Only the most recent one is valid.

You must submit your request either online or in writing.

If you would like to make a request online, you can do so through "e-Tax." After obtaining your user identification number and password, you can enter your information, pay the fee, and receive the certificate of all historical matters at the counter or by mail.

For electronic tax payment certificates, only the format issued in PDF format at the time of issuance request is valid.

Sole proprietorship

・ Driver’s License or sending us a message on Certificate of Residence

　The residence certificate must have been issued within three months of the date of application.

・Income tax payment certificate(Part 1 or Part 2)

Only the most recent one is valid.

You must submit your request either online or in writing.

If you would like to make a request online, you can do so through "e-Tax." After obtaining your user identification number and password, you can enter your information, pay the fee, and receive the certificate of all historical matters at the counter or by mail.

For electronic tax payment certificates, only the format issued in PDF format at the time of issuance request is valid.

・Copy of final tax return

It must be for the fiscal year 6 and receipt by the tax office must be confirmed.

If there are unavoidable circumstances, it is also possible to submit the form for fiscal year 5.

Please make sure your My Number cannot be identified by blacking it out or otherwise.

Required documents for each category

When you receive additional points

・The results of the "IT Strategy Navigator with" are output in PDF format

If you receive additional points, your chances of being accepted will increase. In this case, you will need the "IT Strategy Map" on the right side of the lower screen.

On the official website, click on the "Create a comparison map of competitors/IT strategy map" button, enter company information, etc., and select "Create an IT strategy map."

You can create a map by entering the management issues you want to solve, business problems, and the efforts you want to make to solve them in a selection format.

[Regular] [Multiple Company Collaboration IT Introduction] [Security Measures Promotion] Labor Productivity Index

Normal frame

Regarding labor productivity, all of the following requirements must be met: Three-year business plan Formulate and implement

• Labor productivity after one year 3% To improve even further.
  However, for businesses that have been granted the IT Introduction Subsidy 2022, the regular frame or digitalization infrastructure introduction frame of the IT Introduction Subsidy 2023, the regular frame or multi-company collaboration IT introduction frame of the IT Introduction Subsidy 2024, the labor productivity will be calculated one year later. 4% To improve even further.
• The average annual growth rate of labor productivity during the business plan period is 3% The above shall be the case.
  However, for businesses that have received the same subsidy as above, the average annual growth rate of labor productivity 4% The above shall be the case.
• The goal of improving labor productivity is feasible and reasonable.

Multi-company collaboration IT introduction framework

Regarding labor productivity, all of the following requirements must be met: Two-year business plan Formulate and implement the following:

• Average annual growth rate of labor productivity during the business plan period 5% The above shall be the case.
  However, if the subsidy includes businesses that have been approved for the regular or digital infrastructure introduction subsidy of the 2023 IT introduction subsidy, the regular or multi-company collaboration IT introduction subsidy of the 2024 IT introduction subsidy, the average annual growth rate of labor productivity will be calculated. 6% The above shall be the case.
• Productivity goals are achievable and reasonable
• After calculating the labor productivity of each participating business, the results will be compiled and averaged to determine the average annual growth rate of labor productivity for the subsidized business group.

Security measures promotion framework

Regarding labor productivity, all of the following requirements must be met: Three-year business plan Formulate and implement the following:

• The average annual growth rate of labor productivity during the business plan period is 1% The above
• The goal of improving labor productivity is feasible and reasonable.

Enter installation tool information

The tools covered are categorized, and there are differences in the subsidy eligibility and precautions.

The maximum number of IT tools that can be selected in the grant application is 50 tools for the regular and invoice frame invoice-compatible types, and 1 tool for the invoice frame electronic transaction type and security measures promotion frame.

Normal frame

Invoice frame Invoice correspondence type

Invoice frame electronic transaction type

The IT tools eligible for subsidies are:Category 1 Software.

Products that are purchased or have a monthly or annual usage fee (subscription sales format, etc.)Up to 2 yearsThe costs are subsidized.

Multi-company collaboration IT introduction framework

Security measures promotion framework

The IT tools eligible for subsidies are those services listed in the "Cybersecurity Help Team Service List," provided by IT implementation support businesses, and pre-registered with the Secretariat.

Plan number input

The input content varies depending on the desired field.

[Example: Regular quota of less than 150 million yen]

"Announcement of wage increase plan to employees" Regular limit: 150 million yen to 450 million yen This is a mandatory requirement only if

• Average annual growth rate of total salary payment during the business plan period 1.5% To improve even further.
• During the business plan period, the minimum wage in the workplace (the lowest wage in the workplace) Regional minimum wage + 30 yen To do more than that.

In other cases, if you declare and declare a wage increase plan, you will be eligible for additional points and your chances of being approved will increase.

If you declare at the time of applying for the grant that you have announced your plans to increase wages to employees, but it is discovered after the grant decision has been made that you have not actually announced the plans, the grant decision will be revoked.

If the wage increase plan targets are not achieved by the end of the business plan, or if you do not report this to the secretariat within the specified period, you will be required to return the subsidy.　

If the following conditions apply, there is no need to set wage increase targets.

• Small business
• Insurance medical institutions and insurance pharmacies that provide social insurance medical care under the law
• Nursing care service providers who provide services that are covered by insurance benefits under the law
• Business operators conducting legal social welfare and rehabilitation services
• Legal schools, vocational schools, and miscellaneous schools that meet the requirements

Businesses eligible to apply

The target is corporations or individuals who are registered in Japan and conduct business in Japan.Small and medium-sized enterprises.

Applicants must meet the definition of a small or medium-sized enterprise/small business as outlined below and meet the requirements for each application slot.

Even if you have received a subsidy in the past, you can still apply if you meet the requirements and more than one year has passed since the grant decision date.

Businesses not eligible for application

・If any of the following applies to you:

1. More than half of the total number of issued shares or total investment value is owned by the same large corporation
2. More than two-thirds of the total number of issued shares or total investment value is owned by large corporations
3. Half or more of the total number of directors are also directors or employees of a large company
4. The total number of issued shares or the total investment value is held by small and medium-sized enterprises and small business operators that fall under 1⃣ to 3⃣.
5. All of the directors are directors or employees of SMEs or small business operators that fall under 1⃣ to 3⃣.
6. The average annual amount of taxable income for each year or business year for the past three years that has been confirmed (declared) exceeds 3 billion yen

・Deemed to be the same corporation

1. There is a subsidiary in which the parent company holds more than 50% of the voting power
2. An individual holds more than 50% of the voting power of multiple companies
3. Corporations with the same representative and address, corporations with the same major shareholders and address, corporations with the same beneficial owners

- Businesses that are registered as IT implementation support businesses under the IT Implementation Subsidy 2025, or businesses that are planning to register

・Religious corporations

- Voluntary organizations without legal personality

If a tool registered with the Cyber ​​Security Help Team service has been issued in the past, it cannot be applied for the Security Measures Promotion Framework.

Points to note

The following expenses are not eligible for assistance:

• Costs actually borne by the customers of the subsidized business are included in the price of IT tools and software (those that the secretariat judges to be equivalent to the cost of sales for the subsidized business)
• Transportation and accommodation costs
• Subsidy application and reporting application fees
• Taxes and public dues (consumption tax)
• The cost of using IT tools is not determined at the time of application.
• Items provided externally free of charge
• IT tools under lease/rental contracts (excluding Cyber ​​Security Help Team Services)
• Second-hand goods
• IT tools purchased and initiatives implemented before the grant was approved
• Any other items that the secretariat deems inappropriate given the purpose and objectives of this project.

[Expenses not eligible for application under the multi-company IT implementation framework]
• License fees for additional purchases or additional units for software already purchased, or fees for updating existing software
• Software that is not yet a complete product and requires scratch development, or code previously developed for a specific customer (development track record) is reused for other customers and requires additional scratch development
• Requires extensive customization
• Those that are not used on a regular basis (those that are used temporarily in emergencies, etc., and whose contribution to improving productivity is limited)
• The fee structure is pay-as-you-go
• Subsidy application and reporting application fees

Verify that you meet the requirements

• Corporations or individuals registered in Japan and conducting business in Japan
• In the month immediately preceding the application for grant, the minimum wage in the applicant's place of business is equal to or higher than the legal regional minimum wage
• The subsidy start-up target does not include businesses that overlap with other subsidies, etc.
• The proportion of service costs compared to the IT tools to be introduced is not significantly high

[Invoice frame electronic transaction type]
• Confirm that your business partners, such as SMEs and small businesses, are not "businesses ineligible for application" and obtain their consent to apply for this program.
• The small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses that are trading partners are registered as qualified invoice issuers under the invoice system.

Please be careful about the above requirements.

Obtained G Biz ID Prime

You can create a G Biz ID online.

Open the site and apply for a "G Biz ID Prime" on the right side of the lower screen.

SECURITY ACTION's 1 Star and 2 Star Declarations

Please refer to the SECURITY ACTION Self-Declaration section to make your declaration.

Preparation of required documents

Please refer to the attached documents section and prepare accordingly.

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