Kyoninka Navi Adds 'Filing Gap Finder Tool': Uncovering Required Filings Beyond the Business Opening Notification—Listing Destinations and Deadlines by Industry, Location, and Employee Size

Mycat Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo) has added the "Filing Gap Finder Tool" to its licensing search service "Kyoninka Navi" (https://kyoninka.xyz). This tool uses AI to check for missing required filings based on industry, location, and employee size.
Tool URL: https://kyoninka.xyz/tools/filing-gap-finder

### Are you resting easy just because you submitted a business opening notification?
"I submitted my business opening notification to the tax office. My procedures are complete."—Many business owners operate under this assumption. However, in reality, depending on the industry, the notification to the tax office is merely the starting point. Taking a restaurant as an example, the following filings are necessary:
- Tax Office: Notification of Opening of Individual Business, Application for Approval of Blue Return
- Health Center: Restaurant Business License
- Fire Department: Notification of Commencement of Use of Fire Prevention Target Object (Appointment of a fire defense manager is also required for a capacity of 30 or more people)
- Police Station: Notification of Commencement of Midnight Alcohol-Serving Restaurant Operations (if serving alcohol after midnight)
- Prefectural Tax Office: Notification of Commencement of Individual Business
- Labor Standards Inspection Office: Report on Applicable Business, Notification of Establishment of Labor Insurance Relationship (if hiring employees)
- Public Employment Security Office: Notification of Establishment of Workplace Covered by Employment Insurance (if hiring employees)
- Pension Office: Notification of New Coverage for Health Insurance and Employees' Pension Insurance (for corporations or individual businesses with 5 or more employees)

Immediately after opening, business owners are busy preparing their shops, making it difficult to comprehensively grasp these requirements. Furthermore, each filing has a different destination and deadline. The Notification of Commencement of Use of Fire Prevention Target Object must be submitted 7 days prior to use, while the Notification of Establishment of Workplace Covered by Employment Insurance must be submitted within 10 days from the day after hiring. Missing these deadlines can result in penalties.
According to a survey by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, one of the most troubling procedures for business owners immediately after opening is "understanding the required filings and permits" (Source: JCCI "Questionnaire Survey on Founding and Entrepreneurship").

### How the Tool Works
The Filing Gap Finder Tool allows you to grasp the entire picture of required filings simply by entering three pieces of information.

**Input Items**
- **Industry** (Select from over 70 types): Restaurants, beauty salons, construction, transportation, real estate, medical/nursing care, IT/Web, retail/wholesale, education/cram schools, agriculture, etc. This is the most critical input, as required filings vary greatly by industry.
- **Location** (Prefecture/Municipality): Unique filings may be required depending on the local government. For example, in Tokyo, certain industries require filings based on Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinances. Similar unique regulations exist in Osaka and Fukuoka Prefectures.
- **Employee Size** (0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-49 / 50 or more): The obligation to file for labor and social insurance occurs in stages depending on the number of employees. When reaching 50 or more, notifications for the appointment of an industrial physician and reports on stress check implementation are added.

**Output Information**
Based on the inputted conditions, the tool displays a list of required filings in the following format.
1. **Filing Name and Statutory Basis**
It clearly states which law or ordinance the filing is based on. Knowing the basis makes inquiries to the jurisdictional administrative agency smoother.
2. **Submission Destination**
It displays specific destinations for each filing, such as the tax office, health center, fire department, police station, prefectural office, Labor Standards Inspection Office, Hello Work, or pension office. Since the location is entered, it identifies the specific name of the jurisdictional agency.
3. **Submission Deadline and Starting Date**
It explicitly states when the filing needs to be submitted, such as "within X days from the opening date," "by X days before the start of use," or "within X days from the day after hiring."
4. **Risks of Missing the Filing**
It displays the penalty for missing the deadline in three levels (High, Medium, Low). Filings that could lead to business suspension (e.g., operating a restaurant without a license) are "High," those with potential fines (e.g., unreported labor insurance) are "Medium," and those resulting in practical disadvantages (e.g., missing the deadline for blue return approval) are "Low."
5. **Done / Undone Check Function**
By checking off the displayed filings that have already been submitted, you can filter and see only the remaining unsubmitted ones. It can be utilized as a ToDo list for progress management.

### Example of Often-Overlooked Filings in the Construction Industry
In the construction industry, it is widely known that a construction business license from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the prefecture is required. However, the following filing is often overlooked:
**Notification of Change of Settlement**: Every year, within 4 months after the end of the business year...