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Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2020-10-15
/ Last updated: 2022-04-29
Technological Evolution, Macroeconomic Uncertainty, and Accounting Standards Publicly traded companies holding part of their reserves in bitcoin to protect their purchasing power. What was a fantasy a few years ago is becoming a reality. Two huge news stories have come…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2020-01-28
/ Last updated: 2020-08-20
Our client was chosen to be part of JETRO’s “SDGs Startup Support Program – Malaysia” Our firm (Kimura Certified Public Accounts) has and continues to support startups that aim to positively impact society. I am currently acting as a…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2020-01-24
/ Last updated: 2022-10-16
Significant differences with J GAAP, already causing GAAP differences between the two standards In December 2019, the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) released a guidance on the accounting of crypto currencies. This nonauthoritative guidance was released as…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2020-01-18
/ Last updated: 2022-10-16
Introduction of the new service We are excited to announce a new addition to our audit service line. The new service will focus on Financial Statement Audits for US (United States) subsidiaries of Japanese companies. In certain cases, the…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-12-20
/ Last updated: 2023-02-04
Japanese Tax Authorities Releases FAQ (Ver3) on Crypto Taxes Compared to the FAQ in 2018, Version 3 covers a wider range with dedicated section on corporate tax On December 20, 2019, the National Tax Agency (NTA) published a guidance…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-11-18
/ Last updated: 2020-08-24
This year’s BlockChainJam was as great, if not better than last year’s! This year’s BlockChainJam was held on November 17, 2019 at the Yasuda Auditorium (Tokyo University). It was pretty cool to listen to talks on cutting edge technology…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-11-11
/ Last updated: 2020-08-20
BlockChainJam 2019 We’ll be speaking at the upcoming BlockChainJam 2019 conference. The event, whose theme is centered around the future of blockchains, will take place on November 17, 2019, at Tokyo University. We’ll be talking about the hot crypto/blockchain…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-10-11
/ Last updated: 2020-08-20
A Bitcoin Pricing Model is getting the industry’s attention In traditional finance and accounting, many valuation methods and models are used to calculate the fair value of various assets. The DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) and CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-10-10
/ Last updated: 2020-08-20
We are having a Crypto Roundtable on October 16 (Wed)! Come and join the discussion! The roundtable will be held at our office near Tokyo Station, starting at 7:30 PM We’ll be covering the basics of setting up a…