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Application for business revival support money begins! If it is difficult to apply online, consider using the application support venueOn January 18th, the secretariat call center and the secretariat website of the business revival support fund were opened, and the future schedule was clarified. According to this, the details of the system such as application guidelines will be announced in the week of January 24, and acceptance of advance confirmation of business revival support funds will start. And we will start accepting regular applications for business revival support in the week of January 31st.
Because the date is not yet clear because it is the week of January 31st, the press reports that it will be accepted even at the end of January. Contrary to our expectation that the business revival support fund would be implemented with a sense of urgency as a support measure for those in need due to the coronavirus, it was implemented late.
This time, we will introduce the newly clarified contents of the business revival support fund in the outline announcement on January 18th. Let's check the eligibility requirements, the flow of procedures, the required documents, and the Q&A about business revival support funds.
- What is Business Recovery Support Fund?
- Eligible Business Recovery Support Funds
- Procedure Flow
- Required Documents < li>Q&A regarding business revival support funds
What is business revival support funds?
Support for business continuation and recovery of businesses affected by the new corona It will be paid regardless of region or industry. The maximum benefit amount is 2.5 million yen for corporations and 500,000 yen for sole proprietors. Source: Business revival support fund leaflet
Eligible persons for business revival support
Small and medium-sized corporations, sole proprietors, etc. who satisfy both (1) and (2) below are eligible for benefits.(1) Being severely impacted by a decrease in demand or supply constraints due to the spread and prolongation of the novel coronavirus infection(2) Due to the impact of (1), sales in the target month have decreased by 50% or more, or 30% or more and less than 50%, compared to the reference month, regardless of your own business judgment.
The following is a more detailed description of the reduction in demand or supply constraints in (1). Source: Overview of Business Revival Support Fund
In summary, the business revival support fund will be applied to any of the above-mentioned impacts of the new corona (reduced opportunities for personal consumption, decreased personal demand, overseas local demand decrease in business, difficulty in procuring goods and services essential for business, restrictions on transactions and opportunities for business negotiations essential for business, restrictions on the employment of workers who are essential for business, etc.). Businesses whose sales for any month in March 2018 decreased by 50% or more or 30% or more and less than 50% compared to sales for any same month between November 2018 and March 2021 can be said to be a person.
Procedure flow
On the business revival support fund secretariat website, the procedure for applying is shown in steps 0 to 5. If you have received temporary support or monthly support in the past, in principle, you do not need to undergo prior confirmation again when applying for business revival support. In that case, you can start from the very last step 5.
Step 0: Check the details of the systemCheck the details of the system when applying.
Step 1: Account application/registrationClick the "Temporary registration (application ID is issued)" button to create an account.
Before applying for support money, it is necessary to receive a preliminary confirmation from the registration confirmation organization, but at that time, in order to convey the "application ID" to the registration confirmation organization, an application ID will be created in advance. is. (If you have an application ID for temporary support or monthly support, in principle, it will be possible to apply for business revival support using that application ID.)
Step 2: Prepare Required DocumentsPrepare the necessary documents for "pre-confirmation" and "application".
Step 3: Search and pre-book a registered confirmation agency Search for a registered confirmation agency to request "pre-confirmation" (search list is in preparation). After deciding on a request destination, a request for pre-confirmation will be sent to the registration confirmation organization by e-mail or telephone. (In principle, if you have received temporary support or monthly support in the past, you do not need to undergo prior confirmation again.)
Step 4: Implementation of prior confirmation You will receive confirmation in advance such as
Step 5: ApplyAccess My Page, enter the required information, and attach the required documents to apply.
[Regarding pre-confirmation] If the registration confirmation organization and the applicant are in the following continuing support relationship, the pre-confirmation can be partially simplified.
Required Documents
The documents required to apply for the business revival support money are “recipients of temporary support/monthly support” and “non-receipt of temporary/monthly support and continuing with registration confirmation agency”. It differs in the case of "No support relationship". Source: Overview of Business Revival Support Fund
"Required Documents for Recipients of Temporary Support/Monthly Support"
"Required Documents for Temporary/Monthly Non-receipt and No Continuous Support Relationship with Registration Confirmation Organization"
*Target month is any month from November 2021 to March 2022 *Base month is for comparison of sales month used
[Regarding the tax return that needs to be submitted] A tax return that includes all of 2019 (fiscal year), 2020 (fiscal year) and the selected reference period is required. The reference period is the period that includes the month used for sales comparison among (1) November 2018 to March 2019, (2) November 2019 to March 2020, and (3) November 2020 to March 2021. .
Here is a summary of the tax return forms that must be submitted according to the selected reference period. Source: Overview of Business Revival Support Fund
Q&A on Business Revival Support Funds
In the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's document "Overview of Business Revival Support Funds" currently published, the following Q&A regarding business revival support funds are provided. It contains answers to questions such as:
◆How do I apply? Apply online from the application web page that the secretariat will set up in the future. Applications must be made in person, and proxy applications are not accepted.
◆Will exceptions be set? We are considering making the following exceptions for business operators who find it difficult to receive benefits under normal payment requirements.
Can business operators who are eligible for cooperation funds such as requests for shorter working hours receive support funds? When applying for business revival support money for the month in which the request was made, the amount of the cooperation fee for the month in response to the request will be included in the business income for that month, and then If the payment requirements are met, even business operators that are eligible for the payment of cooperation money will be eligible for the payment.
◆ After applying for the upper limit of the sales decrease rate of 30% or more and less than 50%, you will receive the difference if there is a month with a sales decrease rate of 50% or more until March 2022. can you As a general rule, one-time application should be made in anticipation of the end of March. However, for those who received the revival support money due to a decrease in sales of 30% or more and less than 50%, "In the month within the target period after applying, due to the influence of corona, etc., 50% or more that could not be foreseen at the time of application If there is a decrease in sales and the calculated benefit amount becomes higher, we are considering reapplying to receive the difference.
If you have any questions, you can ask questions using the form provided. There is no individual reply, but it means that a Q&A will be created for frequently asked questions and will be published around the end of January. ▼ Business Revival Support Fund Question Form https://mm-enquete-cnt.meti.go.jp/form/pub/daijinkanbouukaikei/jigyou-fukkatsu
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