<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>
> Danny Wilde wrote:
>> Does anyone here run an individual company
>
> 1 kabushikaisha, 1 yuugenkaisha, & 1 kojinkeiei. The later would
> probably be what you are looking to do.

I think so.

>> For some work stuff, I need to set up a simple company, which
> basically just
>> has to be a name （会社名) and a stamp (会社印). Then I have
> to be the
>> "daihyou" for that company.
>
> Depending on how large (ie in yen) the "work stuff" is, you probably
> won't need to incorporate.

Well, at the moment I don't. What happened is that I sometimes need to 
invoice institutions for my work, and the one I'm dealing with now requires 
a company name and company stamp, as well as my name and stamp. This is 
likely to happen again so I'm thinking I can save time by doing it now 
rather than trying to get them to accept just my name and signature (I don't 
even have a stamp at the moment).

> If it is small (ie you are the only "employee", you don't need to limit
> liability, annual profit below say 1000man), then just do it as
> kojinkeiei. You would automatically be the daihyou equivalent. Just
> decide the name of the business, have a stamp made, register the stamp
> as your own (or as one of your own),

I'm sure this is a very stupid questions, but ... how do I register the 
stamp? Also, do I need to register the daihyou stamp? Can I choose any 
company name or does it have to be "Danny Wilde" etc? Are there any 
regulations about what should go on the stamp, or can I just use the normal 
type of thing with just the letters of the company name on it?

> head to your bank and open an
> account using the stamp, your personal registered address, and the
> account name "会社名 - Danny Wilde" (or whatever your name is as
> recorded on your gaigin card. No need in this instance to register the
> business as a formal company, do your books on a calendar year basis
> and pay your taxes (if required) in March.

I'm already paying my own taxes like that.

> If it is a little too large to run as a kojinkeiei, you may want to
> limit your liability and incorporate. If you can read Japanese fairly
> well this isn't particularly complicated. If you can't read too well
> then options include seeking some help from chambers of commerce etc.

I'm sure I don't need to do that at the moment.

> Which part of Japan are you in?

I'm in Ibaraki.

Thank you for your time & advice.

Danny.