Fees
How we price financial auditing work
Fees reflect locations, accounting complexity, and the condition of prior-year files — not a menu of software tiers. Most statutory audits are quoted as a fixed fee after scoping.
Flagship
Statutory financial statement audit
From ¥2,800,000
Starting point for a single-entity Japanese company with one main warehouse, clean prior-year papers, and moderate related-party activity. Multi-site manufacturers, first-year audits, and complex revenue streams are quoted higher after we read last year’s statements and visit (or video-walk) key locations.
The fee covers planning, fieldwork, inventory observation at agreed sites within Japan, confirmations, and the signed opinion. Extraordinary travel outside the agreed plan or significant late changes to the trial balance may be billed separately with prior notice.
Supporting
Internal control readiness review
From ¥780,000
Capped estimate based on the number of cycles in scope. Day rates apply if management expands the walkthrough mid-engagement.
Supporting
Agreed-upon procedures
Quoted per procedure list
We price only after the lender or buyer signs off on the exact steps. Short cash and covenant tests often fall between ¥350,000 and ¥900,000; inventory-heavy lists track closer to observation day rates.
Supporting
Inventory observation (stand-alone)
From ¥180,000 per site
Plus reasonable travel. When bundled into a statutory audit, site fees are usually absorbed into the overall quote rather than itemised.
What moves a quote up or down
- Number of legal entities and consolidation packs
- Inventory materiality and count locations
- Quality and language of prior auditor files
- Significant estimates (percentage of completion, allowances, valuations)
- Timing pressure relative to filing or group reporting deadlines
These figures are informational. No payment is taken online. Engagements begin only after a signed letter and agreed billing schedule — typically staged across planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Ask for a scoped estimate