Fonds/Series
Records of Certified Public Accountant Examination
Hierarchy
- Title
- Records of Certified Public Accountant Examination
- Date
- 1949-1986
- Level of Description
- series
- Extent
- ２１６件||216 items
- Creator
- Ministry of Finance Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance Financial Bureau Securities Department, Ministry of Finance Securities Bureau (Ministry of Finance Financial Planning Bureau Financial Markets Division, Financial Services Agency Planning and Coordination Bureau Financial Markets Division)
- Administrative / Biographical History
- Certified Public Accountants Law was first implemented in 1948 with administration by the Ministry of Finance Financial Bureau, which has been led by various institutions including the Financial Bureau Securities Department from 1962, Securities Bureau from 1964, and Financial Planning Bureau from 1998. With the formation of the Financial Services Agency in 2000, the Financial Services Agency Planning and Coordination Bureau Financial Markets Division became the present head of administration.
- Source of Transfer or Acquisition
- Transferred from the Ministry of Finance Securities Bureau in 1992
- Scope and Content
- The Certified Public Accountants Law was enforced in 1948 to train Certified Public Accountants who have public trust as free professionals in order to ensure the fairness of corporate accounting and the credibility of financial statements, both of which are essential preconditions for introduction of private foreign capital into Japan. Certified Public Account Examinations based on the Law have been implemented since 1949. Records in this unit contain the application forms for Certified Public Accountant Examinations (first- to third-stage), resumes of applicants, etc. from 1949 to 1986.
- Language
- Japanese
- Finding Aids
- In the catalogue database, it is possible to search by year of creation.
- Publication Note
- Ministry of Finance Financial Research Center Financial History Division. "History of the Ministry of Finance," Volumes 1-4, Ministry of Finance Financial Institute, 1998
https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/653931
[Fonds/Series] "Records of Certified Public Accountant Examination", National Archives of Japan Digital Archive, https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/653931（accessed 2026-06-14）
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