[Expert on Inheritance Explains] Inheritance Practice Academy's Latest Explanatory Video "Law and Taxation for Single-Person Households: Expert Explains Advance Planning for 'Solo Inheritance'" Now Available

Inheritance Practice Academy, operated by Chester Tax Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Tax Accountants: Masaaki Fukutome, Yoshihiro Aramaki), a firm specializing in inheritance tax, has begun distributing its latest in-house training video from April 2026, titled "Advance Planning Explained by Experts on 'Solo Inheritance'."

Background: By 2050, 42% of all households will be single-person households, and the end-of-life needs of the rapidly increasing "solo individuals" are growing.

According to projections by the Statistics Bureau of Japan and the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (announced in 2024), the proportion of single-person households in Japan continues to increase, and is predicted to reach 42% of all households by 2050. Furthermore, single-person households aged 65 and over are expected to exceed 10 million. Addressing the various inheritance and end-of-life issues for "solo individuals" has become an urgent task in accounting practice.

For single individuals without relatives, or those estranged from their relatives, unique challenges exist, such as asset freezing upon the onset of dementia, lack of a guarantor for hospitalization, and delays in funeral arrangements and contract cancellations after death.

This video logically organizes these legal and tax risks and will comprehensively disclose practical solutions for accompanying clients "from before life to after death" to members only (free membership registration).

【New Video】

"Advance Planning in Light of Recent Tax System Revisions"

【Video Content Excerpt】

"Four Contracts" to Resolve Pre-death Anxieties

This video explains advance planning measures that should be prepared while one has mental capacity, in preparation for risks such as asset freezing due to dementia and social isolation. It organizes the roles of four practically important contracts: "Monitoring Contract," "Asset Management Delegation Contract," "Personal Guarantor Service," and "Voluntary Guardianship Contract," along with their usage and points to note.

Two Measures to Ensure Realization of Post-death Wishes

It provides a detailed explanation of the combined effects of two practical measures: the "Post-death Affairs Delegation Contract" to reliably execute funeral arrangements, burial, medical expense settlement, digital asset handling, and various contract cancellations after the person's death, and a "Will" to clarify the ownership of assets.

Watch the Video Now (Free Membership Registration)

* In addition to this new video, all past archive videos and practical checklists are available for free.

【Instructor Profile】

Chester Tax Corporation, Tax Accountant, Department Manager (Senior Manager)

Miyuki Inamoto

・Certified Public Tax Accountant (Member of Nihonbashi Branch, Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants' Association | Registration Number: 136904)

・Inheritance Consultant

・End-of-Life Advisor

About Chester Tax Corporation

Founded in June 2008, Chester Tax Corporation is one of Japan's largest tax firms specializing in inheritance tax, with over 19,000 cumulative inheritance tax filings and over 3,000 filings annually. With 20 offices nationwide, the group companies include real estate companies, judicial scrivener offices, administrative scrivener offices, and law firms, providing a network of experts related to all aspects of inheritance. The tax audit rate is less than 1%. With over 500 employees across the group companies, we aim to be the undisputed No. 1 specialized tax firm for inheritance tax.

Chester Official Website: https://chester-tax.com/

About "Inheritance Practice Academy"

"Inheritance Practice Academy," operated by our firm, is a membership service that provides practical information specialized in inheritance tax to inheritance practitioners.

Monthly Video Distribution: Latest tax system revisions and complex case studies are distributed monthly.

Q&A Service: Inheritance tax specialists answer practical consultation requests from members.

Tool Provision: Checklists and calculation sheets for practical use can be downloaded.

Inheritance Practice Academy Official Website: https://chester-tax.com/academy/