Representative Profile

Self-introduction

Thank you for visiting my website！

I am Ryoko Tomura, the representative tax accountant.

I started my business in Yokohama in April 2016 after working in several companies’ accounting and finance departments and for a tax accountant corporation.

I mainly provide tax advisory services for users of cloud accounting (Money Forward Cloud, freee).

The reason why I specialize in cloud accounting is as follows.

  • I want to support “small business owners” who are the target of cloud accounting.
  • I am convinced that managing their own figures will be an asset for them in the long term.
  • I want to digitalize accounting processes as much as I can and share the client’s vision of what is to come.

From 2020 to 2023, the coronavirus has caused people to question the way they work and live.

I believe small businesses will change the world in the future.

The development of technology will be one of the ways to help this change.

I see it as my mission to support everyone who dares to take such a step forward.

 

Ryoko Tomura

Representative Tax Accountant, Ryoko Tomura Tax Accountant Office

Representative Partner, Freebiz Consulting LLC

 

Target clients

  • Freelancers and owners of small companies that have up to 100 employees
  • The people who can understand the importance of managing their figures
  • The people who have an understanding of proper tax payment
  • The people who don’t have any resistance to using IT
  • The people who cherish time

 

Non-target people

  • People who want to leave all accounting work
  • People who are strongly particular about reducing tax
  • People who don’t want to use IT efficiently
  • People who don’t use Internet banking
  • People who don’t value their time

 

Specialty

  • Support for paperless operations under e-ledger saving rules law
  • Support for the installation and operation of cloud accounting software
  • Tax matters related to crypto assets, NFTs
  • Tax matters related to foreign transactions
  • Tax matters for non-residents
  • Seminar lecturer
  • Writing（including books, magazines）
  • Contents creation（including blog posts, email newsletters, YouTube videos）

I would appreciate it if you could also take a look at my mission.

 

Personal history

Year/MonthEvents
1978/7Born in Yotsuya, Tokyo.
2001/4～After graduating from university, I got a job at an accounting office in Tokyo. I took a break from my career to raise my son.
2003/12～I worked in accounting & finance at several foreign companies.
2011/10～I worked in accounting & finance at a Japanese-listed company.
2014/10～I worked as a tax advisor providing international tax services at a tax accounting company.
2015/9Registration of certified tax accountant
2016/4I opened Ryoko Tomura tax accounting office
2018/5I established freebiz-consulting LLC and started consulting businesses.

 

Birth place

  • Yotsuya, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo

Graduated university

  • Economics, Seikei University

Places I have lived

  • Yotsuya, Tachikawa, Kichijoji, Yokohama (Nishi-ku → Kanagawa-ku → Naka-ku), Kamakura (present)

Blood type

  • type B

What I am good at and what I like to do

  • Listening to people’s stories
  • Explaining things in simple words
  • An intense one-on-one conversation
  • Offer advice(but will not act on your behalf)
  • Business efficiency improvement
  • Writing（book publishing, magazines, blogs, etc）
  • Positive thinking（can easily forget unpleasant things)
  • Slow reading（Favorite fields: Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy）
  • Valuing time
  • Solo activities（having lunch alone, going to the movies alone, etc…）
  • Extensive reading
  • Traveling（I go on trip once a month.）
  • Programming（Google Apps script, Excel VBA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP）, RPA（UiPath、Power Automate Desktop)
  • WordPress（I made my own original theme.）
  • Handmade
  • Piano
  • Painting
  • Listening classical music（My favorite musician: Brahms, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, etc.）
  • Going to art museum（My favorite artist: Monet, Van Gogh, Hopper, Cezanne, Utrillo, etc.）
  • Favorite singers/composers: Daniel Powter, Beatles, Carpenters, Enya. Japanese music – Cocco, Spitz, LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, Joe Hisaishi, etc.

 

Things I’m not good at / Dislike

  • Crowded train
  • Group activities
  • Indisposed drinking party
  • Rules for rules
  • Work-life balance（I prefer “Work-life integration”）
  • Analog culture（Using papers, telephone, fax…etc）
  • Excessive tax savings expectations（All I can do is give you appropriate tax advice.）
  • Criticism and bad-mouthing of others (I’m a pacifist).

 

Qualification

  • Certified tax accountant
  • Microsoft Office Specialist（Excel, Access）
  • JDLA (Japan Deep Learning Association) Deep Learning for GENERAL 2018 (G Certificate)

 

Detailed Background

From birth to university

  • I was born in 1978 as the third of four siblings (older sister, older brother, younger sister).
  • Introverted personality since childhood
  • I got into the fun of studying accounting and bookkeeping.
  • I interested in the Internet in 1990s, made my own website studying HTML and CSS.

Graduated from college – got married and had a baby – returned to work

  • My first work place was an accounting firm.
  • I began studying for the Certified Public Tax Accountant exam, but temporarily stopped when I got married and had a baby.
  • I returned to work when my child was 6 months old.
  • After returning to work, I worked as an accountant for several foreign companies for about 8 years.
  • I had 3.5 years of experience in accounting and finance in a listed company（Japanese manufacturer）.

Took the Certified Public Tax Accountant Examination – Qualification – Independence

  • I became a licensed tax accountant in 2014.
  • After working for an international tax accounting firm for about two years, I went independent.
  • I created a WordPress website and began operating.
  • I became interested in cloud accounting of its convenience.
  • I targeted small business owners who use cloud accounting.
  • Started offering spot services such as tax consultation.

Incorporation, publishing, etc.

  • In May 2018, I founded Freebiz Consulting, LLC. The company mainly provides cloud accounting consulting services.
  • 2018〜Started seminar activities (for freelancers and tax accountants).
  • 2021年〜Started a newsletter (“Re-Life Magazine of a Woman Tax Accountant Working Alone”) for people who did small businesses.
  • As of 2023, I also gives lectures to universities and tax organizations.
  • I’m also active in writing, and as of July 2023 has co-authored two books and authored five single-authored books. I have also contributed to some magazines.

 

Book

“Practical Compliance with the Act on Preservation of Electronic Books and Records Using Cloud Accounting” (Nihon Horei), January 2023

 

“The Guide to Electronic Year-End Adjustment” (Nihon Horei), August 2022

 

“Taxation of Digital Assets and Electronic Transactions” (Nihon Horei), June 2021

 

“Collection and Analysis of Data for Income Tax Returns” Zeimu Keiri Kyokai, May 2020

 

“The Structure and Taxation of Internet Business that a Tax Consultant Should Know” (Daiichi Hoki), April 2019

 

“The Book to Understand Accounting and Financial Statements Like Solving a Puzzle” (NIPPON JITSUGYO PUBLISHING), August 2018

 

“The Lifestyle of a “Hitori-tax Accountant”” (Okura Zaimu Kyokai), 2018

 

E-book

This book is designed to support those who run their own business.

“Sales Strategies for a Woman Tax Consultant in Solo Practice.”, 2022

 

“Survival Strategies for Women Tax Accountants in Solo Practice.”, 2021

 

Seminar

In addition to being a training instructor requested by outside organizations, I also conduct self-organized seminars.

Please see here for my achievements.