Name

株式会社ハンド

Legal name

HAND Co., Ltd.

Website

https://mahoujin.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HAND Co., Ltd. (株式会社ハンド) is a privately held Japanese vendor founded in 1997 that sells the 魔法陣 (Mahoujin) tax and accounting software suite — covering corporate, income, inheritance, and consumption tax preparation plus electronic filing to e-Tax/eLTAX — directly to small businesses and tax accounting firms in Japan via its website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Accounting Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO)

Keywords

• Tax accounting software
• Electronic tax filing
• Corporate tax preparation
• Japanese inheritance tax
• Consumption tax software

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (税務ソフト): Annual subscription-based licenses for tax preparation software products. Individual product licenses for corporate tax, income tax, inheritance tax, consumption tax, depreciation, and other tax-related modules.
2. 電子申告ライセンス (Electronic Filing License): Annual license fee for electronic filing capability (26,400 yen/year). Enables direct submission to e-Tax and eLTAX government systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HAND Co., Ltd. develops and sells the 魔法陣 (Mahoujin) line of tax and accounting software for the Japanese market, providing standalone modules for corporate tax, local tax, income tax, inheritance tax, consumption tax, statutory documents and year-end adjustment, detailed statements, and fixed asset depreciation. The suite is sold via annual subscription licenses directly from the company's website and includes an electronic filing module that submits documents directly to Japan's e-Tax and eLTAX government systems, plus a cloud-based accounting sub-brand (Mahoujin Accounting Cloud) targeting small businesses and tax accounting firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 魔法陣 (Mahoujin): A comprehensive tax preparation software suite for Japanese businesses and tax professionals, including modules for corporate tax, income tax, inheritance tax, consumption tax, depreciation, electronic filing, and more.

Products and services

• 魔法陣 税務シリーズ (Mahoujin Tax Series) Integrated tax filing software series for preparing all major categories of Japanese tax return documents — corporate tax, local tax, income tax, inheritance tax, consumption tax, statutory documents, year-end adjustments, depreciation, detailed statements, and financial overviews — sold as individual module licenses.
• 魔法陣 法人税・地方税 (Mahoujin Corporate Tax and Local Tax)

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates need for separate e-Tax software or PCdesk for electronic filing

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• Money Forward, Inc. Major Japanese fintech offering cloud accounting, tax filing, payroll, and expense tools for SMBs and individuals. Competes head-on with HAND's Mahoujin suite in the same Japanese SMB tax/accounting segment with broader platform scope.
• TKC Corporation: Japanese accounting firm-focused software provider offering tax filing, financial reporting, and ERP systems through a network of accounting firms. Comparable as a tax/accounting software vendor serving Japanese tax accounting firms, a core secondary segment for HAND.
• NOA (ノア): Japanese accounting and tax software vendor serving SMBs and tax professionals with on-premise and cloud products. Comparable as a domestic Japanese tax/accounting software suite targeting overlapping customer segments.
• Yayoi Co., Ltd. (弥生株式会社): Long-established Japanese accounting and tax software vendor for SMBs and sole proprietors, with both desktop and cloud offerings (弥生会計, 弥生オンライン). Comparable as a Japanese-focused, multi-module tax/accounting software suite serving the same primary customer segments as HAND.
• PCA (ピー・シー・エー): Japanese vendor of accounting, payroll, and tax software (PCA会計, PCAクラウド) for SMBs and tax/accounting professionals. Comparable as a multi-module Japanese tax and accounting software publisher targeting the same SMB and professional customer base.
• OBC (OBC Business Consultant): Japanese vendor of accounting, tax, payroll, and ERP software including 勘定奉行 and 奉行クラウド for SMBs and mid-market. Comparable as a multi-module Japanese tax/accounting software publisher serving overlapping SMB and tax-firm customers.
• freee K.K. Japan's leading cloud-native SMB accounting and tax filing SaaS, offering bookkeeping, payroll, invoicing, and e-Tax/eLTAX filing. Directly competes with Mahoujin in serving Japanese small businesses needing integrated tax and accounting workflows, with a cloud-first model.
• JDL (Japan Digital Laboratory): Japanese provider of tax accounting and financial planning software used by tax accounting firms (税理士事務所) for client work. Comparable as a tax-firm-focused Japanese software vendor serving the same secondary segment HAND targets.
• Mikuni & Co. (ミクニ): Japanese developer of tax preparation and accounting software used by tax accounting firms. Comparable as a specialized Japanese tax software publisher serving the same professional segment as HAND's Mahoujin suite.

Emerging players

• Magic Software Japan / Tokai Communication Service: Japanese vendor offering tax filing and electronic submission tools for SMBs and professionals, including e-Tax integration. Comparable as a niche Japanese e-Tax integrated tax filing tool overlapping with Mahoujin's 電子申告 module.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mahoujin_Hand
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcRP4AuJGSRG4Pk-sjmazyA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%E6%A0%AA%E5%BC%8F%E4%BC%9A%E7%A4%BE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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