Digital/AI Adoption Subsidy 2026 - Invoice Frame (Invoice-Compatible Type) - 2nd Round

Digital/AI Adoption Subsidy 2026 Invoice Frame (Invoice-Compatible Type) is a national SMRJ subsidy (secretariat TOPPAN) supporting SMEs in productivity gains and Invoice-system compliance at a higher rate than the regular frame. Applicants partner with a registered IT Adoption Support Vendor to introduce pre-registered IT tools. Eligible: SMEs meeting sector caps (manufacturing 300M yen/300; wholesale 100M/100; services 50M/100; retail 50M/50). Medical/welfare/school corps, chambers and NPOs included. Required: GBizID Prime, SECURITY ACTION star declaration, minimum-wage compliance, and (for 2022-2025 IT-subsidy awardees) a 3-year wage-raise plan averaging 3.5%+ per-employee growth. Expenses: Category-1 software with Accounting/Order/Payment functions, cloud (up to 2yr), installation; options Cat 2-4; services Cat 5-7 (capped 2M yen); bundled hardware Cat 8 (PC/tablet/printer/MFP) and Cat 9 (POS, ticket machine). Ceiling: software 500K yen (1 function) / 3.5M yen (2+); first 500K at 3/4 (4/5 small biz), 500K-3.5M at 2/3. PC/tablet 100K at 1/2; POS 200K at 1/2. Apps open 30 Mar 2026; deadlines online. Implementation ~6 months. Wage-plan participants file 3-year reports or face refund. Docs: certificate of registered matters, tax certificate, financials (sole proprietors: ID, tax return, blue-form).