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Document Management lim provides document management that complies with Japan’s Electronic Bookkeeping Act (電子帳簿保存法 / 電帳法), which requires businesses to store and manage electronic records properly.
Electronic Bookkeeping Act Overview Since January 2024, all businesses receiving electronic transaction data (invoices, receipts via email/web) must store them electronically with:
Searchability — by date, amount, and counterpartyTimestamping — proof that the document existed at a specific timeTamper prevention — documents cannot be altered after storageRetention — 7 years minimum (10 years for some)
lim handles all four requirements automatically. Upload your documents and lim takes care of
compliance.
List Documents ID Type Date Amount Counterparty Entry doc_01KG... invoice 2026-03-01 11,000 AWS je_01K3... doc_01KH... receipt 2026-03-14 1,200 Cafe (unlinked) doc_01KI... receipt 2026-03-15 3,400 Taxi (unlinked)
Show Document Details lim docs show doc_01KG...
Document: doc_01KG... File: invoice-aws-march.pdf Type: invoice Date: 2026-03-01 Amount: ¥11,000 Counterparty: Amazon Web Services Timestamp: 2026-03-16T10:30:00+09:00 Hash: sha256:a1b2c3d4... Entry: je_01K3... Status: verified ✓
Upload Documents # Attach a document to a journal entry lim docs upload --file invoice-aws-march.pdf --entry je_01K3...
✅ Document uploaded: doc_01KG... File: invoice-aws-march.pdf Timestamp: 2026-03-16T10:30:00+09:00 Hash: sha256:a1b2c3d4... Linked to: je_01K3... (AWS monthly)
Upload Without Linking # Upload first, link later lim docs upload --file receipt.jpg
✅ Document uploaded: doc_01KH... Pending journal entry linkage.
lim extracts and stores the required metadata automatically:
Field Source Required by Date Extracted from document or entry date 電帳法 Amount Extracted from document or entry amount 電帳法 Counterparty Extracted from document or vendor name 電帳法 Document type Classified (invoice, receipt, contract) 電帳法
Search Documents Search by the required fields — date, amount, and counterparty:
# Search by counterparty lim docs search --counterparty "AWS" # Search by date range lim docs search --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-31 # Search by amount range lim docs search --min 10000 --max 50000 # Combine search criteria lim docs search --counterparty "AWS" --from 2026-01-01 --to 2026-12-31
ID Type Date Amount Counterparty Entry doc_01KG... invoice 2026-03-01 11,000 AWS je_01K3... doc_01KL... invoice 2026-02-01 11,000 AWS je_01J9... doc_01KM... invoice 2026-01-01 11,000 AWS je_01H2...
Timestamping lim timestamps every document on upload with a cryptographic hash. This proves the document existed at the recorded time and has not been modified.
# Verify a document's timestamp lim docs verify doc_01KG...
✅ Document verified Original hash: sha256:a1b2c3d4... Current hash: sha256:a1b2c3d4... Timestamp: 2026-03-16T10:30:00+09:00 Integrity: intact ✓
Documents cannot be deleted or modified once uploaded. This is by design — the Electronic
Bookkeeping Act requires tamper-proof storage. If a document was uploaded in error, mark it as
void instead.
Bulk Upload lim docs upload --dir ./receipts-march/
✅ Uploaded 23 documents from ./receipts-march/ Auto-linked: 18 (matched by amount + date) Pending: 5 (manual linkage required)
Unlinked Documents Report Unlinked Documents ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ID File Date Amount doc_01KH... receipt-cafe.jpg 2026-03-14 1,200 doc_01KI... receipt-taxi.jpg 2026-03-15 3,400
Compliance Report lim docs compliance --year 2026
Document Compliance Report: 2026 ──────────────────────────────────────────────── Total journal entries: 245 With documents: 230 (93.9%) Without documents: 15 (6.1%) ⚠️ Unlinked documents: 5 Timestamp verification: All passed ✓ Retention policy: 7-year minimum ✓
Next Steps
Tax Filing e-Tax export uses linked documents for audit trail.
Natural Language Attach files directly with lim add --file.
