Service Website and Pre-Registration Now Open

Money Forward, Inc. will launch “Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting” by the end of 2025, enabling the fastest possible compliance with the new lease accounting standard applicable from April 1, 2027. Prior to the release, the official service website has been launched today, September 17 (Tokyo), and pre-registrations for the service are now being taken.

In addressing the new lease accounting standard, accounting departments must handle tasks such as collection and evaluation of contract data, calculation of lease assets, and recording of journal entries in accordance with the new standard. Given these new requirements, the Company decided to offer “Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting” and has now launched the service website and begun taking pre-registrations.

The service includes functions necessary for applying the new lease accounting standards, such as lease judgment, calculation of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and financial impact simulation. It reduces the significant workload required for the first-year adoption and supports efficient and accurate compliance with the new lease accounting standard.

The service can be used independently as a standalone system, allowing for flexible compliance with the new lease accounting standard even when utilizing accounting systems or fixed asset management systems from other companies. Furthermore, seamless data integration with currently offered services—“Money Forward Cloud Accounting Plus,” “Money Forward Cloud Contract,” and “Money Forward Cloud Consolidated Accounting”—is also planned, enabling a smooth transition to the new lease accounting standard.

・”Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting” Service Website
URL：https://biz.moneyforward.com/lease-accounting/(Japanese only)

■Key Features of “Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting”
・Survey Form
The survey form can be imported into the system, including information on contracts likely applicable to the new lease accounting standard as well as contract details and the basis for the lease judgment. Managing the survey content and judgment basis together prevents confirmation oversights among personnel and information fragmentation, significantly streamlining the investigation process.

・Lease Ledger
Not limited to on-balance sheet leases, all contracts—including short-term and low-value leases—can be centrally managed in the cloud. Even when the number of items is large and complex, the lease ledger enables users to quickly grasp the overall picture and achieve efficient management.

・Lease Judgment and Approval Function
Based on the contract information collected in the survey form, the system automatically performs the lease judgment, preventing inconsistencies and errors arising from individual judgment. The results of the automatic judgment can be visually reviewed and finalized via the approval function, preventing accounting errors and enabling advanced internal controls.

・Calculation of Right-Of-Use Assets, Lease Liabilities, and Financial Impact Simulation
Discounted present value calculation is automated, enabling speedy confirmation of right-of-use assets and lease liability calculation results. Impact on financial statements can also be simulated with a single click, which can be used for internal sharing and reporting to management.

・Automatic Journal Entry Generation for Lease Transactions
The system automatically creates the entire series of journal entries for lease transactions—from the initial recognition of right-of-use assets and liabilities for new contracts to monthly recurring expenses like depreciation and debt repayment. The entries can also be exported in CSV format and imported into existing accounting systems, eliminating manual transfer labor and errors, leading to efficiency in monthly operations.

Furthermore, the company has completed the patent application process for the core features related to lease accounting.

■ Background of Service Launch
The new lease accounting standard will be mandatory for listed companies and large enterprises* in Japan from the fiscal year beginning on or after April 1, 2027.With just over a year until mandatory application, companies above a certain size must prepare early due to the massive tasks involved, including coordination with relevant departments and group companies, refinement of business processes and system design. Under such circumstances, Money Forward has decided to offer “Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting” to ensure not only “Money Forward Cloud” users but also those utilizing other companies’ systems can smoothly transition to the new standards. The functionality will also be incorporated into other existing Money Forward products.

Furthermore, the development and feature additions for this service were designed utilizing the practical expertise from an internal early adoption project for the new lease accounting standard, primarily led by the Group’s accounting department. The company will continue to provide services tailored to the practical needs of its users.

*Refers to “large companies” under the Companies Act, defined as companies with capital of JPY 500 million or more, or liabilities of JPY 20 billion or more, as stated in the balance sheet for the most recent fiscal year.

■About “Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting”
“Money Forward Cloud Lease Accounting” is a system that offers the fastest path to compliance with the new lease accounting standard, which takes effect on April 1, 2027. The system provides functions necessary for compliance, such as lease judgment, calculation of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, financial impact simulation, and journal entry creation. The product makes it possible to proceed with systemization focused specifically on new lease standard compliance.
URL：https://biz.moneyforward.com/lease-accounting/(Japanese only)

■ About Money Forward, Inc.
Money Forward, Inc. is the leading SaaS/Fintech company from Japan, listed on the Prime Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (3994.T). We mainly provide B2B SaaS such as online bookkeeping, HR management, contract management, and payroll; now serving more than 414,000 paying customers nationwide. Our consumer-facing service for personal finance management (PFM) now has 17.3M users.
URL https://corp.moneyforward.com/en/

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For further information, please contact:
PR Division, Money Forward, Inc.
Email:pr@moneyforward.co.jp