professionallimited liability

What is “ZRH”?

ZRH (Tax accountant corporation) is a professional entity used primarily in Japan. It signals limited liability and private ownership.

Where it's used

ZRH appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:

JP · Japan

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityOwners' liability is limited to their capital contribution. Personal assets are protected.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to BH in Japan, PGMBB in Germany, SCP in France.

Equivalent forms around the world

These are the closest structural equivalents to ZRH in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

CountryEquivalent suffix
JapanBH
GermanyPGMBB
FranceSCP
FranceSELAFA
FranceSELARL
FranceSELAS
United StatesPC
United StatesPA

Normalizing “ZRH” in your data

When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — Acme ZRH” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:

Request
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Acme ZRH", "country": "jp"}'
Response
{
  "data": {
    "canonical": "acme zrh",
    "legal_type": null,
    "tokens": [
      "acme",
      "zrh"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "pipeline": [
      "lowercase",
      "legal_suffix"
    ],
    "confidence": 0.99
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What does ZRH mean?

ZRH means "Tax accountant corporation".

Is a ZRH public or private?

A ZRH is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.

What is the liability in a ZRH?

Owners of a ZRH have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.

Which countries use ZRH?

ZRH is used in Japan.

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