As the case of non-payment of nengu by jito, who were obliged to pay to the lord of shoen, often occurred even under Jito-uke system, Shitaji chubun was widely used as a way by which the lord of shoen could secure a certain amount of nengu.
地頭請によっても請け負った領主分の年貢等が未進となることが多かったため、領主側としても確実に一定の年貢を確保できる方式として広く行われた。