By canceling the invalidation, there is provided an IC tag that can be reused after the IC tag's function was invalidated. An IC tag according to an embodiment operates in accordance with a standard protocol and a non-standard protocol and includes a control circuit for switching an operational mode, when receiving a KILL command during an operation based on the standard protocol, to an invalidated state based on the non-standard protocol, and when receiving a KILL cancel command during an operation based on the non-standard protocol, to a normal state based on the standard protocol.