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Today, I talk about Japanese Income Tax.
( Please don’t mistake Income Tax from Inhabitant Tax.I’m talking about Income Tax.)
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Even foreigners are subject to Income tax on income earned in Japan.
However, the amount of Income tax varies depending on the case.
（Example 1）For the case of individuals who do not live in Japan（Non Residents)
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For those who do not live in Japan,
only income earned domestically is subject to Japanese Income tax.
For income earned in countries other than Japan, there is no need to pay Japanese taxes.
(Example２) For those who live in Japan and who satisfy both of the following two conditions
Condition１．Currently live in Japan, but not a Japanese citizen.
Condition２．Have lived in Japan for less than 5 of the past 10 years.
In short this example applies to:
“Foreigners, who are not permanently residing in Japan.”
In this case, Japanese Income tax will be applied to income received in Japan
and income earned in Japan.
(Example 3) For those living in Japan, excluding those who are covered by example 2 (above.)
In this case, whether the income is earned in Japan or not,
Japanese Income taxes will be charged on all income earned.
However, in cases where income earned in a foreign country is subject to
both Japanese Income tax and foreign tax, there is a procedure to refund tax
that has been charged twice.
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These are basic rules. It may be different from your case,in detail.
So, if you’d like to know about which is “your case”, you’re supposed to ask
Japanese Tax Office, or tax adviser.(just like me.）
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Thank you,
Reiko Nagaoka
