When working in Japan as a salaried employee, most tax payments are handled silently by the employer and there is no need to file a tax return (with some exceptions). However, certain types of expenses are tax-deductible and it may make sense to file a tax return and get some of the paid income tax back. In this post I will share some details about that and show an example of how to file a tax return.
When working in Japan as a salaried employee, most tax payments are handled silently by the employer and there is no need to dig deep into details of tax legislation. In some cases it may still be beneficial to understand how income tax works in Japan and which expenses are tax-deductible. In this post I will explain what the end-of-year adjustment is and how your income tax is computed from your total salary.
Gerade bin ich für einige Monate in Japan, aber die Servicewüste Deutschland verfolgt mich bis hierher. Eigentlich wollte ich nur gelegentlich mit meinem deutschen Handy, das ich mit einer Fonic-SIM-Karte benutze, SMS in Japan empfangen – das hat auch einen guten Monat lang geklappt. Danach habe ich allerdings von einen ...
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