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TTwinTTurbo
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 Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:41 am Post subject: Hello |
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| I have the job. It just hasn't started yet. It starts April 1st. I was sent the contract and need to send off my passport photos, degree, and signed contract to process a visa. The beginning will be expensive no doubt in regards to the plane flight and all. |
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TTwinTTurbo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:42 am Post subject: Hello |
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| But yes, my question related to the startup costs of moving there. Thanks Glensky for the breakdown. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Hello |
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| TTwinTTurbo wrote: |
| I do have a question based on the health insurance and tax. In my original contract it didn't list how much tax would be deducted, then he told me 10% and said that he is going to fix that and resend me a contract today. Is 10% pretty standard? He also said that at the end of the year we can file for a tax return and last year he got back around 200-250k? He told me to save every single receipt that I get and at the end of the year you can pay a tax broker about 5,000 yen to do your taxes. My last question is that on my contract there wasn't health insurance listed, but if I wanted to join it would be about 2,000 per month. This sound right? |
Taxes will run roughly 10%.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2206.html
I have never heard of anyone getting back such a high amount, though.
Health insurance is a niggling concern of mine. Lots of employers avoid making the mandatory copayments into the shakai hoken type of insurance because they can claim you are a sub-contractor instead of an employee. In that case, you are forced to get kokumin kenko hoken type of insurance. You pay all contributions, and the first year is roughly 2000 yen/month. After that, you have a record of earning money in Japan, and contributions are based on that. Expect roughly a tenfold jump then. There is technically, legally no "if"; by law you are supposed to have health insurance. If you don't, and later you decide to get kokumin, you will have to make up to 2 years of backpayments. |
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TTwinTTurbo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| So basically, if I stayed for 2 years....I would be making less money the second year due to insurance costs lol. Anyway out of this? |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Sure, get a job that pays more in the second year.
Or take on supplemental work (private lessons).
Or be illegal and don't even pay insurance. (not recommended) |
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