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casual · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 105

I just opened my residential tax this year and I am shocked to say the least. I live in Nishi ku Osaka and I have to pay 210 000 yen over 4 installments. This is more than double what i paid last year.

chirp · Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 148

Is the end of May-June when the residential tax bill usually arrives?

rai · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 119 Location: Osaka

Nagoyaguy · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 425 Location: Aichi, Japan

Mine is exactly 199,000 yen for the year.

My school is taking it out in monthly installments of 16,500. Hopefully, I will see a difference in the income tax rate to make up for it...

ironopolis · Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 379

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

My bad news came today. 379,500 yen. Crying or Very sad

Yawarakaijin · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 504 Location: Middle of Nagano

My bad news hit today as well. 275,000 yen. Confused

Also been given the option of 4 installments. Question though, next month I will be leaving Kanagawa to move to Nagano. Seeing as this is dependent on where you live does anyone know if you can pay your ward tax from kanagawa from another province? Seems like the only options may be to pay it all up while im still here or make the quarterly trips back to Kanagawa to pay them. Not really wanting to do either.

fluffyhamster · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:19 am Post subject:

I really must have been living in a park on cup noodles then, cos my bill isn't much over 70,000 yen (unless I misread what is in fact a 700,000 yen demand for years of not paying).

azarashi sushi · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 562 Location: Shinjuku

Hi Yawarakajin... Yes, you can pay your residential tax from anywhere in Japan. Don't worry! The only thing is, it might be only one bank that will accept the payment. Last year my friend paid Fukuoka tax in Tokyo... It was no problem to do it but it could only be done at the Resona Bank. So just check at your ward office before you go.

Yawarakaijin · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 504 Location: Middle of Nagano

Thanks azarashi, good to know. Would you also mind helping me out by paying it for me? Laughing

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Mine arrived too- 330,000 yen- ouch. There goes my next overseas trip. Crying or Very sad

Canuck is still in the lead so far though! Laughing

Hoser · Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 694 Location: Toronto, Canada

Damn I thought 184,000 yen was high. I don't recall seeing threads like this before. Is this the first year that it has been ridiculously high or is this what people usually pay?

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

It seems to be about double last year's amount. There was something that came with my tax return form that suggested as much and there is an explanation of it that came with my tax bill as well- I haven't got around to reading it properly yet though.

craven · Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Posts: 130

I can't beat canuck, but mine was still Y174500...double last year. However, I haven't seen any corresponding drop in the amount of tax being taken out of my regular paycheck, and I just got a panicked e-mail from the kencho (my employers) saying they're worried that taxes have been miscalculated. Is it possible they didn't know this was coming and didn't adjust federal taxes on our paychecks?

Yawarakaijin · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 504 Location: Middle of Nagano

From what I understand it's a percentage of the previous year's earning.

Therefore if you were only here for 6 months of 2005-2006 you would pay, for example, 100,000 yen.

Now, you earn your wage for the entire 2006-07 period and you will pay 200,000 yen.

I believe it's also based on where you live. I believe that is why it is mandatory for you to inform the goverment of a move, so they can change the info on your gaijin card/update their databases and charge you the appropriate amount for your residential tax.