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yanki
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 Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject: Do teachers get paid for vacation in Japan? Taxes in Japan |
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HI all,
I have been offered a contract, but during the one-month vacation there is no salary. I've worked in a number of countries, and this is the first place that has not offered any salary for the vacation. Is this standard practice in Japan?
Does anybody know about TAXES in Japan?Are expatriates subject to Japanese income tax?I was given a 2-year exemption from taxes in other countries where I've worked. Is there a "tax treaty" between the United States in Japan, does anybody know?
I've noticed that some employers in Japan will advertise a certain package with salary and benefits, only to say later when they have your interest that the salary and /or benefits are lower than they had first indicated, or that they were unexpectedly "revised." I've seen this twice now. Has anybody noticed something similar with job advertisements and follow-up communication with prospective employers for teaching positions in Japan?
Any comments would be most welcome. Thanks! |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| during the one-month vacation there is no salary. I've worked in a number of countries, and this is the first place that has not offered any salary for the vacation. Is this standard practice in Japan? |
Of course, I don't have figures on every place in Japan, but I would have to say no, it is not standard.
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| Does anybody know about TAXES in Japan?Are expatriates subject to Japanese income tax? |
You have to pay taxes in Japan. The good news is that Americans are exempt from paying US taxes on money earned abroad up to about $80,000 (the figure changes every year).
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| some employers in Japan will advertise a certain package with salary and benefits, only to say later when they have your interest that the salary and /or benefits are lower than they had first indicated, or that they were unexpectedly "revised." I've seen this twice now. Has anybody noticed something similar with job advertisements and follow-up communication with prospective employers for teaching positions in Japan? |
If you see this, move on. There are plenty of other employers in Japan who don't follow that practice. Sounds like you have simply run into a couple of the bad apples. |
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denise
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Regarding taxes in the US--this issue came up a while ago, I think, but I don't recall any definitive answers--does anyone know the status of the new bill that Dubya was going to pass that would require that we (Americans) pay taxes back home regardless of our income over here?
Yes, I know I could do a google search for it, but I don't know what it's called, how recently it's been in the news, etc.
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homersimpson
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Glenski
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denise,
That bill was killed before it got off the ground, thanks, so I heard, to the plethora of expats sending letters. |
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denise
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Aaaah, that's good news!
Trying to wade through that IRS link that homersimpson posted on a Sunday night--what an endeavor!
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homersimpson
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| Trying to wade through that IRS link that homersimpson posted on a Sunday night--what an endeavor! |
Sorry about that! I felt like jumping out the window after five minutes of it, myself. |
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denise
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Don't get me wrong--I'm grateful to you for posting it, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around that whole "bona fide resident" concept. Yikes!
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Glenski
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The bona fide residence test keys in on the word "residence". If you are a traveler, flitting from hotel to hotel, with no fixed mailing address in Japan, you are not residing there.
The physical presence test is just an alternate way to show how long you have been in Japan, whether as a traveler or a resident. You can choose this way or the bona fide residence test to tell the IRS the information they want. Nothing complicated about that ( I hope ). |
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