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Nabby Adams
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 Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:16 am Post subject: City tax (250 a month salary) |
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| Can any one who is earning the standard salary please tell me how much they pay in city tax. please no first yearers as you don't pay the full amount as it is based on last year's salary. |
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GambateBingBangBOOM
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| If you mean resident's (residence????) tax, then it varies from city to city. If you live in a small-ish city then it's a lot higher than if you live in a bigger city IME. |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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Figure roughly 10%.
http://livinginfo.gaijinpot.com/taxes-in-japan
Although this guy says 15-20%.
http://ask.metafilter.com/124464/American-working-in-Japan-What-are-tax-considerations
Something more official and explanatory here:
http://www.htia.org/e/info/tax.html#no3
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Resident tax is divided into prefectural resident tax and municipal resident tax. These taxes are levied on the individual income of the previous year by each local public body. If you live in Japan as of January 1, you are obligated to pay resident tax for that year to the local public body that governs the area of your residence.
1. Tax Liabilities for Foreigners who have recently begun residing in Japan
1) Resident taxes (both per capita and as a percentage of income) are imposed on foreigners who have resided in Japan for more than one year and until the taxation date (January 1). If you depart and reenter Japan within one year of your entry to Japan, this departure is considered to be just a leave in light of the period of stay, purpose, housing situation, etc. The term you reside in Japan includes the period you were not in Japan. Even if you depart after January 1, your liability for tax payment does not disappear.
2) If you are a foreign resident for less than one year (by January 1), and your job requires you to reside in Japan for more than one year on and after January 1, resident taxes; levied per capita as a percentage of your income are imposed. However, if you depart before the year period is up, you are not considered liable for tax thus the resident tax which has been levied on your income is canceled.
NOTE: Tax Liability payment for people who depart Japan is as follows: If you have had a residence in Japan, but no longer have a residence as of January 1 because you have permanently left the country, you are not liable for tax payments.
2. Methods of Taxation for Resident Tax
Resident Tax is calculated based on declaration documents of municipal and prefectural resident tax, a final return form, a report of employment income by the place of employment (taxes withheld), etc. Resident tax is classified into two types: a) tax levied per capita and b) tax levied as a percentage of income. |
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Nabby Adams
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| Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that. Hmm, it looks as if I will have to pay the whole of 2010 resident tax even if I leave in March.  |
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