A Brief explanation in English
about taxes and dues on Japane residents
所得税、社会保険について外国人のために
This site provides you a brief guide about Japanese taxes and dues.
This site is to give you a brief guide about Japanese taxes and dues imposed
on individuals.
They are very difficult to understand, indeed.
Actually most of Japanese also do not know precisely about them. However,
a Japanese can ask for necessary explanations easily if he/she wants. In
contrast, a foreigner can not do so unless he/she are extremely good at
Japanese.
You must feel uneasy to pay taxes and public insurance premiums, not absolutely
of small amount, if you hardly understand them.
I hope this site helps you to know better about Japanese individual taxes,
public insurance systems.
If it can do it, you shall live in this country more comfortably.
Overview of Japanese TAXES and DUES on Individuals
At first, please note there are several kind of taxes and dues in Japan, each of which has different nature, concepts and purposes. They are imposed by different bodies. So, if you want to ask for information about one of them directly, you have to distinguish which body imposes it.The major ones among them are listed below. This site provides explanations about those written in boldface.
However, if you have any questions about taxes/dues other than them, please ask me without hesitation, through the Message Board.
Any message shall encourage me to improve this site.
| Central Governement | Prefecture | Municipal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | National Income Tax (SHOTOKU ZEI 所得税） SpecialTax for Reconstruction (FUKKO ZEI 復興特別所得税 Pension Insurance （NENKIN HOKEN 公的年金保険） |
Local Income tax （TODOHFUKEN-MIN ZEI都道府県民税) Enterprise Tax (JIGYO ZEI 事業税） Automobile Tax (JIDOHSHA ZEI 自動車税） |
Local Income Tax (SHICHOSON-MIN ZEI市町村民税） Property Tax (KOTEI SHISAN ZEI固定資産税） Health Insurance (KENKO HOKEN 健康保険） Nursing Care Insurance (KAIGO HOKEN 介護保険） |
| Inheritance | Inheritance Tax (SOZOKU ZEI 相続税） Gift Tax (ZOUYO ZEI 贈与税） |
N/A | N/A |
| Transactions | Stamp Tax ( INSHI ZEI 印紙税） Registratin/License Tax (TOROKU MENKYO ZEI登録免許税） Consumptin Tax (SHOHI ZEI 消費税） |
Real-Estate Aquisition Tax (FUDOSAN SHUTOKU ZEI不動産取得税） |
N/A |
In Japanese
まず、日本には、その性質、目的の異なる税金、公課が複数あります。それらは異なる組織によって課税されており、そのどれかについて直接に質問をしようと思うのであれば、まず、どこがその課税をしているのかを見分けなければなりません。
日本における個人に対する租税公課のうち、主要なものは、次のものです。このサイトでは、このうち、太字で記載されたものについて説明をしています。
しかし、これらのもの以外についても、メッセージボードからお気軽にご質問をお寄せください。
メッセージをいただくことは、このサイトを作成する励みになります。
What the documents tell you ?
Even for Japanese people, it is never easy to understand documents sent from a Tax office or public insurance bureau.
And frankly speaking, it is very few people who look into these documents.
However, it is out of question that they tell something very important and they can help you so much.
Here, I will prepare english translations of some related documents.
Please to to this page "What the documents tell you?".
- Withholding tax slip（源泉徴収票）_Gensen Choshu Hyou
- Payment report（支払調書）_Shiharai Chousho
- Notification about Local income tax（住民税納税通知書）_Jumin Zei Nouzei Tuchi Sho
In Japanese
日本人にとっても、税務署などから送られてくる書類を理解することは簡単ではありません。実際のところ、それらの書類を熱心に読んでいる人はほとんどいないでしょう。とはいえ、これらの書類には、きわめて重要な内容が記載されており、また、これらの書類が貴方にとって役に立つものであることは疑いがありません。
ここでは、これら関連書類の英訳を用意しました。
こちらのページをご覧ください。
Scenes of Gotsu City, Shimane, Japan.
This site is made by a Japanese man, for foreign residents in Japan coming
from abroad.
He was born in Gotsu city, Shimane prefecture. You see a scene of the Japanese
rural area by pictures below. Is this image in line with what you imagin
about Japan?
江津市出初式 （1月16日掲載 ）