This site provides you a brief guide about Japanese taxes and dues.

This site provides a brief guide about Japanese taxes and dues imposed on individuals. They are very difficult to understand. A Japanese can easily ask for necessary explanations if he/she wants, but a foreigner can not do so unless he/she is exceptionally good at Japanese. You must feel uneasy to be forced to pay taxes and dues, which you can not understand well. I hope this site helps you to know better about them. If this site can help you even a little, you shall live in this country more relaxedly.

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Overview of Japanese taxes and dues on Individuals

There are various kinds of taxes and dues in Japan, and each of them has different concepts, purposes and features. They are imposed by different public bodies. This site provides explanations about major ones, which are shown in red boldface in the following chart.

Central Government Prefecture Municipality
Annual National Income Tax
所得税
Pension Insurance
年金保険		 Local Income tax
都道府県民税
Enterprise Tax
事業税		 Local Income Tax
市町村民税
Property Tax　
固定資産税
Health Insurance
健康保険
Nursing Care Insurance
介護保険
Inheritance / Gift Inheritance Tax
相続税　
Gift Tax
贈与税		 N/A N/A
Transactions Stamp Tax
印紙税
Registration Tax / License Tax
登録免許税
Consumption Tax
消費税		 Real-Estate Aquisition Tax
不動産取得税		 N/A

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In Japanese

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います。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、上表のものです。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。

Scenes of Gotsu City, Shimane, Japan

This site is made by a Japanese man, born in Gotsu city, Shimane prefecture. You see a scene of Japanese rural areas by pictures below. Does it match the image of Japan in your mind?

　川平町（9月15日）