Living Guidebook for Foreign Nationals in Iwate

Rules of
Daily Life

Japanese Taxation System

Taxation of Foreign Nationals

Income Tax

Income Tax Returns

Tax Deductions

Income from Wages and
Salaries

Inhabitant’s Tax

Consumption Tax and Local Consumption Tax

Stamp Tax

End of Year Tax Adjustments

Taxation of Foreign Nationals

Regardless of nationality, all those resident in Japan must pay Japanese taxes.
Tax Foreign Nationals Subject to Taxation
Income Tax Residents with income earned in Japan
Individual Inhabitants Tax(Prefectural and Municipal) Those resident in Japan as of 1 January
Consumption Tax Entities which become taxable business enterprises as a result of transactions in Japan
Stamp Tax Those who conclude contracts or monetary agreements in Japan