Tax support

Japanese taxation system

Taxation of foreigners
All residents including foreigners must pay taxes in Japan. These are some of the most common taxes, but you may have to also pay other taxes depending on your situation.

Tax	Name in Japanese & transcription	Subject of taxation
Income Tax	所得税, shotokuzei	Residents with income earned in Japan
Resident Tax	住民税, juuminzei	Those residing in Japan as of 1 January of every year
*Prefectural Tax	県民税, kenminzei
**Municipal Tax	市町村民税, shichouson minzei
Consumption Tax	消費税, shouhizei	Entities which become taxable business enterprises as a result of transactions in Japan
Stamp Tax	印紙税, inshizei	Those who conclude contracts or monetary agreements in Japan
Motor Vehicle Tax	自動車税, jidoushazei	Those who own a car in Japan

Residents must submit an income tax return for the income earned each year. Residents must pay the tax owed between February 16 and March 15 of the following year.

Our company provides tax-pay-support for the employees. We submit the necessary documents and pay the employee’s taxes (deducted from salary).

Income tax
Resident’s tax (Second year onwards)