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Hi there, very simple question. For those who own US stocks and receive dividends from them, I know I need to file Kakutei Shinkoku to get a refund of the 10% tax that is withheld by the US govt. What about capital gain tax upon the sale of stocks? Does the US govt withhold anything that I subsequen...

Hi guys, really basic question here. On Rakuten shoken, I am trying to figure out what is my latest unrealized profit for all the positions that have OPEN. I see this "評価損益" on the Portfolio tab, can I assume that means "Unrealized Profit"? And is this as of the last biz day's en...

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has anyone out there successfully transferred positions from Rakuten Securities to Interactive Brokers?
I have a bunch of ETFs in Rakuten I'd like to transfer to IB, but wanted to check how troublesome that was if anyone has done it.

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I've been wondering for years now and never found the answer but maybe someone here can enlighten me. I know buying and holding a govt bond till maturity is safe - you get the coupon payments in between and the face value at maturity. Basic. The fluctuations in bond prices (caused by changes in the ...

Hello, So I'm trying to figure out how I can confirm that all the monies donated get refunded (minus the 2,000 yen transaction fee). Via this website (link below), it seems the refund happens on 3 levels: http://dc.daiwa.jp/ideco/column/article_039/ 1. As a deduction from taxable income , so dependi...

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Hello, Let me start off saying I really appreciate the very useful information I got from reading this forum and Retire Japan website. It's an invaluable source and I hope you guys keep up, you're helping so many people, it's amazing! Now to the question, I was browsing through the prospectus of the...