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One thing depends on whether you have been in Japan for less than, or more than 5 years in the last 10 years at the time when you sell.

The 160,000 million yen tax free inheritance allowance for spouses seems pretty generous to me, ymmv. ;-) https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/taxanswer/sozoku/4158.htm （注） この制度の対象となる財産には、隠蔽または仮装されていた財産は含まれません。 （1） 1億6千万円 （2） 配偶者の法定相続分相当額 The Spouse can receive the Greater of Y160M + the Basic Ded...

When do the annual bills for Class 2 usually arrive? I also set up a direct debit but for some reason ended up with annual payments. A minor inconvenience that for me isn't worth filling in forms or calling the nice people at the pensions service. Looking at my bank statement, I payed at the end of...

Maybe if the IHT rates were a bit more reasonable instead of 55% at the top end I wonder how many estates are paying the top rate, given that only around 7% of estates pay any inheritance tax at all? How big would the estate need to be in order to pay 50%+ in tax? The 55% band only applies to the p...

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It's largely to prevent inheritance tax evasion I believe. There should be no IHT between married couples either. This is largely misunderstood (because it is so complicated)... The Spouse can receive the Greater of Y160M + the Basic Deduction, or the Spouse's Statutory Share of the Estate + the Sp...

Off topic and unhelpful comment forthcoming but levying gift tax on transfers between spouses is insane. I would love there to be the concept of joint accounts and joint tax filings here. It just seems so anti-family in a nation where they need more families. Exempt Gifts: Gifts between persons who...