RetireJapan

Thank you Tkydon - this is something that has occurred to me over some time as I've considered this, and you've just confirmed what had occurred to me. In fact, I am a salaried employee with four different employers, though I have had expenses that are out-of-pocket for the work I've had. Yet in loo...

Hello all, While I see that this is being partly addressed in the Taxes section, it wasn't clear to me how to post a new message there, so I'm throwing a "Hail Mary" and hoping that I'm not violating posting rules or being redundant by making this a new post. This pertains to domestic Japa...

I know this may not be germane to this discussion, though in part it could be. On a separate thread, I inquired about a dilemma I have had about trying to contribute to a U.S.-based investment fund from here. The current fund I have won't accept further contributions, so I asked about alternatives a...

You should be able to open an Interactive Brokers account as a Japanese resident. Some other brokers also allow this. Misrepresenting your US address could result in you being deemed resident for state tax purposes, etc. I didn't think of this, but come to think of it in relation to the use of a U....

Hello, Don't know if this exactly fits here, but please allow me the benefit of the doubt. This will be somewhat longish - my apologies but need to give some background. I'm a U.S. citizen here in Japan who moved my accounts onshore back to the U.S. several years ago. Re-did taxes, paid a small fine...