RetireJapan

Hello and all the best for 2024. Do any of the magnanimous and learned members of this forum have any recommendations for insurance covering an Airbnb or Rental property? Lord and Lady Ferret are thinking of buying and renovating an old property in the country and want to be covered in the case of f...

You can pay by bank cheque. I found an old checkbook from years ago and that worked.

Are there any restrictions on using points accumulated with a business credit card for non-business purposes? So for example could I use these points for a family excursion to Disneyland?

Does anyone know about making a charitable donation in Japan? I think you should be able to offset this against your tax bill. Has anyone done this and can offer advice on what is required? Does it need to be a Japanese charity or would any worldwide charity be okay? Are there any charities based in...

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Is it possible to transfer USD from a US bank directly into an SBI Net USD account? Any other ways of getting USD paid directly into a Japanese bank account without converting it to JPY first? Thank you.

Hello, I am looking for an accountant that can help with filing USA State Franchise taxes? Do any of you have any recommendations? The present one I am using based in the USA has very high charges. I even get billed every time they answer an email and the work is never itemized. The American Chamber...

I receive some Paypal payments in USD. I used to be able to transfer USD to an FX payment provider in USD for a keener exchange rate until Paypal put an end to it. Presently Paypal is doing the exchange into Yen when I withdraw the funds into a Japanese bank. Does anyone have the same issue and know...

I am looking for some advice on investing long-term for dividends. Some of the stocks that I am interested (UK) in are listed in the USA as ADRs. Is this a good strategy? It seems that a % of the dividend payment is taxed in the USA. I have an SBI Shoken account and unfortunately, UK-listed stocks c...

Hello, I trademarked my company logo for the USA and I used a lawyer to do it. It cost about $1600 to start the process. Extra amendments were needed to get the final approval and they were charged at $400/hour. I don't think I would have been able to get it done by myself as parts of the applicatio...

Have established a KK here in Japan (only one employee - me) which is in its second year now. Our accountant has set up a company pension and I get paid a basic salary. My question is what can I do with the excess money in the business? At present, it is just sitting in the bank and not working in a...