RetireJapan

Thank you for your responses. I’ll try to find out how much the additional fees will be and then decide whether it’s worth it.

Is it possible to pay my Japanese taxes with a U.S. credit card? If so, are there any additional fees?

1. US Social Security - only taxable in Japan "ARTICLE 17 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 18, pensions and other similar remuneration, including social security payments, beneficially owned by a resident of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that Contracting Sta...

3. Bank interest - only taxable in Japan

I assume this is referring only to interest in a Japanese bank account since I believe it is already taxed before it is posted in my account. Is that correct?

Yes. I was told that I cannot file my US taxes first.

I just got back from the Tax Office. I was told that I must file my Japanese tax return first. I was also told that I cannot receive a tax credit for US taxes that I paid. My U.S. income is only social security, teacher pension from California, and bank interest. He repeated that based on my U.S. in...

Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find out.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. I was under the assumption that it was my choice as to the order in which I filed my U.S. and Japanese tax returns. I have always filed my U.S. taxes first and then gone into the Japan Tax Office to file my Japanese taxes. No one in the tax office e...

I am a US citizen and permanent resident in Japan for tax purposes. I am retired and 99% of my income (social security, pension, etc.) comes from the US. I have been filing my U.S. tax return first and then filing my Japanese tax return.Today the Japan tax office called me and said they want me to f...

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question! It seems like a good idea to do my U.S. taxes first. Then I won’t have to amend my Japanese tax return later. Thanks for the tip about an early assisted filing period. I will check to see if they have this at my local tax office.