RetireJapan

Wife and I both have UK private pensions (DC with provider Standard Life) but are moving to Japan, so paying nothing as of last September. Having sold our UK house last December we suddenly have all this cash with most spread across 5% interest accounts, the rest moved to Japan (rate was suddenly go...

Thank you TokyoDon for the document. "Private" and "public" is neither here nor there then for pension tax it seems. I am weighing up adding money to my private pension to get the government 20% refund for up to the last three years. Since Japan tax rules will apply (and so UK ru...

I am learning about pensions from now really, so the terminology is new to me. When I say personal DC pension, I am not thinking of annuities though I understand that is an option (some years away for my wife and I). Looking at page 10 of the linked document shared by TunaSki, I see DC pensions clas...

Claiming a UK private pension in Japan is taxed differently from the public pension? If so, perhaps as "self assessed income tax on individual income"? So up to 1,950,000jpy, at 5%, and from there to 3,300,000 at 10%, and so on? I think annuities from UK government backed private pension ...

Claiming a UK private pension in Japan is taxed differently from the public pension? If so, perhaps as "self assessed income tax on individual income"? So up to 1,950,000jpy, at 5%, and from there to 3,300,000 at 10%, and so on?

I am in the same situation sending a large sum in a couple of weeks. I will post here if I make any progress. Transfer wise is what I usually use to send money. However, for large transfers I understand that going through the bank is more cost-effective since it is a set rate. Transfer wise exchange...

Going through the same thing myself now from the UK. My Japanese mother in law was submitting on behalf of my wife, but at the last minute we decided my wife would go back, register as resident, and apply herself. We will have our house value in cash amongst other holdings, but neither of us have j...

Going through the same thing myself now from the UK. My Japanese mother in law was submitting on behalf of my wife, but at the last minute we decided my wife would go back, register as resident, and apply herself. We will have our house value in cash amongst other holdings, but neither of us have jo...