RetireJapan

Just wanted to say thanks to all. I went to my local tax office yesterday and despite my poor Japanese and their non-existent English, we muddled through. More than 5 years previous is 'too old' and I apparently couldn't pay that far back even if I wanted to. I submitted this years (2023) and 3 more...

Thanks everyone for your stories and advice. I'll try to get to the tax office before the final tax filing window. By my calculations, only last year will just push me into the next tax bracket. I'm baulking at the prospect of paying 10 years' worth of fees and hope this doesn't bankrupt me. Would i...

Hello, I need some advice. Ten years ago, I started a side job in addition to my main, full time job. I had every intention of paying taxes properly, so I added my part time annual salary to my main job's salary when filing (through my main job's HR) for taxes. HR didn't contact me to say that I had...