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Nortre-Dame Fire, Furusato-nozei Hometown tax deduction revised

I was greatly shocked to hear the breaking news of Notre-Dame Cathedral fire. In my view, many donation sites will come up in front of you. Never give your money to fraud foundations. The revised law will be enforced regarding to deduction…

Price raising by Amazon JP, Excessive quote in Tax accounting industry

On April 12, 2019, the annual fee for Amazon Prime membership has been raised JPY1,000. In my case, next payment will be changed from 3,900yen to 4,900yen. I know Japan's prime membership fee is still lower than those of the other countrie…

Foreign Tax Credit and the Different Filing Status in Japan and the US

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The deadline for US tax returns is almost upon us. When I prepared one of my US client’s Japanese income tax return last month, the couple had chosen a Joint Return in the US. However, as you know, there is ONLY ONE filing status according…

Heisei era = Consumption Tax era

Next new era name " ??" is going to be announced at 11:30 AM today. Consumption Tax 3% was enforced in Japan on April 1 in 1989.Just 30 years ago from now, and it was the first year of Heisei era. It means that the beginning of Heisei era …