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Taxes (Zeikin)

Residents' Tax (Juminzei)

Japanese taxes are divided into two categories: one is the national tax, such as income taxes paid directly to the national government; the other, called local taxes, are paid to local municipal bodies such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or cities. The local tax is the sum of the Tokyo residents' tax and local municipal tax which is called the special cities tax in Tokyo's 23 cities. Each city hall levies and collects these two local taxes together and pays it to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

For further information on local municipal tax, contact the Taxation Division, Sumida City Hall, 2nd Floor, Tel. 5608-6133.
Concerning the Tokyo residents' tax, contact the Sumida Metropolitan Tax Office, 1-7-4, Narihira, Tel. 3625-5061.

Special City Tax (Tokubetsu kuminzei)

The city tax includes the special city tax, the compact automobile tax, the special city cigarette tax, and other taxes. The special city tax must be paid by:

1. Those who reside in the city as of January 1, and had a certain income the previous year.
2. Those who do not reside in the city as of January 1, but own a business, office or dwelling in the city.

Compact Automobile Tax (Keijidosha zei)

Those who own a compact automobile, bike and the like with a small engine as of April 1, are levied a compact automobile tax for one year, to be paid in May.
If you scrap your car, transfer ownership or if your car is stolen, please notify the tax authority and complete a specified procedure applied to these cases within 30 days. If this is not completed, you will receive a tax notice because the tax authority won't know that you no longer own the car.
Necessary documents for registration: Certificate of Sale or Certificate of Transfer of Ownership, foreign resident registration card, or your stamp.
Necessary items for scrapping cars: the license plate, certificate of issue of identification, stamp (or your signature if you do not own a stamp).

Tax Payment (Juminzei no nofu)

1. For company employees and other salaried persons, employers withhold taxes directly from salaries and pay them in a lump sum. Non-salaried persons must file an income tax return at the City Hall by March 15 of each year (excluding those who file an income tax return to the tax office.)
2. Tax notices and payment statements are sent in early June each year. Individuals must pay the tax in four installments (June, August, October and January).
3. Individuals can pay the residents' tax at the Sumida City Hall, its branches, banks, credit associations or the post office.

Account Transfer (Koza furikae)

The residents' tax can also be paid directly from your bank account. Those who are busy or are often away from home can use this automatic deduction service offered by banks and post offices to make tax payments. In order to apply for this convenient service, bring your tax statement and the stamp you used to open your account to your financial institution or post office.

If You Leave Japan

If You Leave Japan If you plan to leave Japan before early June when your tax is due, please designate a person to handle your tax payments for you. If you have left Japan before your tax was due, please designate a person to handle your tax payments for you or pay the total amount for four terms.

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