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Tax Payment Information
Welcome
to Nagano Prefecture.
In
Japan, various administrative services are provided with taxpayers’
money, which includes waste management, fire fighting, traffic safety
and education.
People
with foreign nationalities are also obliged to pay taxes according to
the regulations and conditions. Those who fit the requirements are
requested to make the payment by the due date.
The
following table explains the main taxes: tax and taxpayers
classifications, etc.（There
are national(e.g. Income tax) /
prefectural / municipal taxes in Japan, but listed below are main
prefectural / municipal taxes.）
＜Main
taxes＞
|
Tax |
Taxpayer |
Payment periods
(Note 1) |
Payment points |
Others |
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Municipal taxes |
Individual Residence Tax（Municipal
and prefectural taxes） |
Persons who live in Nagano Prefecture as of January 1 in a given
year, and who have lived / are going to live in Japan for more
than one year. |
4 times a year: June, August, October and January
（Note:
Salaried workers get a tax deduction from their wage monthly.） |
・Financial
institutions
(banks, credit
unions, post
offices, etc.)
・Taxation
Division of
municipalities
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①
You are required to fill in an
annual “municipal / prefectural
tax form” and submit it by March
15 every year to a municipal
office of the region where you
live as of January 1 in the same
year.
※
Please note that those who
don’t have any other incomes
besides salary/ or those who will
file a final tax return will be
excluded
②
Then,
you will receive a “tax
payment notification (Note 2)” in
mid June. |
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National Health Insurance Tax |
Persons who are insured by the National Health Insurance system |
4-12 times a year (The time varies depending on municipalities)
April - March |
You will receive a “tax payment notification” in the following
month of the time when you joined the insurance system. |
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Light Vehicle Tax |
Persons who own (have registered) a light automobile or
motorbike as of April 1 |
May 31
(The time varies depending on municipalities) |
You will receive a “tax payment notification” in mid May (2
weeks before the payment due date) every year. |
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Prefectural
tax |
Vehicle Tax |
Those who own (have registered) an automobile as of April 1. |
May 31 |
・Financial
institutions
（banks, credit
unions,
post
offices, etc.）
・Convenience
stores
・Regional Offices
Taxation Division |
You will receive a “tax payment notification” in mid May every
year. |
Note 1）
As the tax payment period varies depending on a given municipality,
please contact
your municipal taxation division
for further details.
Note
2）
“Tax Payment Notification”：This
notification is required upon the payment of your tax. This sheet
carries
information such as your
name, address, the amount of tax you
should pay, and the
juristic regulation on which your tax charge was based.
Note
3) There are other taxes that you may have to pay: e.g. “real property
acquisition tax “(a prefectural tax) which you
need to pay when you
purchase a piece of land or a house / “property tax” (a municipal tax)
which you need to
pay in case where you own
a piece of land or a house
＊ A convenient
“automatic deduction service” is available. By using this service, there
is no need to worry about
making a payment at a financial institution, reducing
possibilities of payment default.
For further details please refer to any of the following “inquiry
contacts.”
＊ It
is also recommended that you ask your company payroll staff to have your
residence tax be withdrawn from
your salary.
＊ When you move, please inform
the taxation division
staff of your municipality.
＊
If you should fail to pay a tax before the due
day, you will be charged a delinquent charge by a statute.
There may be a case where your money in bank accounts or payroll will be
seized.
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With regard to questions on municipal taxes,
please contact the
Taxation division of your municipality, and for
prefectural taxes please contact the Taxation division of either a
nearby regional office or the prefectural
government.
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