About the Residence Tax after moving out

Hi,

I would like to ask about the method in calculating residence tax. In my case, I moved to Tokyo and registered at the City Hall on March 27th, 2017. However, I started working at a company on April 1st, 2017. If I were to leave(stop residing in) Japan on 30th April 2019, how do I calculate my residence tax? From my understanding, the residence tax is calculated annually (1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017). So if I leave Japan after staying here for 2 years 1 month, will they round up to 3 years or they calculate from the exact residing period ? Thank you.

You will need to pay the residence tax for the entire 2019 regardless when you leave Japan. Ie if you officially leave on 3/January or if you leave on 29/Dec you pay the same.

The calculation is being done for you. Ie once you have decided to permanently leave Japan you will need to go to your ward office and deregister saying you are leaving. Then they will give you the bills for your remaining tax payments which you then can pay at a conbini (or by other means).

I know it sounds harsh to pay the tax for the entire year, but remember, you didn�ft pay any for your first year!

Good luck with your new life somewhere else!

Thank you for your response. Appreciate it.