International tax consulting
We will listen to your situation and give you specific advice in a meeting (online or face-to-face) or by writing including e-mail. English is also available.
Examples of services
For sole proprietors and corporations
- Analysis of tax implication in international transactions
- Analysis of tax implication in overseas expansion schemes
- Support for tax management for employees seconded overseas
- Support for tax management for receiving foreign nationals
- Support for setting transaction prices with overseas subsidiaries
- Preparation of transfer pricing documentation (for corporations only)
- Tax audit support for international transactions
Individuals in general
- Support for judgment of tax resident or non-resident status
- Analysis of tax implication in overseas accounts and real estate, and foreign tax credits
- Analysis of taxation of non-residents
- Advice for appropriate handling to past tax return omissions
- Tax audit support for overseas assets and non-residents
20,000 JPY per hour
- Before providing services, an estimate will be provided based on an initial meeting (free of charge).
- In the case of an face-to-face meeting, an additional fee of 10,000 JPY per meeting plus transportation costs will be charged.
- We will inform you if we are unable to provide consultation.
Tax retainer
Tax retainer (“zeimu-komon”) is ongoing tax support including preparation of tax documents. Within tax retainer services, we can also provide general consultation on international tax issues.
Services included in tax retainer services
Although we can customize based on your situation and requests, the standard services for clients in the start-up to growth stage are as follows.
- Daily tax consultation (as needed)
- Review of accounting records (once a month)
- Regular meetings (twice a year)
- Preparation of corporate tax or individual income tax and consumption tax returns (once a year)
- Preparation of various tax reporting forms (as needed)
- Responding to inquiries from the tax authorities (as needed)
Advantages of our tax retainer services
- Quick resolution of your tax concerns.
- No stress caused by changing the person in charge, as the representative directly serve you.
- You can consider the best scheme for your business/investment based on your situation.
- You will be protected during tax audits.
- You can identify tax risks specific to international transactions and manage appropriately.
- You can file a “foreign tax credit” return to recover taxes paid in foreign countries.
- You will be able to understand the impact of “tax haven taxation rule,” “transfer pricing taxation rule,” and “tax treaties”.
- You do not need to translate English documents (transaction contracts, invoices, etc.) into Japanese when you hand them over to a tax accountant.
From 540,000 JPY per year (= from 30,000 JPY per month + 180,000 JPY for closing and tax return)
- The above fees are based on the assumption of annual sales of less than 50 million JPY, and will be quoted on a case-by-case basis depending on the type of business, transaction size (sales, number of transactions, etc.), and scope of work.
- The above fees do not include the cost of accounting software used by you.
- The following services can be provided as options.
| Optional items | Fee |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | 20,000 JPY per month (up to 200 journal entries) |
| Depreciable asset tax return (“Shokyaku-shisan-zei”) | 20,000 JPY per local government |
| Year-end adjustment (“Nenmatsu-chosei”) | 10,000 JPY + 4,000 JPY per person |
| Statutory report (“Hotei-chosho) | 10,000 JPY + 3,000 JPY per report |
| Consultation requiring detailed research or preparation of documents | 20,000 JPY per hour |
| On-site meeting | 10,000 JPY per meeting ＋transportation expenses |
| Attendance at tax audit | 70,000 JPY per day + transportation expenses |
Individual tax return
This service is for individuals who need to file tax returns in Japan. Our services covers not only typical tax returns but also tax returns for individuals who reside in Japan but have income and taxes overseas, and for individuals who reside overseas but have income and taxes in Japan.
Covering tax returns for these individuals
Residents in Japan
- Those who have interest, dividends, or capital gains in overseas financial accounts
- Those who wish to receive a consumption tax refund due to a large number of export transactions
- Those who have income from stock compensation in foreign companies
- Those who receive foreign pensions.
- Those who have documents (contracts, invoices, etc.) in English, etc.
Non-residents in Japan
- Those who have rental income from real estate in Japan
- Those who have transferred real estate in Japan
- Those who have transferred certain shares of Japanese corporations.
- Those who have maturity or cancellation lump-sum payments of life insurance contracted in Japan.
- Those who have a fixed place of business in Japan, etc.
Advantages of our tax return service
- Our tax accountant, Soga, will carefully work with you to prepare a high-quality tax return.
- You can file a “foreign tax credit” return to recover taxes paid in foreign countries (for residents).
- We also take into account the effects of “tax treaties” so that you do not pay unnecessary taxes.
- No need to translate English documents (contracts, invoices, etc.) into Japanese when you hand them over to a tax accountant.
- In addition to the preparation and submission of tax returns, you can also receive related services such as Tax Agent (“nozei-kanrinin) services (for non-residents).
We will provide a fee quote based on the contents of the tax return, the amount of transactions, the number of transactions, and the status of bookkeeping etc.
| Item | Fee | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax return | 80,000 JPY and up | |
| Consumption tax return | 50% of income tax return fee and up | only if necessary |
| Tax Agent (tax payment agency, receipt of notices from tax authorities, etc.) | 60,000 JPY per year and up | only if necessary for non-residents |
FAQ
- Do you support local taxation systems overseas?
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We can only provide general information on overseas local (non-Japanese) taxation systems based on technical books and publicly available information. We can support communication with local experts engaged by you.
- Is it possible to make spot requests?
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Of course, we are happy to help spot requests. Please be assured that we will not push you into additional work or an tax retainer contract afterwards.
- Can I consult with you on tax saving?
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We can provide advice within legal and reasonable range.
- How will I communicate with you after start of work?
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We use e-mail or chat. From the perspective of respecting each other’s time, we use the phone only in case of emergency. We also use online storage if we need to share documents.
- Where do you conduct face-to-face meetings?
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Basically, we visit your office.
- Can I also request you to file tax returns overseas (non-Japanese) ?
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As we are Japanese tax specialists, unfortunately we do not support overseas tax returns. Upon request, we can assist you in communicating with tax specialists overseas.