January, 2022 – YouAT LLC BLOG : Japan Pension and Tax Refund Q&A

Where to submit a designation form of Tax Agent? How to replace old Tax Agent for new one?

You need to submit a designation form of tax agent to the tax office where you reside last After you leave Japan you need to designate a Tax Agent (Nozei Kanrinin, 納税管理人 in Japanese) in order to claim your tax refund in Japan. Your tax agent will claim your tax refund on behalf of yourself.… Read More »

Is Japan’s Pension Handbook necessary to hold?

Basic Pension Number and Pension Handbook Basic Pension Number (基礎年金番号 [Kiso Nenkin Bango] in Japanese) is the ID number allocated to each of members in Japanese pensions – Nationa Pension (Kokumin Nenkin) and Employees’ pension insurance (Kokumin Nenkin). Data of all members are being electrically recorded with this number. Pension Handbook (年金手帳 [Nenkin Techo] in… Read More »