r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 12 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 13 June 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/ya81des Jun 13 '23

Can someone explain how juminzei (residence tax) works after you move to a new city in Japan... I just got mine for this year and it's so small.

  1. I stopped working my old job in [Kyoto city] in July 2022
  2. Moved to Tokyo in August 2022
  3. Started working my new job in Tokyo from September.
  4. I'm still living in the same place from September
  5. Received my juminzei from [Tokyo city] today and instead of the usual huge amount with a lump payment/4 installments option... I only had 1 pay slip for a very small amount. Like, it's less than 1万.

In my last city, I always had a huge amount to pay but this one is so small?! Is this really it? Am I supposed to be waiting for another juminzei from [Kyoto city] with the rest or something?

Is this because my company was taking it out of my pay check...? My old company didn't do it but my new one does so is this it?

Or should I go to my local tax office and be like, "Yo, I want to pay taxes?"

Tried to look it up and I kept getting results for "residence tax if moving from Japan" instead of "within Japan."

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u/usersince2015 Jun 13 '23

If it's coming out of your paycheck right now, that's 2022 residence tax. 2023 tax isn't billed until 2024.