I created a new English teaching business in Japan earlier this year but haven’t had much luck gaining new students yet. I am looking at declaring my taxes in Feb-March of this year for the period between Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2023. I am just shy of the 200,000円lower limit whereby, from what I can understand, I will not need to declare my taxes. I am married to a Japanese national and am financially stable enough from their income (just). My question is, should I still declare my income despite not meeting the threshold of 200,000円or because this is a business I have created, is it still a necessity?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Reading all the legal language on the tax site is melting my brain.
by Xren2323