Tax certificates required for PR

Hi everyone,

I've spent a substantial amount of time and the more I investigate, the more confused it seems to become!

My objective: apply for PR on highly skilled visa in Japan.

What I need to do: provide documents: 'Documents verifying the most recent (past year) income and tax payment status of the applicant and those supporting the applicant'

Under this section they refer to:

“`Tax payment certificates for withholding income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, self-assessed income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, consumption tax and local consumption tax, inheritance tax, and gift tax (part 3)

  • * This is issued by the tax office that has jurisdiction over your address. For details on the location of the tax office and how to request it,National Tax Agency websitePlease check.
  • *The Tax Payment Certificate (Type 3) certifies that there are no outstanding taxes as of the date of certification for the tax item for which certification is sought, so there is no need to specify the applicable period.
  • * Please submit tax payment certificates for all five taxes listed above.

“`

I've spoken with a helpful guy at my local tax office and he thinks that Nozaishoumisho is sufficient for all of the above. The bit that concerns me is that the above extract says I need: Type 3 certificate and certificates for 'all 5 of the above'. I mentioned this to him but he says his colleagues told him 'foreigners only need Nozai shoumisho'. He was also open that he doesn't really understand what certificates we're asking for.

I'd really appreciate anyone helping me understand how to manage this situation. I don't have a myNumber card so cannot go down the self download option.

To summarize my questions are:

  1. Is Nozaishoumisho the only certificate I need?
  2. What are the 5 certificates it mentions? Assuming its each of these items: withholding income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, self-assessed income tax and special income tax for reconstruction, consumption tax and local consumption tax, inheritance tax, and gift tax (part 3). How do I ask for this? The tax office dont understand english. [See edit1]
  3. https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/nozei/nozei-shomei/01.htm There are 4 listed here. Are all of these part of nozei shoumisho? Why don't they list the 5th?
  4. What is the 5th? I see 4, but they seem to expect something else.

Thank you!

edit1: there is also gensen choshu. I have got hold of this today from my work.

Also, 源泉所得税及び復興特別所得税、申告所得税及び復興特別所得税、消費税及び地方消費税、相続税、贈与税に係る納税証明書(その3) I think is the japanese for the 5 they are after in case this helps anyone in future. Unfortunately these don't line up with the items in https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/nozei/nozei-shomei/01.htm

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4 comments
  1. https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/nozei/nozei-shomei/01.htm
    This website lists the 4 types of tax certificates. They have different purposes and are used to prove different things. For a permanent residence application, you want the type 3 tax certificate (納税証明書その3). However, this tax certificate has many optional sections regarding different national taxes that you can choose to include or exclude. For your permanent residence application, you must include the following 5 tax sections:
    1. 源泉所得税及び復興特別所得税
    2. 申告所得税及び復興特別所得税
    3. 消費税及び地方消費税
    4. 相続税
    5. 贈与税

    It’s probably easier to keep the names of the taxes in Japanese and just show them to the guy at the tax office.

  2. You need a document that looks like this (on this website scroll down a bit) https://common-s.jp/eijuu_guide20.html

    It’s just one page certificate. And as mentioned, you get it from your local NTA tax office (not your local city office). You can apply for it online via E-Tax and they can either post it to you, or you go collect it.

    Unfortunately can’t get it with MyNumber card at conbini

  3. Hey, I did the same this year. Assuming you are applying on 1 year HSP, you want have all the tax certs you need.

    You can get nozei shomeisho #3, which you can only get at the tax office.

    You cannot get any of the other certs, so you’ll need to write a 手書理由書 tegaki riyuusho that explains why you don’t have the rest. This is mentioned on the website but I also called shinagawa immigration to confirm at the time.

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