I am a Canadian resident. Next year I will be moving to Japan in January on a working holiday visa from January to May (for 115 days) and I have a couple of questions I am hoping to get help with! I searched the sub and some posts come close to answering them, but not quite.
I don't really plan to work while in Japan, but will have 2 sources of income that I can complete whenever I need a top-up of cash (i.e. I choose my hours) and I'm curious about the taxation involved given the fact that I am a non-resident of Japan on a WHV (https://www.nta.go.jp/english/taxes/individual/12020.htm) and the fact that Canada and Japan have a tax treaty (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/tax-policy/tax-treaties/country/japan-convention-consolidated-1986-1999.html).
The first source of income is a US-based remote work company. I currently just claim whatever I make from there as additional income on my Canadian taxes. While in Japan, given the the fact the info in the treaty (Article 15, section 2) am I correct in understanding I would essentially keep doing the same as I am and not deal with taxation in Japan?
The second source of income will be a Japanese-based remote work company paying me hourly for the work I do. Given the fact that I am a non-resident, am I to understand that they will just correctly tax me the 20% before I receive my income?
Essentially, since I won't be a Japanese resident and I'm only there for 115 days, I really want to avoid dealing with any tax complications or obligations while I'm there. If either of these 2 scenarios does not allow me to do that, I am happy to just not do that job while in Japan.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
by TransmissionAD