So, went to the tax office with my tax agent to register (trying to prepare for leaving Japan, and collect the tax rebate off of the lump-sum pension refund).
The tax office gave us the form to fill out for the tax rebate, but said we couldn’t register a tax agent at the office. They wanted us to mail the tax agent form in with the lump sum refund receipt.
My question is, is this accurate? I don’t register the tax agent before leaving Japan?
(NB: My tax agent was a native Japanese, but it seemed to me like the tax office had a pre-established idea of what we were asking and didn’t get we were trying to register a tax agent. It seemed to me they couldn’t shake the idea I was trying to collect my pension lump-sum refund, no matter how we tried to explain. We already registered at city hall for the residence tax agent, so why can’t we at the tax office?)
Thanks for any explanations or advice!
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I’ve just done this as the Tax Rep in March! Before you leave Japan (ideally the same time you fill out the application to initially apply for the lump sum), you also need to file a second, separate form that officially designates your friend as the Tax Rep. I did it at the local Tax Office so it’s strange that they aren’t understanding what you’re thing to do.
I realize you aren’t a JET Program participant, but they have the whole procedure detailed step by step on their website, which you can view here (it’s the same procedure for you): https://jetprogramme.org/en/ajg/