I've been in Japan on a WHV and will be leaving later this year. The only income I've received is from some freelance work and I know that I'll pay a flat 20.42% on everything I've earned. In looking into paying my taxes before I leave i found this post which directed me to this site for paying my taxes by credit card even after I leave which would be very convenient for various reasons.
A few questions:
- As I would otherwise be filing an Article 172 form letting the tax office know my income is there any issue doing it this way? Could I mail in the 172 form and then pay the taxes later?
- The website mentions "If you request Tax Payment Certification after making a credit card payment, the Certificate will indicate that the payment was made by credit card until the payment is processed by our company, which may take up to 3 weeks" but it's not clear to me how I would request the certification. Or is this just the email mentioned here ? Ultimately I'll need to file a tax return back home and I want to be able to show that I've paid my taxes here.
Thanks!
by noellebea