Tax Bulletin

2016 Income Tax and Special Income Tax for Reconstruction—Reporting and Payment
Dates: February 16 (Thu.) through March 15 (Wed.)

A place where you can complete your tax returns will be open in the taxation office during this period.

Reporting That You Received a Property-Related Gift
Dates: February 1 (Wed.) through March 15 (Wed.)

If you 1) received a gift of property with a value over 1.1 million yen during 2016, 2) applied for settlement at the time of inheritance and/or 3) received an tax exemption application for a house acquisition fund, you must file a gift tax report.

Since the venue for doing your returns gets very crowded every year, please use the “確定申告書等作成コーナー (Income Tax Report Corner)” on the National Tax Agency website (www.nta.go.jp/; Japanese only). You can also file your tax return electronically with e−Tax, or print it out and submit it by postal mail. Please use these methods.
You must write your individual number (My Number) on tax returns submitted to the taxation office. With the introduction of the social security and tax number system, tax report procedures include writing your individual number and showing or attaching a copy of some form of identification to confirm your identity (such as your individual number card/notification card and residence card, driver’s license, etc.).

Inquiries: Shinagawa Taxation Office (3-13-22 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tel: 3443-4171); Ebara Taxation Office (1-1-5 Nakanobu, Shinagawa-ku, Tel: 3783-5371)