Tax and My Number
Your My Number goes on almost every form, and once a year tax comes up: the year-end adjustment at work, or a tax return of your own. This lesson covers the words on tax forms and letters and the questions the tax office asks. It uses ～ために (in order to) from Everyday Japanese 3. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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23 tax and My Number words
Each card shows a word from tax forms, letters or the tax office, with a sentence you'd say or hear. Five are from earlier lessons.
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On the forms and at the tax office
Forms ask the same few things in formal words. The questions underneath are what staff ask when you go in for help.
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- Who files a return? Most employees don't: the at work sorts it out. You file a if you're self-employed, have other income, or want to claim back high medical costs.
- When. Tax returns are usually filed from mid-February to mid-March, at the or online with e-Tax.
- Resident tax comes later. goes to your city and is based on last year's income. The notice usually arrives around June.
- Renew the card. The e-certificate on a My Number card needs renewing every five years or so, and a foreign resident's card also follows their period of stay.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.