Paychecks

For most JETs in Akita, you are paid once a month. Many Contracting Organizations arrange direct deposit to your bank account. At some point (probably during the winter), you'll get a small slip of paper that has a bunch of weird Japanese that's hard to understand. That's your income statement, and you'll need that to fill out your taxes. In the United States, it's the equivalent of a W-2. Here is a translation of some of the items on that income sheet. 源泉徴収票 （げんせんちょうしゅうひょう）： certificate of income and withholding tax 支払金額 （しはらいきんがく）： amount payable 給与所得控除後の金額 （きゅうよしょとくこうじょごのきんがく）： deduction for employment income 所得控除の額の会計額 （しょとくのがくのかいけいがく）： amount deducted from one's income 源泉徴収税額 （げんせんちょうしゅうぜいがく）： amount of taxes withheld 社会保険料　等の金額 （しゃかいほけんりょう　などのきんがく）： social insurance premium 摘要 （てきよう）： memo 年調定率控除額 （としちょうていりつこうじょがく）： one year’s ratio amount deducted Finances V • T Banks Banking in Japan • Paychecks • ATMs • GoRemit • Post Office Remittance • Western Union US Tax Returns First Year Tax Guide • Second-Fifth Year Tax Guide Japanese Pension Pension Refund • Pension book Other Finances • Taxes in Japan