Tax Guides
Regardless of where you come from, we all must pay our share in taxes. This page provides information on how to do your annual taxes outside your home country. Please be aware that this page is more of a secondary and tertiary site of information regarding taxes and that the best place to look for the most accurate and up to date information is your country's tax services website.
USA
Unlike other countries that participate in the JET program, the US taxes all of its citizens worldwide, regardless of what country they claim residency in. Therefore if you are a US citizen, even if you live and work in Japan, you have to file your US taxes. Note that even if you don't owe anything in taxes to the US, the IRS still requires you to file your US taxes every year to prove it.
US Tax - First Years
If you are a first-year American JET, generally speaking you have to file Form 8822 to change your address; Form 4868 to request an extension of time to file; and Forms 1040, 1040 Schedule 1, 1040 Schedule B, and 2555 to eventually file your taxes. You may also have to file additional forms based on your tax situation before JET. See the Current Tax Year guide below for details and respective deadlines.
Current Tax Year
Previous Tax Years
- US Tax year 2022 first years
- US Tax year 2021 first years
- US Tax year 2020 first years SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID
- US Tax year 2019 first years
- US Tax year 2018 first years
- US Tax year 2017 first years
- US Tax year 2016 first years
- US Tax year 2015 first years
- US Tax year 2014 first years
- US Tax year 2013 first years
US Tax - Second-Fifth Years
If you are a second-to-fifth-year American JET, generally speaking you have to file Forms 1040, 1040 Schedule 1, 1040 Schedule B, and 2555 to file your taxes. You may also have to file the FinCEN Form 114 (i.e. the "FBAR"). See the Current Tax Year guide below for details and deadlines.
Current Tax Year
Previous Tax Years
- US Tax year 2022 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2021 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2020 second-sixth years
- US Tax year 2019 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2018 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2017 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2016 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2015 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2014 second-fifth years
- US Tax year 2013 second-fifth years
UK
Canada
Canada Tax - First Years
Depending on how long you lived in Canada before you left for the JET, you may still need to pay taxes. Please check with the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) if you need to file any tax documents.
Canada Tax - Second-Fifth Years
Congratulations! You don't need to pay any taxes to the CRA.
Australia
Australia - Tax Second-Fifth Years
Congratulations! You don't need to pay any taxes.
See also
| US Tax Guides by Year | |||||||||
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| Tax guides for all countries | |||||||||
| US Tax Guides - First Years | |||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
| US Tax Guides - Second-Fifth Years | |||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
| Finances | |
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| Banks | Banking in Japan • Paychecks • ATMs • GoRemit • Post Office Remittance • Western Union |
| US Tax Returns | Tax Guides |
| Japanese Pension | Basic Pension Number • Pension book • Pension Refund |
| Other | Finances • Taxes in Japan |
