Tax Guides

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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 - 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

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
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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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US Tax Returns Tax Guides
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Other FinancesTaxes in Japan