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What is a tax certificate?
Tax certificate will be a document to prove residence tax amount imposed on income earned from January 1st to December 31st.
Why is it necessary for a spouse visa application 【taxation certificate】
Tax certificates not only include the amount of taxes, but also the income for the year.
A staff member who examines the application for status of residence at the immigration checks the amount of income of the tax certificate and decides whether he or she can continue to live in order to continue living in Japan .
I explain 2 points that you have to prove in your spouse visa acquisition on the following page.
Difference from Withholding Slip
The difference between the taxation certificate and withholding slip is the issuing authority of the document.
The withholding slip is a document issued by the company, and the taxation certificate is a document issued by the country.
Some people think that not only a tax certificate but also a withholding slip is acceptable as a material to confirm the income of the applicant.
However, since the documents issued by the company may have been tampered with, it is decided to submit a tax certificate instead of a withholding slip.
What is a tax exemption certificate?
As opposed to a taxation certificate indicating how much tax was imposed, it is a certificate indicating that it is not taxed.
It is often used to prove that there is no annual income or that it is unemployed.
What is a tax payment certificate?
It is a document to prove the fact that we pay taxed taxes properly.
Why is it necessary for a spouse’s visa application? [Tax Payment Certificate]
If you do not pay tax, you will be in violation of the obligation of the people.
Since there is no reason to grant permission to a person who is in violation of duty, let’s prove that you pay taxes firmly.
If you do not pay, let’s pay it properly.
Difference between taxation certificate and tax payment certificate
The taxation certificate certifies how much tax was imposed on income, and the tax payment certifies there is no tax evasion.
How to obtain a taxation and tax payment certificate in Japan
There are 3 ways to get it.
1. Directly Request
When you go to government office, you need to have an residence card.
And you need to go to the government office that manages the area that you lived on January 1st.
For example, if you live in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo on January 1, 2017 and move to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo in June, Bunkyo-ku government office will not issue a taxation and tax payment certificate. For the period until June 2018, you need to go to the Shinagawa-ku goveronment office for requesting this documents.
In case you request on behalf, a power of attorney is required.
2. Request by Mail
Since necessary documents and fees vary depending on the government office, please try searching on the Internet.
You will probably need the following four preparations.
1. Application form
2. Postal money order with fixed amount
3. Return envelope
4. Copy of Residence card
For example, when requesting taxation and payment of tax payment to Kawasaki City, the following page has required documents and mailing address.
It is a little laborious impression.
So, I think that it is unnecessary other than those who have moved to a distant place in the middle of the fiscal year.
3. Issue at a convenience store
Depending on where you live, if you have a personal number card, you can issue it at a convenience store.
The following page shows that both taxation and tax payment certificates can be issued at convenience store in Setagaya-ku Tokyo.
Please check that your local ward office or city hall is compatible with issuing convenience stores.
Not only taxation certificates, but also family register registrations, Certificate of residence can be acquired at convenience stores.
So let’s have a personal number card by all means !
Notes on acquisition
1. Taxation · Tax payment certificate can be issued by only one government office
As mentioned above, it will only be issued at the government office that manages the area that lived as of January 1st .
Those who move in the middle of the fiscal year, be sure to pay attention to this point.
2. Basically, get the latest certificate
It is OK if you acquire the latest Taxation · Tax payment certificate.
I think that it may be a bit frustrating about the relationship between the fiscal year and the certification period, so I will explain.
For example, if you apply for a spouse visa on October 1, 2017, a taxation / tax payment certificate on 2016/1/1 – 2016/12/31 is required.
The certificate of 2017 certifies the tax amount / tax payment amount in January 2016 to December 2016
In other words , the taxation / tax payment certificate for (XXXX) year proves about the period of (XXXX-1)/1/1 — (XXXX-1)/12/31 .
3. Issuance of the taxation / tax payment certificate for the latest year is not January 1
Taxation and tax payment certificate varies depending on tax collection method and government office, but it is not possible to obtain certificate of latest year unless it is after June every year.
For example, if you apply for a spouse visa in April 2017, you can not acquire the taxation / tax payment certificate of 2017 that indicates the period of 2016 /1/1- 2016/12/31. So, it is necessary to obtain and submit a taxation / tax payment certificate of 2016 that indicates the period of 2015/1/1 – 2015/12/31.
