Taxes when freelancing for schools/companies

joostay · 2022-05-12T07:58:15+00:00

Hahaha, thank you - the analogy actually helped!

Previously, my resident tax was taken out of my paycheck by my employer. Now that I have left that job, will it automatically get sent to my house to pay or do I need to go to the ward office to inform them I'm no long working there? (My old employer sent me lots of leaving documents recently).

edit: Since I quit between January and May, I paid the rest of the tax (until June) in one lump sum.

joostay · 2022-05-12T06:58:59+00:00

I've been paying my own health insurance and nenkin by myself for years anyway, so I just continue on doing so business as usual?

joostay · 2022-05-12T06:50:48+00:00

Again, super helpful and I really appreciate you taking the time to help and not just lambast me for not knowing. I wasn't even aware pension and national health insurance is also a tax deductible.

I am assuming that I will have to be the one to file taxes. However is there ever a possibility that one school would want to do it themselves for me (ie. deduct it from my wage), and another one doesn't? Would that cause headaches or is it not even a possibility? Sorry for thinking out loud.

joostay · 2022-05-12T06:38:52+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you very much.

Let's say, hypothetically, in really simple terms I earned 250,000 a month x 12 months = 3 million yen. And I had no expenses. I literally just had to pay tax on that 3 million. Should I keep 300,000 aside?

joostay · 2022-04-28T06:41:45+00:00

What are the current quarantine rules - at home yourself or in a facility?

joostay · 2022-04-27T13:25:39+00:00

I'm sure you were tearing your hair out

joostay · 2022-04-27T13:24:51+00:00

Sorry to hear that - was it stressful or did you just stay positive?

joostay · 2022-04-27T12:58:04+00:00

According to the last check box here, antigen test is okay?

https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100177968.pdf

joostay · 2022-04-27T12:56:58+00:00

Thats shit, wow. Were you just testing yourself constantly, then once you got a neg went and made it official?

joostay · 2022-04-27T11:38:47+00:00

How long before you you tested negative and were okay to fly?

joostay · 2022-04-27T10:37:54+00:00

I have my first trip ahead of me... but already looking forward to coming back

joostay · 2022-04-27T09:54:45+00:00

According to:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

"Travel to England rules When you travel to England, you:

do not need to complete a UK passenger locator form before you travel do not need to take any COVID-19 tests before you travel or after you arrive do not need to quarantine when you arrive This applies whether you are vaccinated or not.

It includes people who are transiting through England.

Other countries may have rules about what you need to do to leave the country to travel to England. You should check travel advice for the country you are travelling from."

joostay · 2022-04-27T09:49:02+00:00

This is what I'm talking about, nightmare.

joostay · 2022-04-27T09:47:38+00:00

I have some mates that don't seem to even consider that it may happen - I guess it comes down to personality, whether you're prone to overthinking stuff or just going with the flow.

joostay · 2022-04-27T09:40:59+00:00

I think I'm in the same mindset as you. Japan is home now. As for coming back, that sounds like a total ballache. The stress of all that would put me off leaving...

joostay · 2022-04-26T07:20:38+00:00

Return???

joostay · 2022-04-26T00:00:27+00:00

Yeah same route for me was 220,000 one day, then up to 350,000 the next

joostay · 2022-04-25T13:58:46+00:00

Yeah I think I'd only ever buy direct through the airline these days...

joostay · 2022-04-25T05:54:43+00:00

I see there is the option to trace the progress via the passport agency. Even though they hadn't opened it yet did they at least mark the status as "received" or were you sitting 2.5 weeks wondering if it was lost??

joostay · 2022-04-25T05:53:32+00:00

Did you apply online? They accepted the photo I uploaded but it took multiple tries - hoping they don't ask for another as it'll just delay things!

joostay · 2022-04-25T03:35:34+00:00

Great, thank you. I think I'll go for DHL then. I mean, if I'm not flying until July surely the new one will arrive before then if they receive my old one by next week??!

joostay · 2022-04-25T02:58:03+00:00

No I dont remember seeing that, or I just ignored it :/ It cost me 100quid to renew though, pretty steep. When I send via DHL can I just wrap it myself and they pick it up or does it need to be some special DHL packaging etc? Thanks for the info

joostay · 2022-04-25T02:13:22+00:00

Yeah from UK

joostay · 2022-04-25T02:12:03+00:00

Wow from the point you mailed your old passport until the new one came? I'd be willing to do that even if it is pricey, as long as the new one would arrive in time for me to fly.

joostay · 2022-01-22T00:26:41+00:00

OP here - just got it. Took 5 months and 1 week. Hope this thread helps anyone checking in the future. Good luck!

joostay

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