I agree with adamu: if you'll be leaving Japan in a couple of years it's probably not worth setting things up here but instead build a foundation in NZ.
No language issues, and you'll be able to continue using the same providers after you move.
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- Mon May 20, 2024 7:15 am
- Forum: Banking
- Topic: Saving/Investing options
- Replies: 2
- Views: 116
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: Yay or nay? Rakuten Index Balance Fund (70% VT + 30% yen-hedged BNDW) in NISA account?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 246
Re: Yay or nay? Rakuten Index Balance Fund (70% VT + 30% yen-hedged BNDW) in NISA account?
Having the two asset classes mixed in the fund kind of misses the point IMO: I'd want to be selling bonds after a stock crash etc
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Sanity check on tax implications of applying for PR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 283
Re: Sanity check on tax implications of applying for PR
Interesting thread. Thanks for this. Has anyone investigated the possibility to avoid the withholding taxes in the case of Japanese online brokers - eg Rakuten - incase we sell when we’re overseas in a jurisdiction with no capital gains on equities? This thread has got me thinking - maybe all the m...
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Selling English books
- Replies: 11
- Views: 411
Re: Selling English books
Facebook groups. Or if Ben and other members are fine with it, list them here. I would definitely be interested. Don't do FB. Is it ok with Ben and others to list them here? There's 7 hardbacks and about 50+ paperbacks. (The + means those I plan to re-read one final time before letting them go.) On...
- Fri May 17, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 615
Re: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
Don’t think this is correct. Lots of people confuse permanent residency for visa purposes with permanent residency for tax purposes when it’s possible to be the latter without being the former. Overseas gifts and inheritances are separate issue. This site explains it well. https://argentumwealth.co...
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 615
Re: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
I lived in Japan in the early 2000s and I never heard about Japan taxing foreign money/gains. If this is now the case, this is likely to affect my decision to return at some point. Please humor me with a hypothetical. I’m Canadian (or simply not Japanese) living in Japan on a work visa (non PR) and...
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 615
Re: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
I lived in Japan in the early 2000s and I never heard about Japan taxing foreign money/gains. If this is now the case, this is likely to affect my decision to return at some point. Please humor me with a hypothetical. I’m Canadian (or simply not Japanese) living in Japan on a work visa (non PR) and...
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 615
Re: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
Moral concerns aside, is there much to hear about Japan going after foreigners for failing to report on such things? I know some people who were called into the tax office to explain certain bank transfers/transactions, which resulted in them paying back taxes and penalties. Enforcement likely depe...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:32 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Investing in stocks through Interactive Brokers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 209
Re: Investing in stocks through Interactive Brokers
Hi Lucas
You should be able to buy ETFs through IB Japan.
My understanding is that they may be able to transfer common stocks/ETFs to IB in another country. Probably best to confirm with them directly though.
You should be able to buy ETFs through IB Japan.
My understanding is that they may be able to transfer common stocks/ETFs to IB in another country. Probably best to confirm with them directly though.
- Wed May 15, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: SBI wanting update of customer information
- Replies: 7
- Views: 439
Re: SBI wanting update of customer information
Mercari, SBI, Paypay, Rakuten, Amazon Sellers... I guess it's the global KYC (Know Your Customer) regulations. Mercari, SBI, etc don't have a say in the matter. And neither do you! That is not quite correct. Each institution makes their own rules that often go above and beyond what the government r...