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- Fri May 03, 2024 11:22 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: Step 1 - Mortgage Presecreening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 788
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
- Topic: Reason to rethink managed funds? Wife nestegg shock
- Replies: 3
- Views: 82
Re: Reason to rethink managed funds? Wife nestegg shock
Past performance does not guarantee future returns (in fact, it might make them less likely). Sounds like your wife was very lucky this time. In similar situations my parents in law were put into Turkish Lira bonds, with less desirable results. See how that fund is doing in 5, 10 years time compared...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: Best broker for NISA?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 76
Re: Best broker for NISA?
I have all three but mainly use Rakuten, largely out of laziness
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 110
Re: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
No, but I would like to! I clearly don't qualify to pay Class 2 under the posted rules, as I never worked in the UK but came here straight from uni...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Yen falling like a stone
- Replies: 27
- Views: 933
Re: Yen falling like a stone
My answer is pretty tough, but the only recommendation i can give if you are under the age of 50 is learn to trade against the indexes on cfds or future contracts. It will take a few years to learn your edge, but with Micro contracts and online firms you can seriously decrease the risk. When you ta...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
- Replies: 11
- Views: 331
Re: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
Found this explanation helpful: https://youtu.be/hVXGBB8b-v0?si=-1A-RJtcrFqWW-Gg
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:27 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
- Replies: 11
- Views: 331
Re: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
Just checked for Miyagi and this will not make all that much difference after all. Phew.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:40 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
- Replies: 11
- Views: 331
Re: Social insurance potentially being added to financial income
Eeeek. This would... mess up my plans somewhat
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: Selling a flat in the UK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 265
Re: Selling a flat in the UK
Don't sell it, the Japanese tax office will really go after you especially if you have been reporting it in your yearly tax return with depreciation. Although you probably will be able to subtract the capital gains tax you paid in the UK from anything owed in capital gains in Japan. I'm not plannin...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:38 am
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: Voluntary UK pension contribution
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1099
Re: Voluntary UK pension contribution
Looks like UK state pension is not taxed in the UK for non-residents.
So Japanese income taxes. I'm guessing it would qualify for the nenkin deduction.
So Japanese income taxes. I'm guessing it would qualify for the nenkin deduction.