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I'm wondering whether the National Tax Agency in Japan will let you claim tax credit on not just the taxes withheld by the IRS in the US, but also on the taxes withheld by the originating countries of the stocks held in the Vanguard ETFs For a tokutei kouza, the annual witholding statement only inc...

ChapInTokyo wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 7:24 amIs it possible to claim foreign tax credit on these tax amounts paid to foreign tax authorities by the US ETF or funds, so that you get to avoid triple taxation by the originating country

Don't think so.

I'm talking about Japanese tax credits. I'm not sure about US.

It might be quite tax-inefficient, especially in a NISA due to not being able to claim the foreign dividend deduction on the US tax.

https://retirewiki.jp/wiki/Japanese_glo ... th_US_ETFs

Sounds like a domestic copy of the Vanguard LifeStrategy funds
https://investor.vanguard.com/investmen ... tegy-funds

With the yen being so crappily low atm I'm wondering what my other options would be. Even if you bought a Japanese product, it would be investing in the same underlying international securities, so it doesn't make a difference. If you are planning on leaving within 3 years, I think you'd be better ...

It looks like quite a predicament. I'm no visa expert, this is just my understanding from reading the article you linked and the info on gov.uk. There is an official factsheet from the Home Office , which says: It is free, and straightforward for customers who hold physical and paper documents to cr...

This thread has got me thinking - maybe all the money I have piled into Emaxis Slim All Country on my Specific account (taxes withheld by Rakuten) was a mistake incase I’m not living in Japan at the time I sell There is probably a lack of content online at the moment for people who are temporarily ...

LucasVi91 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:00 am I have opened my Interactive Brokers (IB) account in Japan and am looking to invest in ETF's/Indexes. I am a British citizen

I think the Japanese online brokers (SBI/Rakuten/Monex) are better for that.

https://retirewiki.jp/wiki/Japanese_global_index_funds

Check out Obsidian for keeping notes.

https://obsidian.md/

Bottom line: The whole process was less complicated as I´d have it expected to be. Submitting the application is just the beginning 😁 Give us an update once the residence card is in your hands. Hopefully the next communication is the postcard to pay the fee, rather than a request for more documents...