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- Sat May 18, 2024 1:04 pm
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Sanity check on tax implications of applying for PR
- Replies: 8
- Views: 219
Re: Sanity check on tax implications of applying for PR
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 ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Investing in stocks through Interactive Brokers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 193
Re: Investing in stocks through Interactive Brokers
I think the Japanese online brokers (SBI/Rakuten/Monex) are better for that.
https://retirewiki.jp/wiki/Japanese_global_index_funds
- Thu May 16, 2024 5:36 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Need advice: take profits?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 510
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: PR Application - Experience
- Replies: 6
- Views: 201
Re: PR Application - Experience
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...
- Mon May 13, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
- Topic: Which credit card for which NISA?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 163
Re: Which credit card for which NISA?
SMBC card works with SBI, but they're due to cut the amount of points later this year. Rakuten already cut their points recently. Not sure about Monex. You could possibly convert your SMBC card to one of the eligible ones for SBI , giving up the ANA points. Not sure if that's worth it - and note the...
- Thu May 09, 2024 2:43 am
- Forum: Small Business/Self-employment
- Topic: Tax Qualified Invoice ID + a fulltime job any complications?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 184
Re: Tax Qualified Invoice ID + a fulltime job any complications?
I don't think so? Beware that signing up for that means that you'll have to submit a consumption tax return every year. But you'll be able to claim back the consumption tax for business expenses. For expenses as part of your fulltime job, you should get 100% refunded by your employer and they deal w...
- Tue May 07, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: Making Sense of My Situation with the UK National Insurance System
- Replies: 3
- Views: 278
Re: Making Sense of My Situation with the UK National Insurance System
For 2014 onwards, it looks like the website is quoting you the standard voluntary payment (class 3) rates, whereas the letter is quoting you class 2 rates based on your individual circumstances (probably because you were working abroad during those periods). I'd go with the letter. At 35 years old, ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 298
Re: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
What are the actual criteria for class 2 to have worked for a while in the UK before you come to Japan? 3. Immediately before going abroad, you were ordinarily an employed or self-employed earner in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions/who-can-pay-voluntary-contribu...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 298
Re: change UK state pension from NICs class 3 to 2
What are the actual criteria for class 2 to have worked for a while in the UK before you come to Japan? 1. You’re employed or self-employed outside the UK, and 2. You’ve lived in the UK for a continuous 3-year period at any time before the period for which NICs are to be paid, or before going abroa...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Yen falling like a stone
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1239
Re: Yen falling like a stone
The real key is to set yourself up so that when you are not doing anything, be that trading, or any other kind of work, you are still able to live comfortably and support your lifestyle.