RetireJapan

Last time I considered using a proxy to solve this issue, my potential proxy said "Not if you're going to vote for Corbyn...", so I thought if there are conditions attached I'll take my chances with the postal system.

I sent it via registered mail and confirmed it arrived in time.

Now that both Rakuten and SBI have 0 yen commission for converting to USD and back to JYE, I expect Monex will follow suit at some time in the future More likely is that they'll bring back their 0.25 charge (or a higher one) once everyone is bought in to their platform. The current 0 rates are temp...

Would the honourable member for the rest of the world please stop banging on about frozen pension payments

I know we're not supposed to be political here, but allow me this one transgression.

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...