bonnie21 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:23 pm
I am confused about what you are confused about though. The difference between a PR and an NR seems to be quite clear in terms of residence status and tax status. Maybe I'm not catching your question though.
Sorry, I think I meant non-permanent resident and non-resident. I've since cleared that up
Even though you transferred the money from a personal savings account, it's the original source of the money that the tax agency would be interested in. Unless you had the same amount available in personal savings before selling the shares, I'd say it would be a little risky to call it savings. I doubt the tax agency has free access to overseas bank accounts for verification, but for amounts large enough, it's not a stretch to believe they may seek clarification with foreign tax agencies.
Does your country have a tax treaty with Japan? It may help you avoid double taxation, or at least reduce the rate.
In my situation, I came to Japan on a working holiday visa in 2014. I'm assuming that made me a NPR when I arrived, as in my case I moved into a share house and had an address pretty much straight away. So at the moment I'm still an NPR, until April 2019. In Australia I pay tax on fund distributions that are reinvested. I don't need to pay tax in Japan because the money is not remitted to Japan. When I become a PR I will have to pay tax on those distributions, whether remitted to Japan or not.