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- June 7, 2024
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### Seeking Advice on Moving $500K USD to Japan
I am currently seeking advice and a second look on the process of moving roughly 500K USD to Japan. I am planning to wire the funds to a savings account at my local bank in Japan. This transaction will likely involve answering questions about the source of the funds, but I have no reservations about providing this information. The money in question is entirely legitimate and represents a portion of the proceeds from a home I sold in the US approximately 7 months ago. My intention is to move these funds to increase my savings in Japan and take advantage of the favorable exchange rates between yen and USD.
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### Potential Tax Implications for Resident in Japan
Having considered my resident status in Japan as a permanent resident through my spouse for less than 5 years, I do not anticipate any taxable events arising from the transfer of these funds. However, I am seeking confirmation from individuals with firsthand experience in similar situations.
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If anyone has firsthand experience or knowledge about the tax implications of transferring funds to Japan, I would greatly appreciate any insights or advice. Your input will be invaluable in helping me make informed decisions about this financial transaction. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
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> I plan to wire to a savings account at my local bank.
Exchange rates at local banks are sometimes good but often very bad. For such a large amount it may be worth opening an account with a netbank that offers better rates, i.e. Sony or Shinsei.
> I do not foresee any taxable event occurring by simply moving this money. I am PR via spouse, but less than 5 years PR.
Ok but how long have you been resident in Japan? That’s the more relevant question.
Wiring it to your local bank will lose you 1% to 2% on the exchange rate. You should open an account with Shinsei for this amount of money. They give everyone platinum status for the first few months which results in even better than their already excellent exchange rates.
Once you have the Shinsei account open, call them in advance of the transfer and talk to them. You can do this in English or Japanese. Find out what documentation they need for their anti-money-laundering requirements and prepare it in advance. Let them know exactly when the transfer will be coming. Between that and the documentation, everything should go smoothly.
Setting this up right will save you a substantial amount of money on the FX rates and make the process much smoother.
I have a question, since I’m in a similar position as you. Did you have to pay capital gains tax on the house sell in Japan? I’m thinking of selling a house I’ve had, sometime in the next couple years and wanted to know what the tax implications here for house sales abroad are.
> Anyone know for certain it won’t?
Remittances are not taxable in Japan. Japan has no remittance tax.
Remittances are only relevant for tax purposes if you have been in Japan for less than five years and you received foreign-source income, paid outside Japan *in the same calendar year* as the remittance. In that scenario, the remittance is still not taxed, but it affects your ability to avoid Japanese tax on the relevant foreign-source income. If you don’t have any foreign-source income that you are seeking to avoid paying Japanese tax on, the remittance has no tax consequences for you.
In any event, keep in mind that Japan has a declaration-based tax system. The NTA doesn’t go around proactively imposing tax on remittances to Japan. Taxpayers have responsibility for properly declaring their income on their tax return. You won’t pay tax on income that you don’t declare. (Though, of course, failing to declare taxable income is illegal.)
Not to break the narrative but if you buy the house in a good part of Japan its possible you make money on the appreciation. Tokyo 23ku housing prices are going up for sure.
>Anyone think this will trigger some tax issues?
According to the NPR rules it shouldn’t. Because 7 months ago would be ~November 2023, which is the 2023 tax year. So you wouldn’t be remitting in the same tax year the foreign sourced income was acquired. Although when did you actually receive this money from the house sale? Did you receive the money in 2023? Or did you receive the money in 2024?
>I’m simply moving it to increase my savings here and take advantage of the favorable yen to usd rates.
You might want to rethink your strategy. If you’re just trying to utilize the weak yen, then $500k USD of yen is a bit overkill. Unless you’re buying a house (or some other big purchase) here?
You might prefer investing that money in the US instead. Especially if you’re a U.S. citizen, then your investment options here are quite limited/restricted (it’s not mentioned if you are a U.S. citizen or not, but I’m going to assume you are)
If you have other income that has been generated overseas in the tax year you remit the funds, and is normally being shielded from Japanese tax under the 5 year NPR rule, then that will become taxable as the first part of your ~¥75m. Only up to the amount of the income though.
How can you get a spouse PR so quicly?
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If you are transferring 500k USD to Japan, IMHO it’s worth to spend a 0.1-1% of that to hire a good accountant to make sure you are rock-solid.
Moving the money should not trigger any tax liabilities to the best of my knowledge. I got questions from the bank sometimes though.
It’s a long way off but inheritance tax looms. Can’t you start a company in the US with that money and just lend it to yourself or some other scheme?
I have heard this as well. Any monies transferred into Japan are treated as income first five years. We keep investment money overseas and only transfer in what we need. We are still in first 5 years of residency.
If you can wait for at least 2 years.. wouldn’t that fund be considered as old savings by then?
Very interested to hear what happens. I know you would have been taxed 20 years ago but maybe things have changed with tax treaties, etc.
You must pay JP tax on this. Congrats!