For Those Who are Troubled by the Tax Office Pointing out “Foreign Exchange Gains"

We are Murata Sogo Tax ＆ Accounting Office, a tax accounting firm specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City. Recently, we have been receiving a number of cases where the tax office has point...

Penalties for Early Withdrawals from U.S. 401k and Tax Returns in Japan

We are Murata Sogo Tax Accounting Office, specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka. In this issue, we would like to discuss the relationship between early withdrawal of U.S. 401k and Japanese tax...

Tax Treatment of Americans in Japan with USLLCs

We are Murata Sogo Tax & Accounting Office, specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City.In this issue, we would like to introduce a case in which an American (Japanese resident) owns a US LLC in...

Declaration of Interest on Foreign Country Bank Deposits

We are Murata Sogo Tax Accounting Office, specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City.In this issue, we would like to summarize the Japanese tax filing requirements regarding interest on oversea...

Inheritance Tax Returns for Foreign Nationals with Permanent Resident Status in Japan

We are Murata Sogo Tax & Accounting Office, located in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, specializing in inheritance and international taxation.This time, we would like to explain the concept of inheritance tax for foreign nationals (those living in Japan on a s...

Pension from the U.S. Armed Forces

We are Murata Sogo Tax & Accounting Office, specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City.Some Japanese residents with foreign citizenship may have served in the U.S. military in the past and rece...

Important Points for Remittances from Abroad to Japan

We are Murata Sogo Tax Accounting Office, specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with an office in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City.In this issue, we would like to describe some points to keep in mind when a foreign national or a person who...

2025年度（令和7年度）税制改正大綱の発表

大阪市都島区に事務所を構えます、相続・国際税務に強い村田綜合税務会計事務所です。 12月20日に与党より2025年度（令和7年度）税制改正大綱が発表されました。今回は、主な改正内容の概要をお伝えするとともに、それぞれの改正に関する考察も記載していきたいと思い...

Tax Treatment of U.S. Survivor Pension Received in Japan

We are Murata Sogo Tax & Accounting Office specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with offices in Osaka City, Japan.Today, we would like to summarize the treatment of receiving a U.S. survivor's pension in Japan, which we are often a...

Foreign Exchange Gains on Foreign Currency by Residents through Inheritance

We are Murata Sogo Tax & Accounting Office, a tax accounting firm specializing in inheritance and international taxation, with offices in Osaka City.In some cases, foreign nationals residing in Japan receive foreign currency deposits inherited from a...