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Can family members living abroad be enrolled in health insurance as dependents?

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Since April of the 2nd year of Reiwa (2020), in addition to the requirement of financial support, it has become necessary for the dependents to have a registered address (resident certificate) in Japan (residency requirement) in order to be recognized as dependents for Japanese health insurance purposes. Therefore, in principle, family members living abroad cannot …

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Can a foreign spouse living abroad be eligible for a spousal deduction?

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The term “Family Members Residing Overseas” refers to individuals who qualify as family members but are non-residents. To apply for a spousal deduction for family members residing overseas, the resident taxpayer must submit or present “Family Relationship Documents” and “Remittance-related Documents”. “Family Relationship Documents” These are documents that prove the foreign family member’s relationship to …

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Can a foreign spouse be eligible for a spousal deduction?

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The spouse eligible for the Spouse (Special) Deduction for Japanese Income Tax purposes is defined as follows: (1) Being a spouse of a resident of Japan.(2) Sharing the taxpayer’s livelihood. (3) Having a total annual income of 480,000 yen or less (or 1,030,000 yen or less if only salary income). Regarding (1), it refers to …

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