We bought a land in Tokyo in May last year and are currently building a house. A few weeks ago (about 1 year 3 months since buying the land) I received a letter from the Tokyo tax office titled 不動産取得税の申告, Real estate acquisition tax return. But I’m already paying property tax (固定資産税) to my local city every year, so what’s this then?
Read moreWe are building our house in Tokyo. Previously there was an old house on this land with a garden. That house was taken down and the land got split into two (very common in Tokyo). Somehow the other land got to keep the original address, which meant we had to get a new one.
Read moreOn July 31st my bank account had a direct debit charge of 52,900 yen with the note シンコクシヨトクゼイ. This is how I learned about the estimated tax prepayment system.
We recently bought a second-hand minivan from a Toyota dealership and in this post I’ll share our timeline. Each section will start with the time remaining until we got the car.
Read moreWe recently bought a second-hand minivan and in this post I’ll describe what I learned about car insurance, and our experience signing up for one.
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