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Here is a fun fact for you. Only two governments that require expats to pay income tax are: That of the United States of America and her dear sister, Eritrea. Yes, Eritrea the third world tin pot dicatorship. (sigh)
So every year you have to file an income tax return to the United States of Taxes even if you clearly meet the exclusion. This is to ensure you are paying your fair dues as a citizen of the empire, where highest among all rights is the right to be taxed, since 1913.
So what does that mean to you expats in Japan? Well it did not mean so much until last year. I am not sure of the exact details of how and why. If I look it up I might break something around the house in a fit of rage. But I do know that last year "an agreement" was made between the U.S. government and her colony of Japan that all Japanese banks would from now on require that American Empire citizens submit their social security number. And you cannot open a bank account now without one.
I say "agreement" but I cannot imagine there was anything bilateral about it.
And now consider how this is being used to track you. Before you could keep a low profile by keeping your bank account under 100,000 yen.
The good news is as follows: You do not need (as yet) to report you social security to the bank for an old account. Next, Japanese bank accounts never close unless you specifically demand it be closed. If you have your card, remember your pin, and have your bank book (or any two of the three I believe) you are safe. If you have any two of the three you can use the other two to recover the third, perhaps dependent on a hanko and details such as where you worked when you made the account. So write those down. You don't know where you will be ten years from now.
But of course, if you are a good little citizen of the empire, totally in favor of false wars and making chickenhawks rich, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Just make sure you know your social security number because you will pretty much need a bank account to get your salary in Japan...and then of course forward what you can for the upkeep of the global hegemony.
And perhaps, if you are lucky, you dutiful taxpayer, the next war of profits will be on Eritrea, and the battle cry will be "There can be only ONE!"
So every year you have to file an income tax return to the United States of Taxes even if you clearly meet the exclusion. This is to ensure you are paying your fair dues as a citizen of the empire, where highest among all rights is the right to be taxed, since 1913.
So what does that mean to you expats in Japan? Well it did not mean so much until last year. I am not sure of the exact details of how and why. If I look it up I might break something around the house in a fit of rage. But I do know that last year "an agreement" was made between the U.S. government and her colony of Japan that all Japanese banks would from now on require that American Empire citizens submit their social security number. And you cannot open a bank account now without one.
I say "agreement" but I cannot imagine there was anything bilateral about it.
And now consider how this is being used to track you. Before you could keep a low profile by keeping your bank account under 100,000 yen.
The good news is as follows: You do not need (as yet) to report you social security to the bank for an old account. Next, Japanese bank accounts never close unless you specifically demand it be closed. If you have your card, remember your pin, and have your bank book (or any two of the three I believe) you are safe. If you have any two of the three you can use the other two to recover the third, perhaps dependent on a hanko and details such as where you worked when you made the account. So write those down. You don't know where you will be ten years from now.
But of course, if you are a good little citizen of the empire, totally in favor of false wars and making chickenhawks rich, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Just make sure you know your social security number because you will pretty much need a bank account to get your salary in Japan...and then of course forward what you can for the upkeep of the global hegemony.
And perhaps, if you are lucky, you dutiful taxpayer, the next war of profits will be on Eritrea, and the battle cry will be "There can be only ONE!"
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