tax

Hi, I have a question for US expats on US taxes, in particular anyone who has dealt with RSUs. I work for a US company and moved to Japan, keeping the same job. Part of my income is in the form of restricted stock units (RSU). I understand that I need to report the shares that vested on my...

Hello everyone I've been thinking for a while about leaving Japan, perhaps in a year or two but due to various reasons, I'm beginning to think of an "exit plan" now. My question is...although it's a legal requirement to pay your dues with city tax, health insurance and pension, which out of...

One of my co-workers reading the USA Today news paper drop off a cut out article about Japan travel. Knowing i am about to travel out there for work, He wanted to to get my opinion on it. I got a little upset but laugh telling him this year was my last year traveling there. This other person...

Hi everyone. I have been living and woking in Japan for a couple of years. I have full-time employment on a Humanities/Engineer visa. Before moving to Japan I was an audio engineer and video editor for television shows and commercials in several countries. I have been asked to edit & mix shows...

I'm a permanent resident of Japan. On my Japanese tax return for this year, I will have to report capital gains from the sale of some US stock. All I can find online is information saying that capital gains from the sale of overseas stock is reported "separately from ordinary income" in Japan...