Hi,
Without getting too much into details, I am considering whether I should apply for PR. I have been in Japan for over a decade, and plan to do so for the foreseeable future.
While I do plan to apply for PR ultimately, I am considering whether to do it now or after I received my inheritance. My parents reside in a country where gift/inheritance tax is zero, and it would be a significant hurdle if I would have to pay tax on the family house to the Japanese government since that's kinda the only large asset that they possess, and it is rather illiquid. I would honestly not be able to come up with the cash.
According to the NTA, I won't be subjected to inheritance tax if I do not own a resident in Japan since I am not a Japanese national. So the plan is when one of my parents ultimately kick the bucket (they are both in good health right now and god bless them), I will not receive anything from them, and I will move out of Japan and receive early inheritance (生前贈与) from my other parent, after I cease tie with Japan for at least a year or so, maybe more.
First, is this plan even sound?
Second, I seem to remember seeing somewhere here that obtaining PR would effectively put me under 日本国籍 for this exact purpose, did I just making it up myself or do I actually run a risk?
Cheers
by tobyclh