Hello everyone! How are you?
I'm in Japan with a Working Holiday visa and I work as a freelancer for an American company (but I'm not an American citizen, syk). I researched before coming to Japan on the right way for paying taxes while I'm here and I know I should file an Article 172 Declaration and pay around 20% of my income before march next year.
I have saved invoices of each payment and I'm also keeping track of the yen price vs. dollar on each day I got a payment (via Bank of Japan Historic Data, I don't know if this is the right index to use, if it's not please let me know). But I'm still a bit nervous on the process.
If anyone has filed an Article 172 Declaration, I wanted to ask, how was your experience? Do you think I need an accountant? My income is pretty low, so I don't really have the budget to pay for an accountant, but I also don't want to go to the tax office without knowing what to do and somehow messing up. I speak relatively good japanese, but of course I'm not an expert on the more specific tax terms.
So, to sum up, I would like to hear some of your experiences, if you have them, so that I can be better prepared for paying taxes next year. Thnak you!
by Late_Yak_1122