2 years ago I was dispatched overseas by my Japanese employer as a contractor involved with a public agency overseas (similar to JICA or the OECD). As part of the agreement, I was paid my normal salary by my Japanese employer (taxed as usual) and a housing allocation by the foreign agency to be spent at the destination country.
The allowance was paid after providing proof of housing, but it was not a reimbursement. The total amount paid within the year of contract was about 8,000 EUR (around 1,400,000 JPY at the time). The public agency had an agreement with the host country so this income is not taxed in their funding country or the host country (but unsure when there is a third country like Japan). I was NOT a permanent resident of Japan at the time.
Does this housing application need to be declared in Japan or would that be exempted?
by Kechi-nagoyan