Tax Bulletin

● Where to Submit Your Tax Return
The venue in the tax office for submitting your tax return will be open between February 16 (Fri.) and March 15 (Thu.).
○ Consultations and applications at the city’s tax offices will be accepted between Monday and Friday only. However, on February 18 (Sun.) and 25 (Sun.) only, the Shinagawa and Ebara tax offices will handle consultations and reception at the Shinagawa Tax Office.

● Residents Eligible to Receive Deductions on Medical Expenses
○ Instead of submitting your medical receipts, you will need to attach a detailed statement of medical expense deductions from the final tax return for 2017 and thereafter*.
○ You must retain all receipts for medical expenses at home for five years, and present or submit them if the tax office requests it.
○ If you attach a medical expenses notice that covers required items delivered by your medical insurer, you can omit the details.
* For your tax returns for 2017 to 2019, you can also attach or present receipts for medical expenses.

● To Residents Receiving Public Pensions, Etc.
If your total income from public pensions and similar sources is four million yen or less, and if all your public pensions, etc., are subject to withholding tax, and your income other than miscellaneous income related to public pensions, etc., is 200,000 yen or below, you do not need to declare it to the tax office.
Notes:
1. To obtain a refund for your income tax and the special income tax for reconstruction, you must submit a final return form.
2. Even if you do not need to declare your income and no tax payment is necessary, you may still need to make a declaration of resident’s tax. For more details, please contact the Shinagawa City Office Tax Section, Tel: 03-5742-6663 to 6666.

Inquiry: Shinagawa Tax Office (3-13-22 Takanawa, Minato-ku; Tel: 03-3443-4171)
Ebara Tax Office (1-1-5 Nakanobu; Tel: 03-3783-5371)
National Tax Agency website: www.nta.go.jp/