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@johnnyfred1 Another discussion on residency/domicile.

@johnnyfred1 A side note: I think the NTA here will only be concerned with the previous five years, but I'm not sure how they count this with regard to 2023 as a tax year. If it is not counted (probably not), then you'd be filing for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

@kristhuy Curious--is there any distinction between a revocable trust, which I think an inheritor would become trustee/controller of, and an irrevocable trust, where the inheritor has no control over what happens within the trust, and no choice about when any money/assets are distributed? An...

@christianzealot4 Not for trading, just long term holds, but I think vanguard allows accounts that pre-exist your expatriation to continue being used here. Similar for FirstTrade. I'd recommend not relying on just one broker--things may change. IB used to be great, but they've changed and now...

@fancyface Here on JapanFinance, or elsewhere? Can you link to any of those reports?

@manishk012 It'd pay for a funeral, leaving everything else intact. This sounds like an employee perk, I think OP is shopping on their own.

@enddayshappy An option to check on is insurance thru work--thru a shakihoken add-on if possible. You may be able to do this thru your employer, and/or your wife may be able to add you via hers. That latter will not be 30M, maybe 3 to 5. Sure, it's tied to your employment, but as described...

@christianzealot4 Besides those mentioned, I've read that Vanguard is another option.

@laya Full width...? That's all? I thought that was gonna be a lead-in to needing to use Shift-JIS.

@billybob55 People who were born into dual citizenship have no worries. Yes, there's the bit about 'you have to choose' at X-age, but it's a nothing-burger. Our two kids are in their 30s, have renewed their j-passports a couple times after the age that a person is supposed to choose, and it has...

@passiflora I think I read in another post that your wife knows some japanese? Also, being 4 means about two years until school, tho that depends on birthdays (it's been a while, but I think April 1st is a cutoff date--if 6 by then, then school; if not, then another year of daycare or...

@passiflora Elementary schools here are really pretty good, and even if you are not going to stay long term, perhaps you could consider a regular, local school, instead of international.

@daphne1 A good elevator for you, too? (I get tired of our stairs that are just between floors.)

@autumnstar Yep.

@daphne1 So 80% of 105 means 84m2 per floor, but the design will need some hallways and stairs on each level, so take 10m2 off per floor for that (ballpark, and the 4th/5th floors could be less). So 84 - 10 = 74m2 per floor, divide by 2 apts/floor for ~37m2 per 'one bedroom' apartment. Also...

@narrowisthepath One thing that may come up--have you got your My Number, and had that connected to the account?

@burk88 Google up 'streamlined filing' or something similar. Filing for past years is not difficult, and tho some folks do consult a pro/CPA, for your income level it should be relatively simple (and claiming the FEIE, all your income will be excluded, so no tax due, and no penalties). Also...

@christianzealot4 Nah, instead of via PM, IMO it's better to keep it in the open. That way, if I say something wrong, or leave some important detail out, etc., someone can jump in with a correction. If you're worried about personal info, maybe use a throwaway account? Hard to say, to do it...

@christianzealot4 Say you bought a 100 shares of some stock/ETF for $100/share, total cost $10,000. Say also that you bought it back in 2011 when the yen was strong, ¥80:$1. Your cost basis, in yen terms would be ¥80 * $10,000 = ¥800,000. Now imagine that you've moved to japan this year, and...

@hark Tho it may mean US taxes, this is a reasonable consideration--tho perhaps for parts of, and not for an entire portfolio. If something was bought when the rate was ¥80/$1 (or even ¥110), selling at ¥150 would result in quite a large gain, just due to that.