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    How do I calculate foreign tax credits for dividend income from US bond ETFs?

    @kristhuy Thank you this make sense. D. was calculating that I have 1$ of credit, and pay $0.20 after filing the tax return. But that wasn't well formulated, because since I have this credit, effectively mean I will get back 1$ as well... (so I get back 1-0.20 = 0.80, as you said)
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    I’m so done with full-width kanji-only input

    @laya Yes. Not only Internet Banks, got same issues with many credit card applications. Also been impossible for me to use some crypto exchanges in Japan because of some paper spelling my name slightly differently, or my name not entering into the allocated space and getting rejected for...
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    How do I calculate foreign tax credits for dividend income from US bond ETFs?

    @kristhuy Thank you this make sense, so it's the D. case. From my example, I would get $1 of tax credits, but need to pay JP taxes $2 on the whole dividend. Given that $1.35 + $0.45 = $1.80 has already been withheld by the broker, after the tax return filing, I'll need to pay $0.20 more. I...
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    I’m so done with full-width kanji-only input

    @laya I got more success with paper applications. When given the choice, I always choose paper. That way, a real human deal with the pain of entering my name, and ask for help to proper higher ups.... instead of being denied by a robot because you've put a comma instead of a space somewhere.
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    How do I calculate foreign tax credits for dividend income from US bond ETFs?

    @kristhuy I want to completely disregard the limit in my problem. (Assuming my total taxable income is high enough so I don't bump in those limits) Reading your link, my case should be in the case of double-taxation adjustment system (二重課税調整制度). (Dividend from bond ETF) I will double check if...
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    How do I calculate foreign tax credits for dividend income from US bond ETFs?

    For simplicity, let's assume the USD/JPY exchange rate is constant, and interest is distributed at the end of the year. (I am not a US national.) I buy $100 of a bond ETF with a 10% yield on January 1st. At the end of the year, I receive $10 in dividends. According to my Japanese broker, the...
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    Capital Gains Tax on Inherited Equity

    @barcvilla Probably better people than me for replying to this, but I'll just chime into one point I think I know. If you don't know, it's 95% profit. (after removing the capital 資本金 of the company) Good luck selling the stocks of unlisted company. Maybe you can if other current shareholders...
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    Future finance planning when buying a house in Tokyo

    @kitty63 I don't know about land value of 3.5% per year. Where I live, and it's few station away from shibuya, the land hasn't moved at all since the last 10-15 years.
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