@caroline90 Employers are legally required to withhold taxes in Canada. Leaving it up to the employee is not an available choice. I am surprised that Japan does not have similar rules.
@mariangel I was talking about Japan taxes. But generally a company will withhold taxes in Japan and pay a bunch of other stuff too but that is not an option if you get paid from outside Japan.
@caroline90 A foreign employer with no PR in Canada but employs a person in Canada is required to register with the CRA and withhold all taxes and payroll deductions. I believe similar rules exist in other countries. It seems odd to me that Japan does not require this too .
@mariangel Why would the foreign company care? CRA has no jurisdiction over the foreign company, what can CRA do? I can see it may be possible if the 2 countries have a tax treaty, but otherwise?
