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Our columns provide practical information on accounting and tax in Japan for foreign business owners, entrepreneurs, and individuals living or doing business in Japan.
Based on our experience as a Japanese CPA and tax accounting firm working with international clients, we cover accounting in Japan, corporate and individual taxation, international tax, tax planning, tax returns (kakutei shinkoku / 確定申告), and the Japanese tax system. We also discuss cross-border issues such as U.S. LLCs, Traditional and Roth IRAs, remittance-based taxation, foreign tax credits, and the taxation of U.S. non-permanent residents in Japan.
Our aim is to explain these topics in practical English, with particular attention to issues that foreign entrepreneurs and small business owners actually encounter when living, investing, or running a business in Japan.