{"id":310,"date":"2025-07-31T19:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/taxation\/remittance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:54:18","slug":"remittance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/taxation\/remittance\/","title":{"rendered":"Remittance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"p-tax-crossborder__intro inner c-sec c-intro\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/wp\/wp-content\/themes\/japantaxsupport\/assets\/images\/taxation\/remittance\/intro01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-intro__img\"\/>\n  <div class=\"c-intro__word\">\n    <p class=\"c-intro__word-ttl\">\n What to Watch Out for When Sending Money from the U.S. to Japan\n    <\/p>\n    <p class=\"c-intro__word-txt\">\n There are several tax risks to watch out for when transferring money from the U.S. to Japan.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- \/c-intro -->\n\n<section class=\"p-tax-crossborder__main inner c-group\">\n  <h3 class=\"c-medttl\">\n Key Points to Consider for Overseas Remittances from the U.S. to Japan\n  <\/h3>\n  <p>\n When sending money from the U.S. to Japan, be aware of the following tax risks and tax-saving strategies.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h4 class=\"c-smallttl\">The Japanese tax office monitors remittances from overseas!<\/h4>\n  <p>\n    <span class=\"c-strong c-marker\">The Japanese tax office monitors all remittances from overseas exceeding \u00a51million.<\/span><br\/> If there&#8217;s a perceived risk of unreported taxes (such as foreign exchange gains, gifts, or remittance-related taxation), you may receive an &#8220;Otazune&#8221; (inquiry from the tax office) or even face a tax audit.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h4 class=\"c-smallttl\">Currency exchange gains may be taxed?<\/h4>\n  <p>\n When converting U.S. dollar-denominated deposits or assets into Japanese yen, any profit realized from exchange rate fluctuations (known as foreign exchange gains) carries the risk of being subject to taxation in Japan.<br\/><span class=\"c-strong c-marker\"> Ideally, the safest approach is to convert funds to yen and transfer them to Japan before you return.<\/span> If that&#8217;s not feasible, you will need to consider strategies such as converting to yen via services such as Wise while still residing in the U.S., or transferring funds to Japan in U.S. dollars.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h4 class=\"c-smallttl\">Watch out for gift tax!<\/h4>\n  <p>\n When transferring money from a joint account to Japan, each spouse should receive funds into their individual Japanese account based on their respective contribution ratio to the joint account. <span class=\"c-strong c-marker\">If the funds aren&#8217;t properly divided, the excess amount transferred to one spouse may be deemed a gift and subject to gift tax.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <h4 class=\"c-smallttl\">Strategies for U.S. Citizens to Manage Remittance Taxation<\/h4>\n  <p>\n    <span class=\"c-strong c-marker\">If a U.S. citizen remits income earned in the U.S. during their &#8220;non-permanent resident&#8221; period to Japan, it may be subject to Japanese tax (&#8220;remittance taxation&#8221;).<\/span><br\/>To avoid this, effective strategies for the first five years after returning to Japan include having living expenses sent from funds held by a spouse who is a Japanese national.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"c-point\">\n    <h4 class=\"c-point__ttl\">Point<\/h4>\n    <p>\n When sending money from the U.S. to Japan, <span class=\"c-strongred\">it is important to consider both tax risks and tax-saving strategies.<\/span> Please consult with us individually before proceeding with any remittance.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- \/c-group -->\n\n<div class=\"c-pagenavi\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/\/taxation\/retirement\/\" class=\"c-pagenavi-btn c-btn --prev\">Previous<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/\/taxation\/filing\/\" class=\"c-pagenavi-btn c-btn --next\">Next<\/a>\n<\/div><!-- \/c-pagenavi -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to Watch Out for When Sending Money from the U.S. to Japan There are several tax risks to watch out for when transferring money from the U.S. to Japan. Key Points to Consider for Overseas Remittances from the U.S. to Japan When sending money from the U.S. to Japan, be aware of the following tax risks and tax-saving strategies. The Japanese tax office monitors remittances from overseas! The Japanese tax office monitors all remittances from overseas exceeding \u00a51million. If there&#8217;s a perceived risk of unreported taxes (such as foreign exchange gains, gifts, or remittance-related taxation), you may receive an &#8220;Otazune&#8221; (inquiry from the tax office) or even face a [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":106,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-taxation.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645,"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310\/revisions\/645"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/japantaxsupport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}