Claim back the tax
you left in Japan
When you receive your Employees' Pension lump-sum, 20.42% is taken out as income tax. File for it and you can get that money back. A tax accountant in Japan does the filing for you.
Consultation, application and retainer are all zero. We settle the ¥25,000 fee (tax included) only after your refund arrives, and if no refund is obtained the tax accountant's fee is not charged.
Most of that 20.42% can be recovered by filing under the retirement income taxation election. The amount varies with your enrolment period and any other retirement income in the same year, and a full refund is not guaranteed.
See how much
was taken out
The figures above are an estimate that assumes the full amount withheld is refunded. The actual refund depends on your Employees' Pension enrolment period, any other retirement income received in the same year, and the tax office's review.
Apply for a refundNothing to pay upfront
We settle up after the money comes back.
No refund, no fee
Consultation, application and retainer are all zero. If no refund is obtained, the tax accountant's fee is not charged either.
One fee: ¥25,000
Whatever the size of your refund, the tax accountant's fee is ¥25,000 (tax included). There is no extra fee scaled to the amount.
※ Out-of-pocket costs such as international postage and overseas remittance charges are borne by you, and we tell you before they arise.
Support in your language
A licensed Japanese tax accountant becomes your tax agent and files directly with the tax office. We work in Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese.
How the 20.42%
comes back to you
When you receive the lump-sum after leaving Japan, 20.42% is withheld automatically.
Filing the retirement income taxation election recalculates the tax using the same retirement income deduction a Japanese resident would get. Whatever you overpaid comes back.
The tax withheld, as shown on your payment decision notice, is the amount at stake.
In most cases nearly all of it is refunded, but the actual figure depends on your Employees' Pension enrolment period, any other retirement income received in the same year, and the tax office's review. A full refund is not guaranteed.
Do these four apply to you?
- You received an Employees' Pension lump-sum, not a National Pension one
- Your payment decision notice shows 20.42% withheld
- It is within 5 years of receiving the lump-sum
- You currently live outside Japan
· Claiming the lump-sum — within 2 years of leaving Japan
· Refund of income tax — within 5 years of receiving the lump-sum
If you have not received the lump-sum yet, the 2-year deadline comes first, so please hurry.
Four things to prepare
You do not need to send originals at the start. A photo is enough for us to check first.
Four steps and you're done
Apply online
Fill in the form below and send it. Three minutes is enough.
Initial review
Our tax accountant checks eligibility and the likely refund free of charge, and emails you within 1–2 days.
Send originals
Once it is confirmed, post the original documents to the Tokyo office address we give you.
File and refund
We file with the tax office and settle the fee after the refund is confirmed as received.
¥25,000 if refunded,
nothing if not
Tax included · settled after the refund is confirmed
International postage, document reissuance fees, translation costs and overseas remittance charges on the refund are borne by you, and we explain what they are and roughly how much before they arise.