Taxes

Taxes May 2026

Furusato Nozei for an American in Japan: Free Meat, a Tax Refund, and the US-Tax Part Nobody Explains

Furusato nozei works for foreign residents too — even when the head of household is American. The limit when your spouse is a dependent, why we file a tax return instead of One-Stop, the post-move gotcha, and the three things US taxpayers must get right: FBAR, charitable deductions, and the Foreign Tax Credit.

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