Inhabitants Tax
Inhabitant tax, which consists of prefectural inhabitant tax and municipal inhabitant tax, is collected in order to financially support public services of local public bodies.
Residential tax is taxed to your previous year’s income. You have to pay inhabitant tax to the municipality in which you resided on January 1st of the year.
If you have moved out of Kakegawa on January 2nd or later, you must pay the tax to Kakegewa City this year.
If you have moved to Kakegawa on January 2nd or later this year, you must pay the tax to the municipality in which you resided on January 1st.
Payment of inhabitant tax
There are two ways to pay inhabitant tax.
The tax may be deducted from your wages.
Otherwise, you have to go to a financial facility (bank, or convenience stores)
and pay the tax there, bringing the bill sent from the municipal office.
(As of April 1st, 2009)
| Way of payment | Times to pay |
| Deduction from wages | 12 times a year (every month) |
| Payment at a bank | 4 times a year (July, September, November, January) |
* The total amount of the tax is same in either way of payment.
When a foreign resident in Kakegawa changes his or her address or leaves Japan, he or she should report it to the Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office.
Inquiries; Tax Section, Kakegawa City Office Ph.0537-21-1136