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Appointment of Tax Agent (Nozei Kanri-nin)

If you will continue to receive income from Japanese real estate or other sources after leaving Japan, you must appoint a tax agent (nozei kanri-nin) and notify the tax office before departure. The tax agent handles tax filings and payments on your behalf.

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Documents needed

Notification of appointment or dismissal of a tax agent for income tax and consumption tax (download it from the NTA site or prepare it in the e-Tax software)
Identity document (shown or attached as a copy when you file on paper with your My Number written on it; not needed when filing via e-Tax)
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Steps

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Find someone willing to serve as your tax agent — a trusted acquaintance, tax accountant (zeirishi), or judicial scrivener (shihoshoshi)

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Submit the notification of appointment of a tax agent to the head of the tax office for your place of tax payment, either when you appoint the agent or by your date of departure (via the e-Tax software, or on paper in person or by post)

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From that point forward, the tax agent handles all tax filings, payments, and correspondence with the tax office on your behalf

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Important notes

If someone who should appoint a tax agent does not file the notification, the tax office can require them to do so, or ask in writing that a convenient party with an address or residence in Japan act as their tax agent (a designated tax agent). A designated tax agent only receives and forwards documents - they do not file returns or pay tax on your behalf

If you have rental or real estate income in Japan, you must continue filing tax returns as a non-resident even after leaving

The tax agent can be a corporation or an individual, but must have an address or place of residence in Japan and be conveniently placed to handle the work (Act on General Rules for National Taxes, Article 117(1)). They should preferably be based within the area covered by the tax office for your place of tax payment

To change your tax agent, first file a notification dismissing the agent you already registered, then file a notification appointing the new one

Official info verified: 2026-09-10 / Source: nta.go.jp
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