Kudan Partners Tax & Accounting Office helps non-resident individuals, overseas executives, and foreign owners of Japanese real estate manage Japanese tax matters while living outside Japan.
We support tax representative matters, Japanese income tax returns, rental income filings, capital gains tax filings for property sales, and fixed asset tax notice support.
Kudan Partners is led by a Certified Public Tax Accountant (Zeirishi) who is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). We can support you in English through one point of contact, from receiving notices to filing, within the agreed scope.
Who We Support
We support individuals and companies that need to manage Japanese tax matters from outside Japan.
- Non-resident owners of real estate in Japan
- Foreign investors who own rental property in Japan
- Overseas owners planning to sell Japanese real estate
- Japanese or foreign individuals living outside Japan
- Overseas companies or asset-holding entities with Japanese tax matters
- Owners who cannot receive or respond to Japanese tax notices in Japan
Our Services
Tax Representative in Japan
Our standard tax representative service receives specified Japanese tax notices. We record the notice name, issuing authority, and stated deadline, then share those details with you. This helps you track important notices while living outside Japan.
We may provide tax return preparation, tax calculations, and responses to tax authorities under a separate written agreement. This structure lets you choose support that fits your situation.
Rental Income Tax Return
If you earn rental income from real estate in Japan, you may need to file a Japanese income tax return. We support the preparation and filing of Japanese tax returns for non-resident property owners.
This service helps you address Japanese rental income tax matters while living outside Japan.
Capital Gains Tax Filing
When a non-resident sells Japanese real estate, a Japanese capital gains tax filing may be required. We assist with reviewing purchase and sale documents, calculating taxable gains, and filing the relevant tax return.
Early document review can help you prepare for the filing process around a property sale.
Fixed Asset Tax Notice Support
Owners of Japanese real estate may receive fixed asset tax and city planning tax notices from local governments. We help overseas owners receive notices, understand key notice details, and manage them.
This service helps you keep track of local tax notices while you are abroad.
Why Work With a Japanese Tax Accountant
A tax representative in Japan does not have to be a zeirishi. Japanese law limits tax representation, tax document preparation, and tax consultation to zeirishi, tax accountant corporations, and certain notified attorneys or attorney corporations. If your representative is not authorized to provide these services, you may need another specialist when filing becomes necessary. Starting with a zeirishi can help you keep one point of contact from notices through filing.
How to Start
- Free Eligibility Check
Submit basic, non-sensitive information through our inquiry form. We check whether your matter may fit our service. This first step helps you decide whether a written review may be useful.
- Paid Written Review
If your matter appears to fit our service, we may offer an Initial Written Case Review for JPY 77,000 (JPY 70,000 plus consumption tax where applicable). Complex reviews start from JPY 110,000 (JPY 100,000 plus consumption tax where applicable).
A paid review begins only after you accept its scope, fee, and payment terms. It is a separate decision from any later service engagement.
- Separate Engagement
A paid written review does not automatically lead to a service engagement. Tax representative setup, annual tax notice handling, tax return filing, and other services begin only after we agree in writing on the scope, exclusions, fees, responsibilities, and required documents.
Once we have that agreement, we can begin the agreed work.
Need a Tax Representative or Japanese Tax Filing Support?
Start with the Free Eligibility Check. Share basic, non-sensitive information about your situation. We will check whether your matter may fit our service.
This page provides general information only and is not tax, legal, or investment advice.
Submitting an inquiry does not create a client relationship.
See our Scope and Limitations for details.