Our fees depend on the number of properties, tax types, local governments involved, ownership structure, rental status, document availability, prior filing history, deadlines, whether a property sale is involved, and whether a refund is expected.
Before starting any engagement, we confirm the scope of work, exclusions, required documents, and fee estimate in writing.
Unless otherwise stated, the displayed fee estimates below include Japanese consumption tax. If a transaction is treated as outside the scope of Japanese consumption tax or export-exempt, the invoice tax category is reviewed case by case.
The standard launch service is tax representative setup and annual tax notice administration. Japanese tax return filing, tax calculations, responses to tax authorities, property sale matters, prior-year filings, tax audits, and delinquency matters require separate review and engagement and are not included in the standard annual fee. Refund receipt, holding, or onward payout to clients is not currently handled by Kudan Partners. If the matter requires Kudan Partners to receive, hold, or pay out a refund to the client, we cannot accept the engagement under the current service.
| Service | Fee | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Free Eligibility Screen | JPY 0 | We check whether the basic facts in your inquiry may fit our service. This does not include case-specific tax advice, a filing conclusion, a tax calculation, document review, a refund conclusion, or a final fee quote. |
| Initial Written Case Review | JPY 77,000, tax included | A written summary of the facts provided, likely Japan-side procedures, required documents, scope, exclusions, estimated fees, risks, and matters requiring separate engagement. |
| Complex Written Case Review | From JPY 110,000, tax included | For matters involving a property sale, prior-year filings, multiple properties, co-ownership, inheritance, trust or company ownership, urgent deadlines, missing documents, or other complexity. |
| Tax representative setup and annual tax notice administration | Individual quotation | Quoted after confirming the tax types, local governments, properties, notification status, current notices, deadlines, ownership, and agreed administrative scope. |
Standard Launch Case
The standard launch case is an overseas individual with one residential property in Japan, sole ownership, no rental income, no planned sale, no prior-year filing issue, no audit, no delinquency, no expected refund, and direct communication with the taxpayer by email or secure online communication.
Rental income tax returns may be reviewed separately after the basic service is stable. Sale, prior-year, audit, delinquency, co-ownership, inheritance, trust, company ownership, short-term rental, business use, third-party payment, and cases where a refund is expected are not standard cases.
What Is Not Included
- Japanese tax return preparation, tax calculations, and filing requirement conclusions
- Responses to tax offices or local governments, unless separately engaged
- Tax payment agency, tax advances, client fund custody, sale proceeds, rent, or remittance handling
- Refund receipt, holding, or onward payout to clients. Cases requiring Kudan Partners to receive, hold, or pay out a refund to the client cannot be accepted under the current service.
- General mail receipt, address lending, bank address, securities account address, registration address, or property transaction address use
Initial Written Case Review
The Initial Written Case Review is conducted by email or secure online messages. It summarizes the facts provided, possible Japan-side procedures, required documents, service scope, exclusions, estimated fees, risks, deadlines, and items requiring separate engagement or paid tax consultation.
The standard fee is JPY 77,000, including Japanese consumption tax. If the matter appears to require a Complex Written Case Review, we confirm the fee, starting from JPY 110,000 including Japanese consumption tax, before the review begins.
Submitting the inquiry form is free. A paid written review begins only after we separately propose the review and you accept its scope, fee, and payment terms. The written review is a separate paid service and its fee is not automatically credited against fees for a later engagement.
The review does not include tax return preparation, detailed tax calculations, communication with tax authorities, filing of tax representative notification forms, or unlimited follow-up questions.
Bank charges, international remittance fees, currency conversion costs, and payment processing fees are borne by the client. Payments must generally be made by the taxpayer or client personally; third-party payments are not accepted.
Kudan Partners does not advance tax payments, penalties, interest, government fees, bank charges, or remittance fees on behalf of clients. The legal obligation to pay Japanese taxes remains with the taxpayer or property owner.
Before a formal application, we confirm the engagement scope, total fees, payment timing, service start timing, contract period, renewal, cancellation and refund conditions, additional fees, exclusions, and tax representative termination or change procedures in writing.
For service details, see Tax Representative in Japan for Non-Resident Property Owners, Japanese Income Tax Return for Non-Resident Rental Income, Capital Gains Tax Filing for Sale of Japanese Real Estate, and Fixed Asset Tax Support for Overseas Owners of Japanese Property.
Communication policy: Our services are generally provided by email and secure online communication. English video meetings and phone calls are not included in the standard service.
Disclaimer: The information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or investment advice. Japanese tax treatment depends on the specific facts and circumstances of each case. A professional engagement with Kudan Partners begins only after the scope of work, fees, and engagement terms are agreed in writing.