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Taxes
•Classificaton of taxes
The national and local governments (prefectural and municipal)provide admisistrative services directly benefiting the lives of residents.  The costs of providing these services are borne by the residents through taxes.
The following table briefly outlines the classifications of taxes.

(1) Income Tax
Income tax is a national tax levied on the annual income earned from January 1 to December 31 of the taxation year.  If your salarly is your only income, the tax is withheld from your monthly salaries and bonuses, and at the end of the year, your employer will adjust the annual income tax. (Year-end adjustment)
If you have income other than salary, you must submit a tax return form to the taxation office by next March 15 of your taxation year.

(2) Individual Municipal Inhabitant's Tax
For the convenience of taxpayer, individual municipal inhabitant's tax and prefectural inhabitant's tax are both levied and collected by Osaka city.
Taxes are levied on person residing in Osaka municiapal area as of January 1 of the taxation year by taxation on a rate basis of personal income of the previous year as well as uniformed taxation on per-capita basis.
Those who live outside the Osaka municipal area as of January 1 of the taxation year, but own an office, a work place, housing or a lot in the Osaka municipal area, are levied on per-capita basis only.

(3) Consumption Tax / Local Consumption Tax
Consumption tax (4% national) and local consumption tax (1% prefectural) are indirect taxes levied on nearly all goods and services.
When you buy a TV, you will pay a price which includes consumption tax.  Train and bus fees (tickets and commuter passes), concert admission tickets and other such items also include consumption tax.

(4) Automobile Tax/Light Motor Vehicle Tax
If you own a car as of April 1 of the taxation year, you must pay the automobile tax (prefectural).  If you own a light motor vehicle, motorbike or minibike, you must pay the light motor vehicle tax.  (They are due by the end of May. )
On purchasing or scrapping your car or light motor vehicle, you are required to declare it.  (For more detailed information, contact your local prefectural taxation office or ward office. )

Classification of Taxes National Taxes
Taxes on income
Income tax
Corporate income tax
Taxs on inheritage and property Inheritance tax
Gift tax
Registration and liceces tax
Stamp tax
Taxes on consumption and transactions
Consumption tax
Liquor tax
Tobacco tax
Special tabacco tax
Gasoline tax
Local rode tax
Petroleum tax
Petrpleum and gas tax
Aviation fuel tax
Automobile tonnage tax
Customs duty
Tonnage tax
Special tonnage tax
Power resources development tax
Administrative Authorities Direct your inquiries to national taxation offices
(19 offices in Osaka City)

Classification of Taxes Local Taxes
Prefectural Taxes Municipal Taxes
Taxes on income
Prefectural inhabitant's tax
Enterprise tax
Individual municipal inhabitant's tax (ordinary collection) Individual municipal inhabitant's tax
(special collection)
Local corporate income tax
Taxs on inheritage and property Real estate acquisition tax Fixed asset tax
City planning tax
Special land holding tax
Enterprise tax
Taxes on consumption and transactions
Local consumption tax
Automobile tax
Prefectural tobacco tax
Golf course tax
Hunter tax
Automobile acquisition tax
Light-oil delivery tax
Mine-lot tax
Light motor vehicle tax Municipal tobacco tax
Administrative Authorities Direct your inquiries to prefectural taxation offices
(5 offices in Osaka City)or automobile taxation offices
(2 offices in Osaka City)
7 Municipal Tax Offices in Osaka City 7 Municipal Tax Offices in Osaka City

Municiapl Tax Officies
Name

Address & TEL

Umeda Municipal Tax Office

Osaka Ekimae Daini Bldg. 1-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku
Tel. 06-4797-2948@Fax. 06-4797-2905

Kyobashi Municipal Tax Office

MID Kyobashi Bldg. 2-2-48 Katamachi, Miyakojima-ku
Tel. 06-4801-2948@Fax. 06-4801-2905

Bentencho Municipal Tax Office

Oak 200 Bldg. 1-2-2 Benten, Minato-ku
Tel. 06-4395-2948@Fax. 06-4395-2905

Namba Municipal Tax Office Osaka City Air Terminal Bldg. (OCAT) 1-4-1 Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku
Tel. 06-4397-2948@Fax. 06-4397-2905
Abeno Municipal Tax Office

Abeno Medix Bldg. 1-2-7 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku
Tel. 06-4396-2948@Fax. 06-4396-2905

Abeno Seinan Municipal Tax Office

Abeno Medix Bldg. 1-2-7 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku
Tel. 06-6634-2948@Fax. 06-6634-2905

Semba Houjin Municipal Tax Office

Semba Center Bldg. #3 1-4-3 Sembachuo, Chuo-ku
Tel. 06-4705-2948@Fax. 06-4705-2905



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