Hokkaido, Japan · International Tax
Cross-border tax,
handled in Hokkaido.
A Sapporo-based practice helping non-residents, foreign-owned businesses, and people with overseas income or assets meet their Japanese tax obligations — now in private practice after a long career with Japan’s tax authorities.
How we help
For individuals and businesses, across borders.
Ongoing advisory or one-off, spot consultations — whichever suits your situation.
Foreign-owned companies and sole proprietors in Japan
Tax filings and advisory for non-Japanese who own a company or run a sole proprietorship in Japan. See the service →
Non-resident filing & withholding tax
Japan-source income such as property rent and capital gains on sales in Niseko and elsewhere. See the service →
Tax agent (nōzei kanrinin)
Acting as your appointed tax agent in Japan while you are overseas. See the service →
General Japanese tax and advisory work — corporate and individual tax returns, bookkeeping, and tax examination support — is also available.
Why us
The perspective of the other side of the desk.
A career with the tax authorities
After a long career with Japan’s tax authorities — in corporate and individual tax examinations and international taxation — that experience now works on your side.
Handled by the principal
Your case is handled directly by the principal, a certified public tax accountant (zeirishi), from first contact through to filing.
Hokkaido is home ground
The office is in Sapporo, close to Niseko. Rental returns for non-resident owners, and the tax when a resort property changes hands, are everyday work here.
About
MISAWA Masaki Tax Accountant Office
Notes
Reading for overseas investors and foreign residents.
Plain-English notes on the Japanese tax questions we are asked most often — and on Niseko itself. If you are new to Japanese tax, start with Are You a Tax Resident of Japan?
Property investors & non-residents
- A Tax Guide to Japanese Real Estate — Part 1: Buying and Owning
- A Tax Guide to Japanese Real Estate — Part 2: Selling and Compliance
- Selling Japan Property as a Non-Resident
- Depreciation of Japanese Buildings
- Recovering Consumption Tax on Your Resort Investment
- The Tax Agent (Nōzei Kanrinin)
- How Japanese Tax Examinations Work
Assets, inheritance & life in Japan
- Are You a Tax Resident of Japan?
- The Overseas Assets Report
- The Foreign Tax Credit
- Selling Your Home Abroad After Moving to Japan
- Cryptocurrency and Japanese Tax
- International Money Transfers and Japan’s Gift Tax
- Buying a Home in Japan as a Couple
- Inheriting Japanese Assets from Overseas
- Leaving Japan: A Tax Checklist
- There Are No Franking Credits in Japan
- How to Read the Fixed Asset Tax Notice
Business in Japan
Cross-border payments & tax treaties
Niseko & Hokkaido
Contact
Get in touch.
Whether you live outside Japan or are a foreign resident here, you are welcome to reach out. If you are not sure whether — or how — to file a return in Japan, that is exactly what we are here for.
Every enquiry is read and answered personally by the principal — with a first reply within 3 business days.
Prefer plain email? Write to us directly:
info@misawa-tax.com