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 tax accountant, 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