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This is an introduction to hometown tax donation (furusato nozei).

Some of you may have already completed your hometown tax donation for this year, but I think there is nothing to lose by knowing more, so please read on.

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As a return giftApply for an Amazon gift card.

With a self-pay of 2,000 yen, you can obtain several tens of thousands of yen worth of Amazon gift cards.

Gifts such as vouchers and high-yield returns are likely to be prohibited from June next year.

Things you should do

① Check your own hometown tax payment limit.

② Register on a hometown tax site.

③ Apply for donation through the hometown tax site.

④ Send back the One-Stop Special Case application form and required documents that were sent to you.

These four steps only.

Now, I will explain about hometown tax.

(This explanation is for salaried workers and other wage earners.)

What is hometown tax?

What is hometown tax?

Hometown tax is a system that allows you to donate to a municipality you want to support.

Originally, you could not choose where your tax money went, but with this system, payments to municipalities outside your place of residence became possible.

As the name suggests, since it is a tax on one's hometown, you can donate to your hometown, birthplace, places you have lived, or areas you want to support. (Although it is called tax, it is actually a donation.)

In short, you simply prepay next year’s taxes with a cost of 2,000 yen.

And with that, you can receive a return gift.

What is the mechanism? What are the merits and demerits?

Apply for a donation to the municipality via a hometown tax site.

When you apply, the municipality sends receipts, a special case application form, and the return gifts.

The donor fills out the special case application form, attaches the required documents (copy of driver’s license, My Number card, copy of notification card, etc.), and sends it back. That’s all for the procedure.

It’s simple.

What is One-Stop Special Case for hometown tax?

What is One-Stop Special CaseA system that eliminates the need for a final tax return by preparing simple documents and copies of identity documents, etc..

Originally, you could deduct taxes by filing a final tax return after donating to hometowns, but later the One-Stop Special Case system was introduced.

Indeed, for people who do not normally file tax returns, it can be a nuisance.

I started hometown tax after the One-Stop Special Case became available.

This special case requires

① Being a salaried worker (employee)

② Annual number of municipalities donated to is five or fewer

These two conditions must be met.

People who must file a tax return cannot use the One-Stop Special Case, so please be careful.

Most regular company employees can use it.

When making hometown donations,I recommend applying the One-Stop Special Case system.After donation, you will receive the donation receipt and the special case application form about a week later.

Fill in the required information on the special case application form and attach copies of the required identification documents (driver’s license, My Number card, My Number notification card, etc.) and send them back to complete the process. If you have a copier at home, it takes less than 10 minutes.

What are the merits? What are the demerits?

・With simple work, you can receive a return gift from the municipality.

・You can donate to the region you want to support.

・Because it is an advance payment of taxes,the take-home pay will increase from June of the following year by the amount prepaid.（If income and taxes are the same as the previous year）

・Many return gifts are high-priced,so paying 2,000 yen can still be worthwhile.

・As a downside, some municipalities may see a decrease in tax payments due to hometown tax donations.

This issue is reported in newspapers and news, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications also regards high-value return gifts as problematic. However, for smaller populations and municipalities with few taxpayers, it is a significant opportunity to raise funds. Considering ethics and morality, it is a complicated matter.

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