Moved After Donating? Fix One-Stop Before Jan 10
Quick checklist for fixing one-stop after a move or name change, including what to send and when a tax return is safer.
Part of our How to Use Furusato Nozei for Foreigners in 2026 Without 3 Costly Mistakes guide.
When a move or name change breaks one-stop
One-stop is tied to the name and resident-tax address that apply on January 1 after the donation year. Official municipal forms say you must file a change notice if the details on your one-stop filing change before that date, while a phone-number-only change is usually excluded; for 2026 donations, the official form example shows the deadline as January 10, 2027. (city.kawasaki.jp)
| What happened | What to do | Deadline note |
|---|---|---|
| You moved after donating and already sent one-stop | Send a change notice to each municipality you donated to | January 10 of the next year; some official pages say arrival by that date, while others accept a January 10 postmark, so mail early. (city.okazaki.lg.jp) |
| You changed your legal name after donating | Send the same change notice, plus updated ID or change proof requested by that municipality | Still January 10 of the next year. (city.urasoe.lg.jp) |
| You have not mailed the original one-stop form yet and the printed details are wrong | Some municipalities let you cross out the wrong details, write the correct ones, and attach ID instead of filing a separate change notice | Useful if the move or name change happened before you sent anything. (city.moriya.ibaraki.jp) |
| Only your phone number changed | Usually no separate change notice is needed | Official change forms commonly exclude phone-number-only changes. (city.kawasaki.jp) |
What to send to each municipality
Send the one-stop exception change notice to each donor municipality, not to your new ward office or city hall unless that place is also the municipality you donated to. Many municipalities outsource one-stop handling, so the mailing address may be a support room or PO box in a different prefecture. (city.fujinomiya.lg.jp)
| Item | What municipalities usually expect | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Change notice form | Your current name, current address, phone number, birth date, and the details that were on the original one-stop filing | The official form has both current-information and previously-filed-information sections. (city.kawasaki.jp) |
| Updated ID or number proof | An updated My Number card copy, or number proof plus photo ID, or a resident record if your card or ID does not show the change | Municipal pages commonly ask for proof that matches the changed address or name. (city.fujinomiya.lg.jp) |
| Name-change proof | For a furusato nozei name change one-stop fix, attach proof in the new legal name if the municipality asks for it | Some official FAQs call out name changes separately and request the new-name documents. (city.moriya.ibaraki.jp) |
If your donor municipality supports Municipality My Page, online change filing is usually faster and avoids paper mailing. Official municipal pages from Wako, Omachi, and Atsuma all confirm online change options for participating municipalities. (city.wako.lg.jp)
Where to send it and what it costs
| Example | Published destination | Contact or cost |
|---|---|---|
| Outsourced support desk | Fujinomiya City's official one-stop page lists 2-5-7 Araya, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi 403-0006 for its Furusato Nozei Support Room | 050-3096-7906, weekdays 9:00-18:00. (city.fujinomiya.lg.jp) |
| Another outsourced desk | Sapporo's official furusato page lists 2-12-18 Yuda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0864 for its support room | 050-3114-0331, weekdays 9:00-18:00. (city.sapporo.jp) |
| Paper mailing cost | Japan Post's standard letter rate is 110 yen up to 50g | Japan Post also says branch counter hours vary and some branches have midday closures, so do not wait until the final days. (post.japanpost.jp) |
When to abandon one-stop and file a tax return instead
- If you will file any income-tax return anyway, one-stop becomes invalid and you must include all furusato donations on that return. The National Tax Agency warns about this clearly. (nta.go.jp)
- If you donated to 6 or more municipalities, one-stop cannot be used. (nta.go.jp)
- If January 10 is too close, you cannot confirm delivery, or one municipality still has conflicting instructions, a tax return is usually safer in practice than hoping every paper change notice lands correctly. That is an inference from the strict January 10 rule and the NTA rule that a tax return replaces one-stop. (vill.chosei.chiba.jp)
- If you miss the one-stop deadline entirely, official municipal pages say you must claim the donation by filing your own tax return instead. (vill.chosei.chiba.jp)
60-second filing checklist
- List every municipality you donated to.
- Check whether you already sent the original one-stop form to each one.
- For each municipality, download the change notice or use online change if supported.
- Attach the updated ID or address-name proof that municipality requests.
- Send it early enough to satisfy that municipality's January 10 rule.
- If any municipality is missed, you hit 6+ municipalities, or you will file a tax return anyway, switch fully to a tax return for all donations. (city.wako.lg.jp)
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