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June Furusato Nozei Check Before You Overpay
Quick June checklist to confirm your furusato nozei deduction on the resident tax notice and know who to contact if it looks wrong.
If you used one-stop for donations made from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, your June 2026 resident tax notice should usually show roughly your total donations minus ¥2,000 on the resident-tax side. If you filed a final tax return, the June notice alone will usually look smaller because part of the benefit sits on the income-tax side instead. (city.osaka.lg.jp)
Part of our How to Use Furusato Nozei for Foreigners in 2026 Without 3 Costly Mistakes guide.
Which June notice to check
For 2025 donations, check the resident tax notice you receive in 2026. Kobe City’s resident tax notice guide says self-pay taxpayers get a mailed notice every June, while salary-withheld taxpayers are notified through the employer notice. (city.kobe.lg.jp)
| How you pay resident tax | Notice to check | Lines that matter | Compare with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary withholding only | Special collection notice from your employer | Start with “tax credit amount” and the remarks/summary area if your city shows them there. An Itabashi City FAQ says furusato nozei may appear in the tax-credit field and in remarks as a donation tax credit, while Yokohama’s guide notes some employer notices mainly show the effect through the reduced income-levy amount. (city.itabashi.tokyo.jp) | Your 2025 donation total, one-stop records, and any final return copy |
| Self-pay or pension withholding | Mailed resident tax notice or decision notice | Check page 2 or any inner sheet for “tax before credits,” “tax credit amount,” “donation tax credit amount,” or similar. Yokohama points readers to page 2 for ordinary collection, and official city guides note donation credit can appear on a later page rather than the front. (city.yokohama.lg.jp) | The same documents, plus the annual tax breakdown inside the notice |
| Salary plus side income | You may receive both an employer notice and a home-mailed notice | If you had side income, one part can stay under salary withholding while another part is billed separately at home. (city.osaka.lg.jp) | Check both notices before deciding the deduction is missing |
What amount should roughly appear
| Your filing path | Quick rule | Fast example |
|---|---|---|
| One-stop only | As a quick check, the resident-tax-side benefit should be about total donations minus ¥2,000, assuming you stayed within your cap. Official guidance says one-stop creates no income-tax refund and instead reduces resident tax from June onward. (city.osaka.lg.jp) | ¥50,000 donated → about ¥48,000 reflected on the resident-tax side |
| Final tax return filed | The June resident tax notice alone will usually be lower than total donations minus ¥2,000. That is normal because the standard furusato nozei route uses both income tax and next year’s resident tax, so part of the benefit is outside this June notice. (city.osaka.lg.jp) | Do not judge only from the June slip; add any income-tax refund or lower withholding |
| Over your cap | The benefit will be lower than the two rules above, and the shortfall stays your cost. Official city formulas also cap the special resident-tax portion at a percentage of income levy. (city.yokohama.lg.jp) | If the gap is large, re-check your cap before escalating |
If you also have a housing loan credit, dividend credit, foreign tax credit, or similar items, the notice may combine them into one tax-credit total. Yokohama’s notice guide says the tax-credit line is a combined figure, and Itabashi City says housing-related credits may be merged with donation credit on the same line. (city.yokohama.lg.jp)
Fast checklist before you call
- Add up every eligible donation you made from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
- Pull either your one-stop acceptance records or the final tax return you actually filed.
- Check the June 2026 notice for the tax-credit field, remarks field, and any second page or insert. (city.itabashi.tokyo.jp)
- If you filed after mid-March 2026, do not panic yet. Some municipalities warn that late-March filings may miss the first June notice and be reflected later in a revised notice. (city.osaka.lg.jp)
Who to contact first if the deduction is missing
| Who to contact | Use this first when | Phone, hours, cost |
|---|---|---|
| Your municipal resident tax section | The June notice shows no deduction, a tiny deduction, or a number you cannot explain | Use the office printed on the notice or envelope first. Official city guidance says detailed resident-tax questions should go to the local resident-tax section named for your area. Cost is usually free except call charges. (city.osaka.lg.jp) |
| The donation municipality or portal support | Your city says no one-stop data arrived | Have donation receipts and one-stop records ready. One-stop can fail if you used more than five municipalities, filed a final return, or moved and did not submit the address-change notice by January 10 of the next year. (city.yokohama.lg.jp) |
| National Tax Agency or your local tax office | You filed a return without the donations, or you filed a return after using one-stop | National Tax Agency consultation: 0570-00-5901, weekdays 8:30 to 17:00, with call charges. The NTA says filing a final return voids one-stop, and a filed return that forgot the donation generally needs a correction claim. (nta.go.jp) |
Three common reasons the June number looks wrong
- You used one-stop, then later filed a final return for medical expenses, side income, or another reason. That cancels one-stop, so every furusato donation must be included in the return. (nta.go.jp)
- You filed the return but forgot to include the donation properly. Cities warn this can leave resident-tax credit off the notice. (city.yokohama.lg.jp)
- You are reading a combined tax-credit total and assuming it is all furusato nozei, or all not furusato nozei. The notice may be mixing several credits together. (city.yokohama.lg.jp)
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Taku Kanaya
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