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Is it legal to earn Japanese yen remotely ? F1 visa.

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#1
  • S
  • mail
  • 2021/01/21 05:10

Hello.
I am attending a university in California on an F1 visa.

I am currently working in Japan as a part time intern for a company that has a branch office in Los Angeles. 2020 I took a class in the fall semester as part of my curriculum that gave me credit for doing an internship. I am still continuing it as a part-time job. I am going back to LA this week, is it illegal for me to work remotely while being a student in the US with my current company ? Also, do I or the company only pay taxes in Japan or do I have to pay taxes in the US ? I have a certificate of residence in Japan. I am confused because some articles on the internet say that I am allowed to work if the money is transferred to my Japanese account in Japanese yen, while others say that I am not allowed to work over there. By the way, my job is to write blog posts for the company's website.

I will graduate in the spring semester, then I will return to Japan and join the company in September 2021.

I would appreciate it if you could let me know.

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#4
  • だめ
  • 2021/01/21 (Thu) 11:26
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Strictly speaking,
you are a non-resident in Japan even if you have a certificate of residence, and a resident in the U.S.
so even if your income is from abroad, your tax liability is of course in the U.S. Conversely, there is no tax liability in Japan.
Japanese companies also pay salaries to non-residents, so if they don't do it properly, the tax office will beat them up, so it's up to them to decide what to do about it.
F - What about Japanese students who are doing stocks and other things ? They are backed up ?
After all, it depends on whether you are filing income tax returns with the IRS
If you are not, you are on your own since you don't know
and if you are, you are required to file a tax return on your overseas bank account . If you do, you are required to report your offshore bank account, so the penalty is huge if you get caught
# I wonder if 2 don't work ?.

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#7
  • tax man
  • 2021/01/21 (Thu) 12:30
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Please refer to the following.

Non-Residents, who file form 1040NR, must only report their US sourced income.

First, the IRS explanation is attached above.
Non-Residents file form 1040 - NR, only
report their US sourced income.


> I am attending a college in California on an F1 visa ❑.
> Is it illegal for me to work remotely while being a student in the US with my current company ?
> Do I or my company have to pay taxes only in Japan or do I have to pay taxes in the US
> too? ?

If the Japanese company treats its income in Japan as taxable in Japan, there is no problem, and
there is no double taxation under the tax treaty between the US and Japan, so it is not illegal.

> You have a certificate of residence in Japan.

The only people who are required to report their overseas income in the U.S. are Resident Aliens,
U.S. residents with work visas, and permanent residents
who have reported moving out of the country with respect to their residence card in Japan.

In conclusion, since Non Residents are foreigners,
they have no tax liability in the US with respect to their income in Japan.
Since you are a foreigner on an F visa for 5 years, you have no
need or right to pay taxes in the US on income earned in your own country.

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#9
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2021/01/21 (Thu) 14:08
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If the salary is deposited in a Japanese bank, there should be no problem.

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#10
  • 無知
  • 2021/01/21 (Thu) 22:20
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# 7
When you have a residence in the US, you are a resident of the US and a non-resident in Japan, which is illegal unless you have moved your residence abroad
Whether you are a student or an expatriate, the IRS does not care.
If your address is in the U.S., at least the U.S. IRS will interpret it that way
And if the Japanese company that pays your salary does not pay you well, there will be problems with tax withholding and social insurance.
# 7 don't even know such common sense ?

By the way
> F visa is a foreigner for 5 years, so,
F visa is a foreigner for life. Or can you become an American after 5 years ?
You're an odd one.

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#11
  • まるまる
  • 2021/01/22 (Fri) 13:07
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I remember a few years ago when I googled a similar question about F1 being a violation, I found a site where lawyers answer legal questions and it came up that it is a violation. The part about being in the US and working even if the work is outside of the US is what seems to be the sticking point. I'm not sure if they can actually crack down on it, but it seems like it would be a bad idea if they were to find out at some point.

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#12
  • 誤解
  • 2021/01/22 (Fri) 18:36
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> If you're on an F visa, you're a foreigner for life. Or can you be an American after 5 years ?

# 7 is just saying that a student on F1 for more than 5 years is treated as Resident for tax purposes. I'm explaining that there is a difference between Resident and No resident to pay taxes. I'm saying that if you are a F1 and treated as a No resident, you don't have to file taxes in the US if you paid taxes in Japan.

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#13
  • お知らせ
  • 2021/01/22 (Fri) 19:37
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tax man

This lonely old man called ignorant is as ignorant as his name suggests and knows nothing about things, but he just looks forward to getting involved in his spare time in any topic, so
don't deal with him if he makes a mistake.

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