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Fees and Taxes of Selling Your Home in Japan

Costs and Taxes​ when selling a property​

There are a number of fees that are required to be paid when selling a property in Japan. Here we outline the general case:

FeeAgents Fees (仲介手数料)Property Price × 3% + JPY 60,000 + 10% Tax​
Other Cost​​Judicial Scrivener Fee, House cleaning etc.
TaxesCapital Gains Tax (所得税)​​Non-resident Seller:  Income Tax
(所得税)  
 If held less than 5 years: 30.63%​​
If held for more than 5 years: 15.315%​​
*Based on Net Income
Resident Seller:  Income Tax and Resident Tax
(所得税 and 住民税) 
 If held less than 5 years: 39.63%​​
If held for more than 5 years: 20.315%​​
*2.1% of the income tax is added as special income tax for reconstruction
**Based on Net Income
Stamp Duty (印紙税)​​Differs according to Price: JPY 10,000 – 480,000

Points to note: 

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