Trying to get proof of enrollment in the JP pension system so I don't have to pay US self-employment tax, of course @patio11 has had the same experience with the pension office not knowing what you're talking about. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9196788
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I got it sorted but it took many phone calls. At one point they said they wouldn't issue the form and didn't understand why it was required, so I had to explain American taxes... The US documents on this are actually better than the Japanese ones, but still convoluted.
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The necessary form is actually linked here, but the comments on all these forms suggest they're for people temporarily in the US. The internationally used form name (J/USA-6) also isn't listed. https://www.nenkin.go.jp/service/kaigaikyoju/shaho-kyotei/sinseisho/usa1.html …
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At the end of the call where I persuaded them to actually issue the form they asked what my business category was and assumed I was a lawyer...
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I was once assumed to be a 行政書士 and I didn't stop smiling for months.
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