sunrise 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I thought it was just me, then a friend called wth the same issue (different ward), - she'd called the ward office and they said it was cos the ageing society. Did you guys see a massive increase in your ward tax this year? Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 4 times?! Very ouch. I haven't got mine yet but I sure hope it is not 400% what it was. I can't remember how much it was anyway off hand... Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Take comfort sunrise, that your taxes are paying for pensioners like me to go skiing midweek Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 what is it- I don@t thinkI@ve been stung by that yet\ Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Lets get this straight. Generation X benefit from the infrastructure paid for by parents' and grandparents' sweat. Generation X don't want to pay tax. How do you spell "selfish"? Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 funny. I haven't paid ward tax yet, but i'm terrified. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 bollocks soub! If they paid the same amount that is now being hiked up and expected, then we would be getting MUCH better services than now. How do you see grumbling about that as selfish when we are covering the increasing costs of looking after the ageing baby-boomers?? I do remember being told recently at work that that had all changed sunrise, but can't quite remember the specifics... Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 You're paying for crooked politicians dipping their hands, elbows , heads, legs and whatever else will fit into the honey pot where they will splurge until they puke and repeat the process. Meanwhile pensionners receive the same amount or less and are being told also it is because of the aging population. The population is hoodwinked and compliant. Not much can be done anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
XilR8 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Mine doubled. 120k last year, 250k this year. Unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Oops. Sorry. Musn't be grumpy, musn't be grumpy. Anyway, you lot are are going to have to hope that my lot keep healthy until we fall off the perch, or the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Grumpiness is quite fine Soub! It's one of the perks of getting older! Link to post Share on other sites
Kingofmyrrh 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Total income tax (on a constant income) will not change. It's just that they've decided to redistribute the burden such that local tax increases and national tax decreases by the same amount. Still, even though I knew this, my eyes nearly fell out of my head when I got my bill the other day... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 yeah that was it! Overall nothing changes, but it has been spread differently through everything you pay. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 To back up Kingofmyth, that's just what I heard from my wife, she said City tax is up and another tax is down so it is about the same.. My good accountant makes sure that I don't pay any tax! thaough it does have some drawbacks. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Well if it is 4 times, then my other tax will have to be in the minus I think!!! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 4 times seems way out of control. Remember also if your salary has gone up you might have stepped in to a higher tax bracket. Go ask the ward office. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Well - I don't think they charged me less income tax this year - if I had I would have gotten a larger refund. I didn't. The redistribution hasn't worked properly for me that's for sure. I wonder if they made mistakes in numerous cases if it's not supposed to be much different. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I don't know much about it really having an effect on your tax refund though I'd suggest to do as you would back home and go to the Tax office and get some answers. If they've made a mistake i'm sure they'd refund you. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hey what is the deal on tax-deductibles in Japan? Can you claim stuff like in Oz? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 yes you can but you are pretty limited in what you can deduct as a company employee. Doing it from home is a different story. Does your school do your tax BP? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 yeah they do Indo. I actually don't want to claim anything. I mate I work with was wondering about what happens if you own your own business. If you had a movie production company, could you claim the cost of equipment, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Snow-Woman 0 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I haven't got mine yet. I might try to ignore it or lose it by accident. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Got mine today - it has doubled. My health tax is about the same as last year. My salary has been constant. I can't see anything that has come down by the amount this one has increased. Where exactly am I supposed to get the balance? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Mine is 225% what it was last year. Not a nice surprise to get thats for sure. Likewise I can't see any other tax going down in a comparable amount. Or going down AT ALL, never mind by the same amount. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'd be off to thw ward office. Hasn't anyone done that yet? Link to post Share on other sites
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