Last week, we talked about the foreign dependent deduction a little bit. Now let’s see what kind of documents are needed when claiming this deduction.
As we mentioned before, from 2023 there are some changes in the regulations. For example, if a foreign dependent doesn’t belong to the listed categories, the taxpayer cannot claim the deduction. So it is recommended to double check the regulations.
Here is the list of documents and their explanation from the tax office in English and Japanese.