Hi,
My wife (Japanese national) and I (French national) have recently moved to Japan. I am on a spouse of Japanese national visa.
However, we will be working abroad for a few months (up to a year), in the Republic of Palau, and were wordering if people had information on how things work for taxes in this case.
We will most likely have to open a bank account in a US bank.
We’re wondering if it’s best/simpler to just give up on residency and declare that we are leaving Japan, even if this is only for a few months, or if it’s possible/recommended to maintain residency in this case.
The other issue is that we have a flat in France, which means that French tax services consider us to be fiscal residents in France. There is a fiscal convention between Japan and France, but none with Palau.
We’re not sure what would be best in this case, to avoid double or triple taxation.
Thanks for your advice!
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