The National Tax Agency has announced that it will introduce a new system that makes it easier to complete procedures such as medical expense deductions by utilizing the My Number system dedicated site for final tax returns.
If you have incurred medical expenses exceeding 100,000 yen a year, you can receive a partial refund of the income tax you have paid through tax withholding, etc.
The National Tax Agency will link "e-Tax", which uses the Internet to file final returns, with "Mynaportal", a dedicated site for the My Number system, before the acceptance of final returns for income tax and other taxes will begin on February 16, 2020. , announced the introduction of a new system that makes it easier to file refunds.
In this system, after completing the settings in advance, when you read your My Number card with a smartphone, etc., the medical expenses paid in the previous year and the status of public pension benefits will be automatically entered.
In "e-Tax", a mechanism has been introduced this year that automatically enters the amount by taking a picture of the salary withholding slip with a camera such as a smartphone.
Tetsuya Yamagata, Director of the National Tax Agency's Individual Taxation Division, said, "About 85% of people have completed the tax return procedure without going to the venue this year. Next year, we will take advantage of the more convenient functions and make sure to use the Internet. Please report what you used."