4.Tax

We have compiled a list of taxes on real estate in three phases: acquisition, keeping and disposition. please refer to the link:

Taxes on real estate (acquisition, keeping and disposition)

In addition, the following are supplementary information.

Consumption tax will be charged on the purchase price of the building, the construction contract price, the brokerage fee and the mortgage administration fee. (The tax rate is 10% as of 2021.)
If you use real estate as rental housing and earn rental income, you will be subject to income tax and inhabitant tax on your “real estate income”, which is your rental income minus necessary expenses. The above necessary expenses include fixed asset tax, city planning tax, business tax, consumption tax, stamp tax, as well as depreciation and other expenses incurred in the real estate business.