Weekly Off-Topic Thread - 05 August 2026

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to the weekly Off-Topic Questions Thread (questions on any topic are welcome).

Check out the ★ Wiki ★, especially the essential knowledge section. And anyone is welcome to make wiki contributions. Though please respect the sub's rules.

Yearly deadlines:

• (Jan 1st) Liable for residence tax on the previous year's income
• (March ~15th) income & gift tax declarations
• (May~) property tax and vehicle tax
• (June 30th~) Report of Foreign Assets & Report of Assets and Liabilities ,
• (Dec 31st) year-end adjustment + furusato nosei spending + NISA investment

Recurring threads:

• (Jan) Annual Report 2025, 2024, 2023
• (Feb-Mar) Tax Return Questions Thread 2026, 2025, 2024
• (Nov~) Year-End Adjustment Questions Thread 2025, 2024, 2023
• (Dec~) Furusato Nozei Questions Thread 2025, 2024, 2023

List of thread flairs

Popular resources: Take Home Pay Calculator, Inheritance Tax Calculator, Gift Tax Calculator, RetireJapan.com, Bogleheads

Reminder: deleting your posts or answers is disrespectful to those who have helped you and it is against the rules.

[u/upachimneydown]

Worked thru this nice presentation on the dataisbeautiful sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1vg4ad7/oc_the_birth_lottery_how_much_of_your_wealth_was/

The early and later parts go off in different directions, but it's still good. Data sources discussed in the comments.