{"id":86002,"date":"2020-04-24T12:16:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:01:54","slug":"medical-deduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Medical Expense Deductions During Pregnancy and Childbirth | Summary of Calculation and Application Methods [Doctor Supervised]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"toc\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"#c1\">What are medical expenses deductible during pregnancy and childbirth? <\/a>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c1-1\">Mechanism of medical expense deduction<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c1-2\">Medical expense deduction for pregnancy and childbirth<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2\">How to calculate medical expense deduction<\/a>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2-1\">How much will I get back with medical expense deduction? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2-1-1\">\u2460 How to calculate medical expense deduction amount<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2-1-2\">\u2461 Check income tax rate<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2-1-3\">\u2462 Multiply medical expense deduction amount and income tax rate<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c2-2\">Medical expense deduction simulation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"#c3\">How to apply for medical expense deduction<\/a>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c3-1\">Time and location of tax return<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c3-2\">What you need to apply for medical expense deduction<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c3-3\">Fill out the final tax return using the withholding tax slip as a reference<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#c3-4\">Create statement of medical expenses<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"#c4\">\u307e\u3068\u3081<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n  <button class=\"toc_more\">Open table of contents<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u76ee\u6b21<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 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class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#How_medical_expenses_deductions_work\" >How medical expenses deductions work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Medical_Expense_Deductions_for_Pregnancy_and_Childbirth\" >Medical Expense Deductions for Pregnancy and Childbirth<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#How_to_calculate_medical_expenses_deduction\" >How to calculate medical expenses deduction<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#How_much_will_you_get_back_through_medical_deductions\" >How much will you get back through medical deductions?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#%E2%91%A0How_to_calculate_medical_expenses_deduction\" >\u2460How to calculate medical expenses deduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#%E2%91%A1Check_the_income_tax_rate\" >\u2461Check the income tax rate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Simulation_of_medical_expense_deduction\" >Simulation of medical expense deduction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#How_to_apply_for_medical_expenses_deduction\" >How to apply for medical expenses deduction<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Time_and_place_to_file_tax_return\" >Time and place to file tax return<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#What_you_need_to_apply_for_medical_expenses_deduction\" >What you need to apply for medical expenses deduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Fill_out_your_tax_return_using_your_tax_withholding_slip_as_a_reference\" >Fill out your tax return using your tax withholding slip as a reference<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Create_a_medical_expense_statement\" >Create a medical expense statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_medical_expenses_eligible_for_deduction_during_pregnancy_and_childbirth\"><\/span>What are the medical expenses eligible for deduction during pregnancy and childbirth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical expenses associated with pregnancy and childbirth tend to be quite costly. Since your income may decrease due to time off work, you want to reduce the burden as much as possible.<br>In this article, we will explain in an easy-to-understand way the &#8220;medical expense deduction&#8221; system, which allows you to receive a refund for a portion of your medical expenses. First, let&#8217;s take a look at&nbsp;<strong>how medical expense deductions work and the expenses that are eligible for pregnancy and childbirth<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c1-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_medical_expenses_deductions_work\"><\/span>How medical expenses deductions work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical deduction is&nbsp;<strong>a system where if your medical expenses for a year (January 1st to December 31st) exceed a certain amount (100,000 yen for households other than those exempt from resident tax), you can have a portion of your tax refunded from your taxable income when you file your tax return with the tax office<\/strong>&nbsp;.<br>If you have a family, you can add up your medical expenses for the calculation, so&nbsp;<strong>keep all your family receipts together.<\/strong><br>This system reduces your taxable income and lowers your taxes, but it&#8217;s easier to understand if you think of it as &#8220;money coming back into your hands.&#8221; You<br>can apply for medical expenses for all family members who share your household (even if they don&#8217;t live together), so you can add up the medical expenses you spent at the hospital for illness or injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c1-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medical_Expense_Deductions_for_Pregnancy_and_Childbirth\"><\/span>Medical Expense Deductions for Pregnancy and Childbirth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th width=\"50%\">Eligible expenses<\/th><th>Non-eligible expenses<\/th>< \/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\n<ul>\n<li>Prenatal health examination fee<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalization fee (for both mother and child)<\/li>\n<li>Childbirth expenses<\/li>\n<li>Public transportation expenses such as hospital visits<\/li>\n<li>Taxi fee in case of emergency<\/li>\n<li>1 month postpartum checkup<\/li>\n<li>Breast milk external fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><td>\n<ul>\n<li>Pregnancy test cost<\/li>\n<li>Gasoline cost<\/li>\n<li>Transportation expenses when returning home<\/li>\n<li>Vaccination fee<\/li>\n<li>Bed fee difference<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous expenses during hospitalization<\/li>\n<li>Diapers and milk charges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/\">NIPT<\/a> (prenatal diagnosis) fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses incurred for the treatment of illness or injury other than pregnancy and childbirth are eligible, but expenses incurred for personal reasons or cosmetic purposes are not eligible. In addition, the cost of prenatal testing such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/\">NIPT<\/a> is not eligible for medical expense deduction.<br>For example, taking supplements during pregnancy is&nbsp;<strong>only eligible if a doctor determines it is necessary,<\/strong>&nbsp;and is not eligible if it is determined by the patient. If you want to take supplements for anemia during pregnancy, we recommend consulting a doctor before getting a prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"\/nipt\/early-pregnancy\/\" class=\"blog-card\">\n      <div class=\"blog-card-content\">\n          <div class=\"blog-card-title\">PMS\u3068\u598a\u5a20\u521d\u671f\u75c7\u72b6\u306e\u9055\u3044\u3068\u306f\uff1f\u598a\u5a20\u521d\u671f\u306e\u904e\u3054\u3057\u65b9\u3010\u533b\u5e2b\u76e3\u4fee\u3011 <\/div>\n          <div class=\"blog-card-excerpt\">\u598a\u5a20\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u4f53\u5185\u3067\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u5909\u5316\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u598a\u5a20\u521d\u671f\u306f\u30db\u30eb\u30e2\u30f3\u30d0\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u306e\u6025\u6fc0\u306a\u5909\u5316\u306b\u598a\u5a66\u3055\u3093\u306e\u5fc3\u3068\u8eab\u4f53\u306f\u3086\u3089\u304e\u3001\u30a4\u30e9\u30a4\u30e9\u3084\u4e0d\u5b89\u306a\u3069\u3092\u62b1\u3048\u308b\u65b9...<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_calculate_medical_expenses_deduction\"><\/span>How to calculate medical expenses deduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be wondering how much money you will actually get back. We have summarized the calculation method, so let&#8217;s calculate it with reference to the simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c2-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_will_you_get_back_through_medical_deductions\"><\/span>How much will you get back through medical deductions?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The refund amount that you receive as a medical expense deduction can be calculated by multiplying your medical expense deduction amount by your income tax rate.<br>There are three steps to this calculation, so please follow the steps to calculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c2-1-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%91%A0How_to_calculate_medical_expenses_deduction\"><\/span>\u2460How to calculate medical expenses deduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Formula for calculating medical expenses deduction&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total income is 2 million yen or more<br>Medical expenses deduction = Total medical expenses (for one year) &#8211; amount reimbursed (insurance payment, etc.) &#8211; 100,000 yen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your total income is less than 2 million yen,<br>medical expense deduction = total medical expenses (for one year) &#8211; amount reimbursed (insurance payment, etc.) &#8211; total income x 5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;amount reimbursed&#8221; includes money received as a lump-sum childbirth and childcare allowance, a family lump-sum childbirth and childcare allowance, childbirth expenses, and spouse&#8217;s childbirth expenses, and must be deducted from medical expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c2-1-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%91%A1Check_the_income_tax_rate\"><\/span>\u2461Check the income tax rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The income tax rate is determined by the amount of taxable income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Formula for calculating taxable income&gt;<br>Taxable income = total income (annual income &#8211; salary income deduction) &#8211; income deductions<br>&#8220;Income deductions&#8221; include social insurance premium deductions (insurance premiums for pension, health insurance, employment insurance, etc.), spouse deduction, and life insurance premium deduction (life insurance, medical insurance, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"396\" src=\"\/nipt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shotokukoujo-min.png\" alt= \"Salary earners and taxes\" class=\"wp-image-1910\"><\/figure>\n<cite>Citation: National Tax Agency \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nta.go.jp\/publication\/pamph\/koho\/kurashi\/html\/02_1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salary Income earners and taxes<\/a>\u201d<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have calculated your taxable income, check your income tax rate from the &#8220;Income Tax Rates&#8221; table compiled by the National Tax Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Taxable income amount<\/th><th>Income tax rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody ><tr><td>Less than 1,950,000 yen< \/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More than 1.95 million yen &#8211; less than 3.3 million yen<\/td><td>10%<\/td><\/tr><tr ><td>More than 3.3 million yen &#8211; less than 6.95 million yen<\/td><td>20%<\/td><\/tr>< tr><td>More than 6.95 million yen &#8211; less than 9 million yen<\/td><td>23%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More than 9 million yen &#8211; less than 18 million yen<\/td> <td>33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over 18 million yen~4, Less than 0 million yen<\/td><td>40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More than 40 million yen<\/td><td>45%<\/td><\/tr><\/ tbody><\/table><\/figure><cite>Reference material: National Tax Agency \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nta.go.jp\/taxes\/shiraberu\/taxanswer\/shotoku\/2260.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Income tax rate<\/a>&#8220;<br>< \/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2462Multiply the medical expense deduction amount by the income tax rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;Refund calculation formula&gt;<br>Medical expenses deduction refund = Medical expenses deduction amount x Income tax rate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can calculate the amount you will get back by multiplying the numbers calculated in steps \u2460 and \u2461 by the formula above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c2-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Simulation_of_medical_expense_deduction\"><\/span>Simulation of medical expense deduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easier to understand if we apply specific amounts, so let&#8217;s set some conditions and run a simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff1cConditions\uff1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total medical expenses = 500,000 yen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compensated amount: 150,000 yen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual income = 7 million yen (salary income deduction 1.9 million yen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income deduction = 1.2 million yen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical expense deduction amount:<br>500,000 yen (medical expenses) &#8211; 150,000 yen (compensation amount) &#8211; 100,000 yen = 250,000 yen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income tax rate:<br>7 million yen (income) &#8211; 1.9 million yen (salary deductions) &#8211; 1.2 million yen (income deductions) = 3.9 million yen<br>Income tax rate = 20% (see the income tax rate table)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refund amount:<br>250,000 yen (medical expenses deduction amount) x 20% (income tax rate) = 50,000 yen.In<br>this case, 50,000 yen will be refunded as medical expenses deduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_apply_for_medical_expenses_deduction\"><\/span>How to apply for medical expenses deduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the tax return that your company will file for you, you will need to prepare the necessary documents yourself to claim medical expenses. Let&#8217;s check the necessary documents and procedures so that you can complete the application within the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"\/nipt\/pregnancy-grant\/\" class=\"blog-card\">\n      <div class=\"blog-card-content\">\n          <div class=\"blog-card-title\">\u598a\u5a20\u3068\u52a9\u6210\u91d1\u306e\u5b8c\u5168\u653b\u7565\uff01\u4eca\u3059\u3050\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u652f\u63f4\u5236\u5ea6\u4e00\u89a7 <\/div>\n          <div class=\"blog-card-excerpt\">\u598a\u5a20\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u7523\u3001\u80b2\u5150\u671f\u306b\u5229\u7528\u3067\u304d\u308b\u52a9\u6210\u91d1\u3084\u7d66\u4ed8\u91d1\u3092\u5206\u304b\u308a\u3084\u3059\u304f\u89e3\u8aac\u3002\u598a\u5a66\u5065\u8a3a\u8cbb\u306e\u52a9\u6210\u3001\u51fa\u7523\u80b2\u5150\u4e00\u6642\u91d1\u3001\u80b2\u5150\u7d66\u4ed8\u91d1\u306a\u3069\u3001\u7533\u8acb\u6642\u671f\u3084\u6761\u4ef6\u3001\u533b\u7642\u8cbb...<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c3-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_and_place_to_file_tax_return\"><\/span>Time and place to file tax return<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The tax return period is&nbsp;<strong>from February 16th to March 15th<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, you should file your application at the tax office that has jurisdiction over the address where your resident registration is registered, but if the address on your withholding slip is different from your current address due to moving, you should file your application at the tax office that has jurisdiction over your current address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the e-Tax service on the National Tax Agency&#8217;s website to complete your tax return from home, so be sure to give it a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c3-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_you_need_to_apply_for_medical_expenses_deduction\"><\/span>What you need to apply for medical expenses deduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Final tax return form<br>*If you are filing online,&nbsp;you can apply through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nta.go.jp\/taxes\/shiraberu\/shinkoku\/tokushu\/iryouhikoujo.htm\">the National Tax Agency website .<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical receipts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Withholding tax slip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A copy of your My Number notification card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy of your ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Passbook and seal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be asked to submit receipts for medical expenses, so you must keep them as evidence for five years. Please do not throw them away after applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c3-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fill_out_your_tax_return_using_your_tax_withholding_slip_as_a_reference\"><\/span>Fill out your tax return using your tax withholding slip as a reference<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"539\" src=\"\/nipt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/keisan-min.png\" alt= \"\" class=\"wp-image-1912\"><\/figure><cite>Quote: National Tax Agency&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keisan.nta.go.jp\/kyoutu\/ky\/sm\/top#bsctrl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final tax return preparation corner<\/a>&#8220;< \/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<p>There are four ways to submit your tax return:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My Number Card System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ID\/Password Method<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Print and mail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepared by the competent tax office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose one of the methods to prepare and submit your tax return. You can create an e-Tax form using a device that reads your My Number card or your smartphone, or&nbsp;<strong>by using the ID and password issued by the tax office.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ID and password issued by the tax office will be required the next time you file your tax return, so please keep it in a safe place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you select &#8220;Print and submit,&#8221; please fill out your tax return following the guide, print the documents, and then mail them to your local tax office. 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Please make use of the medical expense deduction system to reduce your burden even a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3010References\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Tax Agency \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nta.go.jp\/taxes\/shiraberu\/taxanswer\/shotoku\/1120.htm\" target=\"_blank\">When you pay medical expenses (medical expense deduction)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since specific calculation methods and conditions vary depending on the tax laws and regulations of the country or region in which you are located, we recommend that you check the website of the tax authorities of each country or region or consult an expert for detailed information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What are medical exp&#8230;\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/medical-deduction\/?lang=en\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86002"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118334,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86002\/revisions\/118334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/nipt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}