Declaration of Inhabitant Tax

Please submit your tax declaration via post to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
＜Those who are required to declare Inhabitant Tax＞

• Those who lived in Sendai City as of January 1, 2023 and to whom " Those who are NOT required to declare Inhabitant Tax " do not apply. (Please be aware that you are required to declare inhabitant tax even if you did not have any income in 2022. If you do not file a tax declaration, the City of Sendai may not be able to issue you a tax exemption certificate, etc.)

＜Those who are NOT required to declare Inhabitant Tax＞

• Those who filed for income tax return.
• Those whose only income was their salary or those who are solely dependent on public pension, etc. (You are required to declare inhabitant tax if you have NOT applied for year-end adjustment, because you got a new job, left a job or retired in the middle of the year, or if you are going to be subjected to exemptions which are not listed on the certificate of income and withholding tax, such as exemption of medical expenses.)
• Those who are dependents, etc. of a person who fulfils the above requirements (a qualified spouse as well as dependents whose living expense is sustained by the same source). (Those who are dependents of a person who is living outside of Sendai City are required to file for inhabitant tax.)

Venues for filing Inhabitant Tax

• Period of acceptance: February 16 (Thu.) to March 15 (Wed.), 2023 (Excluding closing days of government offices)
  Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Venues: AER 5F Special Exhibition Hall (As a substitute venue of Aoba Ward Office and Taihaku Ward Office)
  Miyagino Ward Office 6F Hall
  Wakabayashi Ward Office 6F Hall
  Izumi Ward Office East Building 1F Main conference room
  Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Venue: Miyagi General Branch 3F Conference room
• Period of acceptance: February 22 (Wed.) to March 15 (Wed.), 2023 (Excluding closing days of government offices)
  Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  Venue: Akiu General Branch 2F Main conference room

【Aoba Ward, Izumi Ward】TEL: 022-214-8637

【Miyagino Ward, Wakabayashi Ward, Taihaku Ward】TEL: 022-214-8638

Tax Notices

For those who are required to file Income Tax return and declare Inhabitant Tax, please complete the necessary procedures by March 15 (Wed.), 2023.
We ask for those who are filing for income tax return to submit their declaration through the e-tax service that can be found on the National Tax Agency Website, and for those submitting inhabitant tax declaration form to do so via post.
＜About Listing Individual Number and Identification Documents of Individual Number, etc.＞

• On both the income tax returns and inhabitant tax declaration, you must have your Individual Number written down, and the Individual Numbers of qualified spouse as well as dependents whose living expense is sustained by the same source and are eligible for deduction should also be included on the form.
• When submitting your documents, you are required to show proof of the applicant's Individual Number and proof of one's identity. (A qualified spouse as well as dependents whose living expense is sustained by the same source and are eligible for deduction are not required to show proof of their Individual Numbers)

Inquiries about filing income tax return:
Sendai-kita Tax Office TEL: 022-222-8121, Sendai-naka Tax Office TEL: 022-783-7831, Sendai-minami Tax Office TEL: 022-306-8001

Loan System to Help Fund School Entry

• Application deadline: March 31, 2023
• Eligibility: Households who have been residing in Sendai City for 6 months or longer at the time of application and cannot afford the expenses necessary for their child to enter school.
• Upper limits of loan, etc.:

1. Elementary and Junior high schools（Excluding households receiving welfare）／50,000 yen or less
2. Public high schools ／100,000 yen or less
3. Private high schools ／150,000 yen or less

※No interest is incurred for these loans.

• Repayment period: Within 20 months after the 2 months grace period. (If you took out a loan of 150,000 yen, the repayment period is within 30 months.) 
• There is an application screening process.
• You must have a guarantor who resides in Sendai City.
• For information on the application process or for further details, please contact your local Sendai City Council of Social Welfare of each ward, or its branch office.

Sendai City Council of Social Welfare: 
Aoba Ward TEL: 022-265-5260
Aoba Ward Miyagi Branch TEL: 022-392-7868
Miyagino Ward TEL: 022-256-3650
Wakabayashi Ward TEL: 022-282-7971
Taihaku Ward TEL: 022-248-8188
Izumi Ward TEL: 022-372-1581

Subsidy for Citizens' International Exchange Projects, etc.

1st term
Project execution period: April 2023 to March 2024, Application period: February 1 to 28, 2023
2nd term
Project execution period: July 2023 to Mach 2024, Application period: May 1 to 31, 2023
3rd term
Project execution period: October 2023 to March 2024, Application period: August 1 to 31, 2023
4th term
Project execution period: January to March, 2024, Application period: November 1 to 30, 2023
※Application submission: Excluding Saturdays, Sundays and (National) holidays

• Eligibility: Groups and organizations whose activities are mostly based in Sendai City and more than half of the members are living, working or studying within Sendai City. 
• The upper limit of the subsidy is 100,000 yen.
• Please contact the following for information on how to apply, or for further details.

Inquiries: Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association (SenTIA) 
TEL: 022-268-6260

Have you applied for the Special Benefit of Livelihood Support for Child-rearing Households with Lower Income?

1.  For Single-parent Households
   Information regarding the Special Benefit of Livelihood Support for Single-parent Households is available in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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2. For Households  which are Exempt from Per-capita Inhabitant Taxes
   Information regarding the Special Benefit of Livelihood Support for Households which are Exempt from Per-capita Inhabitant Taxes is available in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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Notice Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination

Information regarding vaccination of Omicron-adapted vaccines is available in easy Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Nepali.
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Notice of the Nationwide J-ALERT Information Transmission Test

The central government will carry out a nationwide simultaneous information transmission test using the J-ALERT system at 11:00 a.m. on February 15 (Wed.), 2023 based on the preparation for the occurrence of earthquakes, tsunamis, and armed attacks, etc.
On the day of the test, test messages will be broadcasted on the official website of the City of Sendai and the Twitter account of Sendai City Crisis Management Bureau, and test announcements will be broadcasted using outdoor speaker installations set up in the eastern part of Sendai City. Please note of this in advance.
Inquiries: Crisis Management Section TEL: 022-214-8519