What this document is
Certificate that municipal tax has been PAID with no arrears (納税証明書) for Reiwa 7 nendo · 2024 income — the same year as the "fully-paid year" income certificate above. A back-up sheet: Immigration now asks for the newer year, but this is the year their official document list names.
What it must show
- Immigration's document list defines this as the year whose instalments have all fallen due —「全ての納期が経過している直近1年度分」, i.e. Reiwa 7 nendo · 2024 income.
- In practice, as of August 2026 they have also been asking for the NEWER year (Reiwa 8 nendo · 2025 income) — so the app marks the newer sheet as required and this one as recommended. Carrying both saves a second trip.
- Obtainable if you had a 住民票 on 1/1/2025. If you arrived after that date this year does not exist for you and the station hides itself.
- All instalments for this year are settled, so it is the cleanest sheet in the set.
Where to get it
The city hall (shiyakusho) where you were REGISTERED AS A RESIDENT on 1/1/2025. Whichever city that was, that is where you apply — if you have moved, go back to the old city or request it by post.
How to get it
- Take your residence card (or My Number card) to the city hall
- State each fiscal year you need — read out the 令和 year shown above
- With a My Number card you can also use the kiosk in a convenience store, which is cheaper
Cost & time
About 300 yen per copy, issued the same day. Ask for all three at once (two income certificates + one tax-payment certificate) so you only make one trip.
Notes
If you have overdue tax you cannot get a “clean” certificate — pay it off first. Tax arrears weigh heavily in the assessment (素行不良). Switching to salary deduction (特別徴収) is the surest way to keep the certificate clean.