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Salary Income Deduction and Specific Expense Deduction
July 16, 2026
This article explains the salary income deduction and the specific expense deduction available to salaried workers. If your work-related expenses exceed the standard deduction, you may be able to reduce your taxable income by filing a tax return.
The salary income deduction is a system that subtracts a fixed deduction amount from your salary income. It covers certain specific expenses such as commuting costs, work-related travel expenses, and training fees. If your actual specific expenses exceed the standard deduction amount, you can deduct the excess by filing a final tax return (kakutei shinkoku).
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Source: 国税庁 "タックスアンサー"
https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/taxanswer/index2.htm
This article was reorganized by SIAデジタルテクノロジー株式会社 based on the above source.
※This language version is a machine translation from the Japanese version (SIAデジタルテクノロジー株式会社).
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