Table33 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions Using Tax Answer (via Phone or Fax) in FY2002 (April 2002 to March 2003)
| Rank | Tax | Nature of Inquiry | Number of Inquiries | a/b (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2002 (a) |
FY 2001 (b) |
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 |
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| 1 | Income Tax |
(1120) Medical expenses (tax reduction for medical expenses) |
297,890 |
113,421 |
223.3 |
| 2 | Income Tax |
(2020) Final returns |
258,777 |
208,668 |
124.0 |
| 3 | Income Tax |
(1400) Employment income |
235,892 |
102,955 |
229.1 |
| 4 | Income Tax |
(1122) Deductible medical expenses |
200,715 |
117,071 |
171.4 |
| 5 | Income Tax |
(1195) Special deduction for spouse |
190,327 |
92,401 |
206.0 |
| 6 | Income Tax |
(2260) Income tax rates |
170,587 |
137,326 |
124.2 |
| 7 | Income Tax |
(1191) Deduction for spouse |
153,896 |
73,303 |
209.9 |
| 8 | Income Tax |
(1210) Special credit for acquisition of owned house |
141,743 |
117,364 |
120.8 |
| 9 | Income Tax |
(1410) Rough calculation of salaried men’s necessary expenses (deductible from employment income) |
127,456 |
84,875 |
150.2 |
| 10 | Income Tax |
(1420) Retirement income |
126,783 |
58,696 |
216.0 |
| 11 | Income Tax |
(1800) Tax-free threshold on part-time income |
124,354 |
94,835 |
131.1 |
| 12 | Income Tax |
(1213) Construction or purchase of owned house |
120,685 |
89,782 |
134.4 |
| 13 | Income Tax |
(1124) Examples of childbearing expenses deductible as medical expenses |
117,532 |
63,044 |
186.4 |
| 14 | Income Tax |
(1415) Preferential measures on salaried employee taxation (deduction for specified expenditure) |
117,385 |
37,042 |
316.9 |
| 15 | Income Tax |
(1900) Salaried employees who need to file a final tax return |
113,234 |
103,721 |
109.2 |
| 16 | Income Tax |
(1180) Deduction for dependents |
111,502 |
73,982 |
150.7 |
| 17 | Income Tax |
(2100) Outline of depreciation |
108,171 |
86,309 |
125.3 |
| 18 | Income Tax |
(1128) Examples of dental treatment costs deductible as medical expenses |
107,874 |
65,569 |
164.5 |
| 19 | Gift Tax |
(4402) Gift tax liability |
106,504 |
88,402 |
120.5 |
| 20 | Income Tax |
(1165) Deduction for the elderly |
106,425 |
65,849 |
161.6 |
| Total | 3,037,732 |
1,894,615 |
160.3 |
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| Others | 13,297,146 |
10,382,649 |
128.1 |
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| Grand Total | 16,334,878 |
12,277,264 |
133.0 |
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