Last September, tax authorities across the world, including France and the UK, began sharing and receiving new information on their taxpayers’ offshore assets and income.
(Updated August 2018) UK pensioners over 65 in France may qualify for the “allocation de solidarité aux personnes agées” (Aspa) due to the poor exchange rate pushing some expat pensioners below the poverty line. They…
Is the uncertainty over Brexit causing you uncertainty over whether to stay in France or not? Whichever side of the Brexit divide you are on, and in the knowledge that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”, there are some important issues to be aware of concerning life assurance-based investments.
Do watch out for an email scam going round purporting to be from the French tax office.
How much tax will I pay? If you have not accessed your UK pension and then taken it all as a lump sum, you could pay just 7.5% in French taxes (other conditions apply).
Should you keep hold of UK investments in France? You may have accumulated Premium Bonds, Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) etc over the years, or bought shares in UK companies – but are these suitable investments for your new life in France?
There are many attractions and advantages to living in France. However there are some drawbacks too, such as unfamiliar local bureaucracy and a complex, expensive and frequently changing tax regime.
Thieves are targeting shoppers outside supermarkets throughout France, approaching as you unload your shopping into your boot, and waving a large road map in your face, pretending to ask directions.
It’s that time of year again, when we need to complete our French income tax returns, work out how much tax we owe, and submit them by the deadline.
France starts deducting income tax at source from 2019. We tell you what you need to know if you are tax resident in France.