Taxation
Taxation of Savings Interest and Dividends in France
There is a single rate ‘flat tax’ for savings interest, dividend income and capital gains on the sale of shares, with the option to use standard income tax bands.
04 May 2021
French Taxes Paid Abroad Not in France
A French court has recently ruled on a business owner who declared their income in their country of origin, not in France.
04 May 2021
French Income Tax Return 2021
The income tax season is approaching and you will soon have to file your French tax return for 2020 income.
06 Apr 2021
French Social Charges in 2021
The income bands, rates and exemptions for social charges payable in 2021.
06 Apr 2021
France Resident or Non-Resident?
French law defines whether you are resident or non-resident, but it is international law that has the last word.
06 Apr 2021
French Income Tax Payable in 2021
How much French income tax might you expect to pay this year on your 2020 income?
06 Apr 2021
Brexit - French Social Charges on UK Nationals
What are the consequences on social charges for UK nationals as a result of Brexit?
06 Apr 2021
Tax Deductibility of Conversion Works
A couple who converted their French manor house into flats have been denied tax relief on the works.
09 Mar 2021
Covid in France - Taxe d'Habitation
The government have signalled that no exemption from the taxe d'habitation is to be granted to second-home owners unable to use their property as a result of Covid.
09 Mar 2021
Capital Gains Tax – Estate Grounds Not Exempt
A French court has narrowed the scope of the capital gains tax exemption on the main home.
10 Feb 2021
Brexit - Non-Residents and Social Charges
There is every indication that UK residents with income earning assets in France remain partially exempt from the social charges.
10 Feb 2021
French Income Tax Exemption Thresholds 2020/21
How much income can you earn before you pay income tax in France this year on 2020 income?
10 Feb 2021
Brexit - Tax Representative on French Property Sales
UK residents are now required to appoint a tax representative on the sale of their holiday home in France.
11 Jan 2021
Xmas Presents and French Gift Tax
The gift of money may sometimes be the best present to give nearest and dearest at Christmas, but at what point does it need to be declared to the tax authority?*
11 Jan 2021
Taxe d'Habitation 2020
More households will be exempt from the taxe d’habitation this year as the gradual abolition of the tax continues.
10 Nov 2020
Taxe Foncière 2020
The average increase in the taxe foncière this year is 1.2%, so what might you expect to pay?
10 Nov 2020
Taxation of Dividends in France by Non-Resident
A UK resident who sold dividends held in a French company is taxable in France on the capital gain.
06 Oct 2020
Challenging Your French Income Tax Demand
We know from your mails that many of you consider you are frequently taxed incorrectly in France, so how do you go about challenging an income tax demand?
04 Sep 2020
Social Charges and French Property Sales
Notaires are incorrectly imposing social charges on some property sales by EEA nationals.
04 Sep 2020
French Income Tax Assessments 2020
With the period for submission of income tax returns in France having closed last month, tax notices will soon be sent out.
09 Jul 2020
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