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Taxation - Page 2
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
Who Pays the Rates on an Inherited Property?
Four children who inherited a property in France dispute responsibility for the local property taxes.
03 Jun 2020
Changing Your French Income Tax Return
If you make errors in your French tax return, or you are late in submitting it, here is what you need to do.
15 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Forms and Dates
Income tax reporting procedures in France have been streamlined in recent years, but it still remains an arduous task for most international French property owners.
14 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Furnished Rental Income
How to complete your French income tax declaration this year if you are a small landlord letting out furnished property in France.
14 May 2020
French Social Charges in 2020
The income bands, rates and exemptions for social charges payable in 2020.
14 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Micro-Entrepreneurs
How to declare your business earnings for 2019 on your 2020 income tax declaration if you run a micro-entreprise business in France.
14 May 2020
Declaration of Savings and Investment Income in France 2020
Most of those with savings and investment income in France will pay less tax if they opt out of the single rate tax.
14 May 2020
French Wealth Tax Return 2020
Since 2018, persons holding net taxable real estate assets in excess of €1.3 million are liable to a real estate wealth tax (IFI), writes Deborah Zerbib.
14 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Unfurnished Rental Income
How to complete your income tax declaration this year if you are a small landlord letting unfurnished property in France.
14 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Foreign Pension Income
How to declare your pension income on your French income tax return for 2020.
14 May 2020
French Income Tax Return 2020 - Foreign Bank Accounts
How to declare foreign bank accounts on your French income tax declaration this year.
14 May 2020
British National Liable to Capital Gains Tax
A British national who lived between the UK and France each year has failed in a legal action to obtain capital gains tax exemption on the sale of their French home.
03 Apr 2020