All of you that own a house in France must fill a form called “biens immobiliers” on which you state if you have a house, a pool, a barn, etc and what use they are for (main residence, rented, unoccupied, holiday house, etc). To do so you must go to your personal tax...

When you received your “avis d’imposition” back at the end of August, some of you would have to pay some Monthly amount September to December to make up the tax for the year 2020. If this was your first tax form, from September to December you are paying the tax for...

All of you that own a house in France must have received an email from the tax office (see below) telling you to go to your personal page online to declare who lives in your properties. Panic not as the tax office has made it available in English for you so go to your...

irst of all, this article is not for you if you are in receipt of a state pension meaning you are under the French health system via an S1 form. This is only for people who are in receipt of a private pension (not government pension like civil...

A few notes to start with Bad news this year is that you have to re-enter all the details of your bank accounts held outside of France as they have changed it to include pay pal and assurance vie accounts. To save time, you can go to your personal page and print the...

SG CRDS (French social charges) is for sure the most unpopular tax in France, not just for British people but also for French! Yes, even worse than VAT. We call it the weed, because like weeds, it grows everywhere, and you can’t get rid of it!...

h no, like me and 50 million French residents, you have received your French income tax bill in August and maybe wondering how you could reduce this bill without getting less income!!Of course! Well did you know that finding ways to reduce your...

he French wealth tax as you knew it has disappeared! It is now a tax on properties only which does not include your savings. But that includes property worldwide so let’s have a look at the implication and solutions! Because if you have a house...

ome of you are obliged to pay their taxe fonciere online if the amount is above 600 euro. You do not need to create a personal account or get onto your personal tax customer account. You simply go to www.impots.gouv.fr and click on “espace...

K, as if filling it the French income tax form was not hard enough, you now must do it online!!  The French government passed a law in 2016 stating that by 2020, everybody will do it online and they are gradually forcing everybody to do it. In...

have found out during my tax filling forms marathon that many of you still pay tax on your private and state pensions in the UK, even though you are declaring them in France. There is a double taxation agreement between France and the UK which...

ES! It’s that time of the year again when we start receiving the dreaded income tax form to fill in (from mid-April to Mid-May)! Some of you thought that the new changes with Monthly payments taken at source (prélèvement à la source) would stop...

s all of you have received their avis d’imposition, I have noticed two things that could be of interest to you all! And could save you money!   New information on Social charges: The French government has changed the law regarding social charges....

his was one of the major promises in favour of the middle class made by Macron during his campaign to become President. The disappearance of the “taxe d’habitation” for 80% of household will be a reality for single people earning less than...