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Taxation
New Vehicle Carbon Tax Introduced
The Government has introduced a carbon purchase tax on high polluting vehicles, with a tax credit for the more virtuous who buy a car with low CO2 emissions.
18 Dec 2007
Who Pays the Social Welfare Levy in France?
If you relocate to France to live on an early retirement pension, you pay the notorious ‘social welfare levy’. Or do you?
15 Nov 2007
French Tax Demands Drop Through the Letterbox
Unlike the UK, there is no system of PAYE in France, so households in France wait anxiously to receive their income tax demand once a year.
04 Sep 2007
French Mortgage Tax Relief Proposals in Doubt
The mortgage tax relief proposals of the new government have been thrown into turmoil, following a ruling by the French Constitutional Council.
03 Sep 2007
Is France Now a Tax Haven?
Well, maybe not, but the reputation of France as a high tax country may be misplaced.
16 Jul 2007
French Inheritance Tax Reforms
The French government has published further details of its proposed reform of inheritance taxes, which includes a complete exemption from the tax between husband and wife.
04 Jul 2007
Guide to Personal Taxation in France
We are pleased today to announce the release of our Guide to Personal Taxation in France
01 Jul 2007
VAT in France May Rise to 25%
The government is proposing to increase the rate of VAT to 25%, to offset a range of measures destined at reducing the tax burden on employment and business.
15 Jun 2007
French Mortgage Tax Relief for the Main Home
The government is proposing to grant mortgage tax relief on the main home, but the amount of the payout has been tightly drawn.
15 Jun 2007
French Government to Abolish Inheritance Tax
The French government has announced its intention to abolish inheritance tax for all families but the very rich.
01 Jun 2007
Billions Missing in France Tax Fraud
Tax and social security fraud could be as high as €40 billion a year, according to a recent report from a French government committee.
01 May 2007
UK Government Abolishes Tax on Homes Abroad
The UK Government has announced that it will no longer consider the ownership of a home abroad held through an SCI or French property company to be a taxable benefit.
02 Apr 2007
France Toughest Inheritance Laws in Europe
A recent study carried out for ‘Le Monde’ newspaper confirms France as having some of the toughest inheritance laws in Europe. Not only is your right to freely dispose of your property more restricted, but there are fewer concessions on your liability to inheritance tax.
15 Mar 2007
French Government to introduce PAYE
The government has announced its intention to introduce pay as you earn tax collection with effect from 2009. France is the only country in the OECD not to have income tax deducted at source for employees (PAYE), as a result of which, everyone pays their income tax a year in arrears.
01 Mar 2007
French Local Property Tax Increase
Local property taxes in France are rising steeply and there are large variations in the amount payable across the country.
01 Feb 2007
