Note from the editor: One of our most asked questions here at TAIP is: how do I file my taxes as an American expat in France? Do you have any accountant recommendations? As such, I’ve made it a goal to come … Continue reading
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Bank Accounts, Taxes, and New Legislation: a Quick Guide for the American Expat in France
Note from the editor: In this special guest post, Robert Levitt, a French licensed investment advisor at Levitt Capital Management, a tax and investment advisory firm established to work with US citizens in France and throughout Europe, shares news of … Continue reading
French Tax Season Concludes
It’s that time of year when French accountants have closed their offices, put do-not-disturb autoresponders in their email inboxes, and have fled town to relax. Tax season is over. I never expected to write so much about taxes on this … Continue reading
Coronavirus Financial Aid for Small Businesses Arrives
This is the time of year when I often have to remind non-EU nationals who live in France most of the year that they need to file taxes. With all that has been going on I was particularly glad that … Continue reading
Auto-Entrepreneur: A Tax Classification, Not a Visa Status
On more than one occasion I’ve gotten emails from people who use “auto-entrepreneur” and “profession libérale” interchangeably. They aren’t interchangeable, and more importantly for readers of this blog, auto-entrepreneur is not a visa status. It’s a tax classification, and not … Continue reading
French and US Taxes
This was the year I finally found my rhythm filing in two countries. I did my US business taxes in March, my US personal taxes in April (though I needed some French income estimates to complete them), my French business … Continue reading
The Airbnb Wars Continue in Paris
I wrote some time back rather passionately about forces conspiring to stifle Airbnb and Uber in Paris. The City of Paris recently upped the ante by publishing a website that shows all the properties that are “properly registered” as an Airbnb … Continue reading
You Have to File Taxes as a Fiscal Resident of France
So in France you receive a tax bill for the current year based on what you were assessed the previous year. You then pay that bill in payments so that by the time that year’s taxes are due, you will ostensibly be … Continue reading
Mailbag: Passport Pages, Transferring Your Visa, and Taxes
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but it’s often helpful for me to share some of these answers to questions I get in email so that others who are also wondering might have their questions answered … Continue reading
Taxes and Wise
I recently had the opportunity to meet with one of the readers of the blog over lunch. We discussed some of his strategies for staying in France but since he had just recently arrived I asked him to check with … Continue reading