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Visas, French residency cards and other admin updates for April 2024

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Can I choose being taxed in UK or France?

I have been living in France for eight years and have been taxed here for seven years. I have been told that I have the choice of being taxed in France or the UK. My husband died three years ago. I am getting my house ready to go on the market next year and move back to England. Can I now ask to be UK-taxed and, if not, how soon can I change my place of tax, and how long will it take? L.L.

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Ensuring you are paying tax in right place

Regular readers of this column will know that I often talk about reviewing your tax planning for France, so that you can take advantage of the tax mitigation opportunities available here. However, the very first step, before you start re-organising your assets, is to make sure you understand the tax residence rules of both France and the UK (or wherever you have financial interests). You need to be certain which country you should be paying tax in, and on which assets.

Own up over foreign income before October, says HMRC

The UK’s HMRC tax authority has issued a warning that ‘substantially higher’ penalties will be in place from October 1, 2018, for anyone who has failed to pay all tax due on ‘foreign income and assets’ in recent years.

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Visas, French residency cards and other admin updates for April 2024

How to access the British gov.uk website as a French resident

Can I choose being taxed in UK or France?

Ensuring you are paying tax in right place

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