Tax avoidance

Working ‘on the black’ costs France €10 billion a year

Undeclared income includes work done for cash only and ‘errors’ when declaring income

Americans abroad raise issues over paying US tax and banking problems

As a general rule American citizens must file a US tax return, no matter where they live, and they often have to pay US taxes on top of those of their country of residence

French tax office trials social media checks to detect fraud

A new measure means authorities can check posts on social media sites and online sales platforms to verify people are not cheating the system

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€5.6bn in unpaid French taxes recovered this year

Figure is a 40% increase on amount collected in the same period in 2018

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Tax avoidance

Working ‘on the black’ costs France €10 billion a year

Americans abroad raise issues over paying US tax and banking problems

French tax office trials social media checks to detect fraud

€5.6bn in unpaid French taxes recovered this year

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