I’m an American businessman taking my family to Paris for a week-long vacation. You need to consult with an accountant and possibly an attorney on your own particular situation, but when it comes to France and many other countries in the world, the remote work question was never clearly anticipated in current law and doesn’t look to be the most important issue to be resolved as the world recovers from extreme and disproportionate measures taken during Covid-19 and is heading into an energy crisis centered in (and precipitated by the US and) Europe but that will be felt around the globe. What’s important for any tax authorities that come knocking is a narrative. You only pay taxes if you have taxable income, and there are certain policies and exclusions that can reduce that amount for any given individual. This most often applies to those who own rental property.įiling taxes, of course, is different from paying taxes. Even if you’re not resident in France, you will need to file taxes if you are earning any kind of income here. You are required to file taxes as long as you are a resident of France. Your tax records are an important part of various applications you’ll have here, particularly for citizenship. I’ve also run into a few people, one in particular who we have mentioned before on this blog, who insists that remote work is not permitted, which is why you need to take her $4000 course to help you get a Profession Liberale visa (which will allow you to work legally).Īt the heart of this question is really an issue of taxation, which is a big deal in France. While I have my reasons for being in the “Yes” camp, I’ve run into a lot of “No” people online, who despite having no personal stake in the situation (they’re not remote workers) or no official status to speak for the French state (they’re just part-time online Karens), insist that their interpretation is the correct one. The single most asked question I’ve run into in forums and Facebook groups in the last two years has been, “ Can I work remotely in France?” Implied in this question is the adverb “legally” since, of course, anyone can open a laptop anywhere in France and work remotely. I’ve come to realize that international living does not often offer simple answers. Business owners who have conversations with accountants about classifying business expenses or certain depreciation strategies are used to hearing two words when we pose a question hoping for a yes or no answer: “it depends.” I fully understand this answer now, but the younger version of me just wanted a simple answer.
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