The 15 June deadline for filing information concerning trusts with French tax-resident settlors, as required by a new law that took effect last year, is expected to be postponed until 31 August, a top French tax lawyer based in Monaco says.
Financial advisers in France report that a state of confusion exists in fiduciary companies and among accountants specialising in trusts, as the date for declaring an interest in trusts 15 June approaches.
Tax experts who have been studying Frances new tax regime for wealthy individuals are likening its treatment of trusts to elements of Americas much-criticised FATCA regulations.
Sylvain Viret has been appointed business development manager at asset manager TOBAM.
UK taxpayers who retire to France now must pay tax on the lump sum element of their pensions.
The European Parliament has finally passed the controversial AIFM Directive.
DeVere is expanding into France with three regional offices, which will be headed by Richard Bayle.
Five countries account for more than 90% of international property searches, Primelocation says.
America’s Newsweek magazine has named Finland the best country in the world in which to live.
The sale of French leaseback properties are predicted to boom over the next few months.
Au revoir New Zealand, oubliez Australia: when it comes to leaving the UK to settle somewhere else, Britons still prefer France, according to new data from Halifax International.
