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PROPERLY DECLARING YOUR FOREIGN EARNINGS

Receiving income from abroad, whether resulting from a specific activity or from financial or property investments, as well as holding bank accounts abroad or other types of assets - such as foreign property - entails specific tax obligations in France, which, if ignored, may lead to significant tax risks.

Declaring your foreign assets and income requires an analysis of their type, the rules of French fiscal law and, where applicable, the tax treaty concluded between France and the other country.

The French tax specialist law firm CM-Tax and its team of English speaking French tax advisors, based in Lyon and Marseille but operating throughout France, has extensive experience in situations involving foreign income and assets.

CM-Tax law firm and its team of French tax experts also advises and assists the international community on all subjects relating to French tax law - tax advice and tax litigation - as well as French property law. We also assist the international community in the sale and acquisition of French real estate.
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