Pangur
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For my first EDF bill paid in December, I signed the TIP, sent off the RIB and the payment was duly taken from my account: no need for a cheque to be sent ever....
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If you are living in France, and accessing French services for the forseeable future, it seems logical that you will have to set up a business under French regulations and pay French tax. Would your UK clients be employers or just paying you on a consultancy basis? There are ways of remeining an employee of a UK company and paying UK tax, but from my sketchy understanding of it, it wouldn't be applicable in your situation.
I started a thread on a similar topic (which you have probably read through) and the summary seems to be: speak to a French accountant. My husband is currently organising it so he can work in France for his UK employer, but we will be paying French taxes.
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Surveys like this score countries on a variety of variables, then tot up the aggregate. As an Irish person, currently in London and in the process of a move to France, I reckon my quality of life is better in many ways in London that in my native Dublin - house prices at home are crazy, the cost of living is very high and society is in a state of flux. I'll find out in a few months but I'm certainly hoping quality of life in France isn't reflected accurately in this survey....
Indeed, the theory posited by John Waters in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1354677,00.html is that as Ireland is straddled between the traditional and modern, it scores highly on the social cohesion factors as well as on the economic factors. I'd have to say I take the methodology with a pinch of salt..:
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Hello again Steve,
Looks like we're going to have to source our own accountant from the local tax office. Do you have any details on what this particular tax regime is called in France / any particular reference number of forms as it will help greatly if we can point them in the right direction rather than being told it doesn't exist.
Christophe - there are some really helpful documents on the UK Inland Revenue site, which tell you how you can continue paying UK NI for a limited amount of time. In fact there's loads of stuff on there, but this is what I've just skimmed:
NI38 - Social Security Abroad
CA78A - International Services Employers Pack
and SA29 from DWP's site - Your Social Security insurance, benefits and healthcare rights in the EEA
(cheers Nicola!)
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Thanks very much - I've found the agency contact details on the web.
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It's a case of better the devil you know... Having gone through the Irish educational system, I wouldn't put my kids into a English/Welsh secondary school. I think it's around 40% leaving full time education at 16? Crazy!! Indeed, it's one of the main reasons why I wouldn't settle in the UK.
Each country is going to have its own strengths and weaknesses - the French system will be geared towards French society, and that's the society your kids will be living in.
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Looking for furnished, rented accomodation from mid December. Min 2 beds, within a commutable distance of Geneva (up to 50 min).
Please get in touch if you have anything for rent, or even if you can recommend an agency.
Thanks
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He's a software engineer, so ASDL is definitely a must, which of course adds to the headache of finding somewhere to rent. Coverage seems to be a bit patchy in 74.
Thanks again for the tips!
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Thanks Steve,
We're going to be in Haute Savoie and have some contacts over there so we should be okay. Good practice for the french in trawling through the URSSAF website anyway.
It's a relief to know this can be done as makes his company feel much happier about investing in this, and we definitely need to keep them onside!
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Thanks so much for the speedy reply Steve, I'm sure we'll be swopping admin frustrations soon
. Just one question at this stage - where did you sort out 'A Sole representative of a Foreign Company' status? Do we need to register with the Mairie / do through a french accountant once we move there? -
My husband's company have agreed to let him work remotely in France, which means we can now move over
. However, we now have to get our head around taxes!Is is possible to remain an employee of a UK company, yet pay taxes in France? Or, will he have to set up as self-employed in France and sort out his own tax. Any experiences to share? I'm sure the company's accountants will help, but they're not going to be too knowledgeable about the French system and we'd like to understand our options.
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Unfortunately I don't think we'll be able to afford to live in Annecy itself either - but in one of the nearby towns such as La Roche sur Foron. And there are drawbacks to such pretty places: apparently it can be hellish for residents living in the town centre during high season with the hordes of tourists.
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Myself and my husband plan on moving to France in Feb/March and intend renting in the short-medium term. However most of the information on this forum (and elsewhere) seems to be geared towards those buying. Does anyone have any experience from the renter's perpective?
For instance, as many French people seem to rent for life, is it difficult to find appartments/houses with a one year minimum lease as is normal in the UK, or should we expect to have to sign up for a lot longer than that?
How do people get around the problem of references when you're new in the country and probably jobless? And finally, has anyone found a French equivalent of loot.com? If it makes a difference, we're heading for Haute Savoie.
Looking forward to hearing about your experiences!
Meeting the Maire for the first time...
in French Culture
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Our immoblier actually let the Marie know we had moved into the area and we went down to 'introduce' ourselves and register for voting in local and European elections (which probably will do more to get the Mayor onside than a bottle of whiskey
) and spoke to his secretary, who was keen to know where we worked etc. I think the introduction is more so the Marie knows who is living in the village and can claim the relevant money, rather than an opportunity for you to make friends!
We then got a lovely letter, welcoming us to the village and inviting us to a Bonne Année evening in the local community hall where all the local bigwigs made their yearly speech to the commune. Have to say, it was v nice to see community involvement at a local level (although maybe the free kirs and galette made a big difference).