Roz

Thanks Chas! [8-)][:$] It doesn't take much these days... So I've only got the 2042K, presumeably the 2047K will be arriving shortly.. might as well hang on and get one big headache instead of two smaller ones..  thank goodness it's worth it! [;-)]                

Ah here it is! I'm rather interested in the definition of a 'dependent' child.. as we are paying the utility bills and frequently the food bills of our 28 year old musician ~ I use the word loosely ~ son in the UK.. I admit Ron, I got rather quite excited at the prospect of being able to claim credit for him - apart from bringing him into the world of course [:P]

Hi Ron, thanks SO much for your reply.. we've definitely got  form 2041-K (blue print on white paper) Maybe it's been sent in error? Oh dear We thought we'd managed to do it all properly last year, but definitely didn't put the savings interest figure onto the second (K 2042) form.. Our only income is my husband's company pension and the interest being earned on some money in a UK bank. We had been told by friends not to declare anything already being taxed in the UK, but declared all.. and that was clearly incorrect advice reading around here.. since the purpose seems to be to assess you for social contributions rather than tax you again, is that correct? Someone here mentioned getting an allowance for their married children.. is that correct? We weren't asked to include ours, and since they both live in the UK.. it didn't seem relevant. Oh! on a slightly different tack, my husband reaches 60 next year.. does that change anything here, ie healthcare costs, free buspasses, etc? Thanks again, Roz

Hi, we have also received our tax forms for our second year here.. two copies of 2042K with both our names on each.. is one to be retained for our own copy? We've also had a 12-page document (mostly notes it seems) No. 2041-K which seems different from last year.. I know completed two sets of forms, but I only have a copy of the 2042K - and that only records the hubster's co. pension. - the Centre d'impot lady indicated in pencil where we were to fill it in... I'm concerned now that we didn't complete box TS on this form, with interest on UK savings, as suggested here.. but the figures were put on the other form... I'm so wishing I'd been more careful in keeping notes and copies last year..   If there's already a definitive guide to completing these tax forms around here it would be really useful to bump it!

Hi there! We've lived here for almost two years now.  My husband's E106 expired last month. We were sent yet more forms to fill in, including a booklet to be assessed for payment to the health system. Based on our only income - my husband's small private pension and the interest on our savings - our contribution was levied at 350.00 euros a year. We pay 120 euros a month for supplementary health insurance. Once you are in the system and have completed all the necessary paperwork - and there's a fair bit - and you've got your Carte Vitales, the system does seem to work well. Good Luck!