france and pensions

[Blade]

have i understood this correctly that pensioners who receive pension from uk state and private do not get taxed in france if they are french resident? thanks in advance.

[LesLauriers]

No, they are taxable in France.

[Val_2]

Les Lauriers is correct. Our friends have to declare their pensions each year here on their tax return as it originates inthe UK and is both government and private.

[Rascalb]

If you have a local government pension from UK employment - ie from Education/Council employment etc it is taxable in the UK not France. As far as I know this is the only oddity.

[Emp]

All income has to be declared - private and government pensions incuded and then the private pension - subject to earnings could be subject to tax. That was the situation last year and I don't know if there will be any changes this year.

[Clarkkent]

[quote user="Rascalb"]If you have a local government pension from UK employment - ie from Education/Council employment etc it is taxable in the UK not France. As far as I know this is the only oddity.[/quote]

This is not really an oddity but written into the double tax agreement. British people in France and French people in Britain who receive a pension paid from government sources (civil servants, armed forces, teachers, local government workers and so on - a very large goup) pay tax at source.