Tax year

[sueyh]

I have just spoken to a friend who is pretty good on this type of thing and she was told by our local Impot to run the tax year for her declaration from April to April in line with her P60 - as that was her proof of income.  Is this correct because I thought it should be Jan to Dec.

[Benjamin]

Your post in itself is confusing.

If it's French tax it's Jan to Dec.

[sueyh]

You're confused - how do you think I feel - there I was merrily doing all my calculations Jan to Dec for my husbands police pension and my friend tells me that the local Impot has said that she should do hers using the figures on her P60 for her local authority UK pension - has anyone else been told this?

[Benjamin]

If you look again at what you put in your opening post you quote your friend as saying April to April and you then go on to say you "thought it should be April to April".

Confused.......moi?  [:D]

[sueyh]

Sorry Benjamin - realised my mistake and have now edited it - doh!!!  Thirty one years as a secretary has not improved my brain to finger (or hand eye) co-ordination!!!

Thanks for pointing that out.

Suey

[Chrissie]

I quote from the Annett Consultancy link, given on another thread:

"For French fiscal residents worldwide income is assessable in France irrespective of the country in which it arises, and so has to be declared for assessment in France. While it is the rule that the income actually received in the tax year is that which needs to be declared, further to studies by the French “Fisc” (the equivalent of the British Inland Revenue), an increasing number of French tax offices are instead accepting official confirmation of income from any official source that is issued for use in the UK.

The French have discovered that in declaring annual income over a large number of years, the amount of income that is declared between January and December is, year-on-year and over time, the same as the income that would be declared April to April. As a result, it seems that the “Fisc” have an increasing preference for relying on documents such as P60s (an “end of year certificate” issued to British taxpayers who have been paid through PAYE), annual certificates of interest paid, and UK rental accounts or even UK tax assessments, rather than having masses of paper and schedules showing income assessed in another country all time-apportioned for the French tax year."

Having already worked out our Jan-Dec earnings etc, I'm sticking with it for the present!  But hope this clears up your confusion.

Chrissie (81)

[AnOther]

[quote user="Chrissie"]The French have discovered that in declaring annual income over a large number of years, the amount of income that is declared between January and December is, year-on-year and over time, the same as the income that would be declared April to April.[/quote]'Discovered' indeed, hardly rocket science is it [:-))]

Interesting development though as it could be applicable in my case where I'm still working and paying PAYE.