September 18th 2020
It has always been a mystery how the French tax administration
were able to believe that they could treat a trust which is not a
company as if it was one. It is a common failing, paralleled on the
English side of the Channel in other areas
One of...
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September 4th 2020
The EU Succession regulation is creating a great many questions
as to how it works and how it will work for Brtish residents and
nationals after Brexit, when the UK is no longer a Member
State of the European Union. I can assist with that...
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July 2nd 2020
In introducing "views" or other subjective psychological
processes into their behavioural analyses of taxpayer reaction,
HMRC and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury appear to have
lost touch with the reference points in their own language. It...
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June 26th 2020
The time of year has come round again when clients either
purchase properties in France or review their properties there.
Most purchasers believe that the notary involved in the purchase
will be able to give them some form of succession planning...
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June 25th 2020
The French adminstration announced, after the 15th June of
course, that:
"La date limite de dépôt de la déclaration annuelle pour les
administrateurs de trusts est reportée exceptionnellement au 30
septembre 2020."
Covid-19 lives and changes...
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June 10th 2020
I have deliberately refrained from providing any unremunerated
website assistance to those trustees who are required to file
returns this year.
Seeing some of the inadequate responses made to the issue of
what is a trust on a full transparency...
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May 5th 2020
The 2020 French Trustee declaration 2081 Trust2.
Trustees and French resident settlors or beneficiaries of trusts
with French connections should read this carefully and seek advice.
It may be possible not to declare, but care needs to be taken...
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April 7th 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak has rendered the normal legal procedures
in will-making practice extremely difficult.
One issue for those having contracted the virus, without a will
in place is how to ensure that their property goes to those
whom they...
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