Technical papers

International tax

Undeclared Foreign Assets: France's 60% Levy Under Challenge

France's L. 23 C / 755 mechanism taxes undeclared foreign assets at 60%. Courts now split over whether it amounts to de facto imprescriptibility.
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Moving to Andorra: French Tax Residency, Exit Tax and Restructuring

French and treaty residency tests, the nationality clause, 2026 Andorran permits, exit-tax deferral with security, and seat transfers: the Alphard Law method.
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France's 3% Real-Estate Tax: Litigation and 2027 Reform

The dispute over France's 3% tax has shifted from property value to transparency over the holders. State of play and impact of the 2027 reform.
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Manual Gifts and Disclosure: French Gift Tax Territoriality for Non-Residents

Analysis of the French tax regime for manual gifts: disclosure as the taxable event and its territorial consequences for non-residents relocating to France.
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Italy-Germany-France cross-border gifts: 2026 tax guide

How to articulate the Italian D.Lgs. 139/2024 reform, the 1990 France-Italy convention and the German § 21 ErbStG credit to optimise cross-border gifts from Italy.
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