Time is a phenomenon of perspectives.
Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Perspectives
Dutreil pact: how excess cash can threaten the exemption
Gift Tax - Published on September 14, 2026, updated on November 3, 2026
Parasol Production rulings, 2026 Finance Act, 10 August 2026 tax guidelines: the Dutreil pact is tightening. Risks and safeguards, including where heirs live abroad.
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Tax Relief Before the Hearing: When French Tax Authorities Back Down
Positions - Published on September 13, 2026
Internal firm data: two in five contested tax cases are relieved by the administration between filing and hearing. What it reveals, and where we stand.
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FBAR for Americans in France: Assurance-Vie, PEA, Forgotten Accounts
France-US Tax Desk - Published on September 11, 2026
The FBAR captures the assurance-vie, the PEA, joint accounts and accounts held under mere signature authority: the complete inventory method, the post-Bittner penalty math, and the repair channels.
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Setting Up in the United States: a French Founder's Tax Roadmap
France-US Tax Desk - Published on September 9, 2026, updated on October 12, 2026
Presence, vehicle, mobility: the three questions of a US expansion, answered in the only order that avoids double taxation, and the traps of the LLC reflex and the incorporation myth.
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Management packages: capital gain or salary? The tax regime
Income tax - Published on September 7, 2026
Is a management package gain a capital gain or salary? The article 163 bis H regime, the tax deferral trap and international mobility, explained.
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