Finding Your Way in France
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Thinking of Moving to France?
Moving to France: A retreat from October 4 to October 11, 2025 at Chateau de Borie in Agen, France.
Personal Finance and your French drivers license
Personal finance and getting a drivers license in France.
Leave your living trust behind
Why you might need to close your revocable or living trust before you move to France.
French Taxes on the Sale of U.S. Homes
Calculating your capital gains taxes on the sale of a U.S. home as an expat in France.
How difficult is it to buy a property in France?
Answers from a French mortgage broker on getting a mortgage in France.
Working as a Seconded Employee in France
Understanding how seconded employees or Intra-Corporate Transfers work when a U.S. employee is sent to a posting in France: taxes, social charges, visas and labor protections.
Should you keep those investments in France or in the U.S.?
For Americans living abroad in France: knowing which investments to keep in the U.S. and which to keep in French accounts.
Understanding Visas: permission to live in France vs. the right to work
Understanding French visas and work authorisations for Americans in France.
Why choosing U.S. succession law has nothing to do with inheritance taxes in France
Estate tax issues for Americans in France
French Tax Categories for the Intrepid Expat Business Owner
Self-employment and taxes in France: understand how your business activity is classified in the French system.
Freelancing in France
Using the French micro-entreprise rules as an American expat - simplified administration for freelancers, artisans and other solo-business owners in France.
College Saving for American Expats in France
Planning for college as an American expat family in France. What accounts? Where to keep them? How much do you need?
French taxes and U.S. Capital Gains Income
How are U.S. capital gains taxed when you live in France? Guidance for American Expats.
A quick note on reporting your foreign income
How an American expats should report U.S.-sourced income on French tax forms.
U.S. gift tax laws for Expats
Understanding U.S. gift and estate taxes as an American expat in France.
Setting up your tax ID for your first tax filing in France (cerfa Form 2043)
How to get your first numéro fiscale and get started with tax filings as an American expat in France
What is a French PEA and how do they work for American Expats?
Investments for U.S. expats in France: understanding the Plan d’épargne en actions (PEA) accounts and their tax advantages.
Immigration and the Curse of the Random Paperwork
Managing the mountains of paperwork when you move from the U.S. to France