Tax challenges ahead for non-French residents with French letting income

The French tax authorities – known as the “Fisc” – have of course a particular way of going about their work, with departmental tax offices interpreting the law often quite differently. For example the treatment of rental property income from French properties and the liability to pay social charges is a case in point. It has also been a contentious one! Although the Double Tax Treaties should apply, many tax offices in France are applying French tax law creating a real headache for many non-French residents. In 2019 the French government stated that non-residents who lived in the European Economic Area...