If you are living or working in France, or own property in France, there are many things you need to learn. France has laws and taxes which are often very different to any other country so don't assume anything. These articles are written by an independent consulting group, they are not advertisements, you can look at their own site at www.blevinsfranks.com; This series of information about French financial and investment requirements are added to regularly

Taxation in France – An Introduction  If you are thinking about making a permanent move to France, you need make yourself aware of the implications from a tax point of view.

The luck of the Irish  From a very small start in the late 1980s, Ireland has now grown to one of the largest offshore financial centres in the world.

Increasing Exchange of Information V’s Withholding Tax  Reforms and advances continue to move the European investment arena forward, establishing new globally competitive financial centres and confidence in the growing market.

Trust in the future  Why is the use of the trusts so low? To ignore the tax and estate planning benefits of trusts could be costly for both advisor and client alike.

Lessons learned from five years of volatility  The last couple of years in the financial world might not have been the healthiest, but the prognosis isn’t all bad, and, if nothing else, we’ve leaned some useful lessons.

The EU Stability Pact – Someone Has Slammed the Stable Door!  Overspending by France, Italy and Germany has meant that European Finance Ministers have had to make a last effort to save the pact and prevent long-term damage to the Euro.

Offshore Financial Planning - Caution! - A continuing attack on Privacy  Never before has the offshore world been under such concentrated attack… just because it’s offshore!

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