Compared to France, the UK has a very long window for submitting tax returns - just under 10 months compared to ~2 months. It can be tempting to wait until the last minute - however, that is usually a bad idea if any questions come up that need more research (such as digging into a specific pension and where it...
An interesting question crossed my desk this week. A client was being guided that they could keep working and being taxed as if they were in the UK but basically be based in France most of the time. The question was - is this OK?
I talk to Cat at the (very useful) France Made Simple Podcast every few months. Here is the link to our latest discussion where we talked about Gites - Can you, should you, and then Tax
We are now one week into 2026/27 tax year in the UK, meaning it has been possible to declare UK taxes for 2025/26 for the same period. The first few returns have come through and been filed which is good news.
As I write it is the last day of the UK 2025/26 fiscal year - the date being another reminder that the UK likes to do things differently. Who else would use a tax year dating from centuries ago.
Can you do your 2025/26 UK tax return yourself without the help of a Qualified Accountant? The answer is yes - but with an important "twist" if you are not resident in the UK.
Finally, the last part of this blog series – taxation of gites as a Louer en Meuble Professionnel. This only applies if (a) your gross turnover is over 23000 Eur/year and (b) furnished rentals are the largest part of your active income.
In an earlier blog post I noted the difference between LMNP and LMP. I will talk first about the tax Implications of LMNP. The concept of LMNP is that the gite business is business income.
As I considered it, the tax section splits more logically into three - doing specific tax treatments after another key question. This is "Am I a professional landlord?"
A short break from Gites today...another watchout for you on Uk vs French tax.
