Tax thoughts

I see plenty of mentions on Internet forums of people getting letters from HMRC and surprised HMRC found out they have a property they are renting out. I suggest they should not be surprised:

Another recent question was about Pensions. Which are taxable in the UK and which in France if you are a UK resident?

For people travelling to and from the Schengen Zone (I am looking forward to next crossing the border) the number of horror stories is high - actually I expected a lot more. There is one interesting angle picked up by the Telegraph which I suspect isn't fully right but is interesting.

Best approach to fix it - do a return quickly. We can help....

Another day with some interesting Internet comments on residency.

Another interesting question this week on capital gains? Am I liable to UK capital gains taxes on my French house if I sell it? (I am not going to get into what French gains tax may look like)

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.