There are many people who announce their services to help with the annual French tax declaration, but you must ensure that hiring has the right grades, here is how to verify.
Question: I need help with the annual French tax declaration and I have seen all kinds of experts in different self -processes that offer their services, but what should be looking for when I instruct some in this area?
Spring in France means the tax season and, unlike the United Kingdom, where the population’s stripes, including salaried employees and pensions, are usually exempt from submitting a tax declaration, in France almost everyone has to complete the annual tax declaration.
Read also who has to complete a tax declaration in France?
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And the combination of complicated fiscal jargon and French desktop Cracy is sufficient to affect the fear of the hearts of many. So where can you get help?
Online
There are many guides in English for French tax forms and the French tax website even has an English section to help foreigners.
Tax statements have now moved online and once it has been registered and presented during the first year, the process is relatively simple. You can find more information in our tax section.
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Professional help
But if he feels that his Frenchman is not up to the task, or his financial affairs are very complicated or if he will simply pirate his own foot that spending an afternoon filling French tax forms, he may prefer to help him.
There are many people who announce their services in this area, particularly in foreign online forums or groups, but be careful to hire some with the correct qualifications.
We ask the public accountant Faten Amamou about his advice.
She said: “French tax statements may seem complicated, but their financial affairs are simple, it may be likely to present yours. The calculations will be resolved for you, so you do not need to make any complicated mathematics. “
But if you are looking for professional help, you have two main options: a Computable expert either taxi driver.
Faten said: “The tax authorities you use so that you fill your individual and the house has tax statements with a Computable expert.
“This assures them that their tax declaration is accurate, and they have an expert point of contact for any question.
“You can also use a taxi driver – or a tax specialized lawyer (Avocato). But keep in mind that for commercial tax declarations (Liasse tax) Based on accounting, only Computable experts You can advise you, not tax lawyers.
“If your French is very good, you can call the tax aid line at 0809 401 401.
“Or if you have a fluent friend who can accompany him, he can also make an appointment at his local tax office (Impôts Center) with an advisor who can explain how to complete the form and answer any questions about it.
“But in both cases, they cannot give financial advice and can only answer questions about the form.
“There are some translators and other unregistered professionals who will sacrifice to help him complete his tax declaration, and I have people landed with some tax bills, fines and equally jail because or bad advice. Gentleman
“You can also use that form to find a qualified local accountant, or Google”Computable experts Speak English ‘to find bilingual counters. But double verification, they are registered on the previous website before using them.
“If some offer you accounting services and are not registered in that site, then it is also a link to inform the authorities.”
Faten Amamou is a public accountant in France in Escec International and member of the Institute of Public Accountants in France (Ordre des Experts-Compticable). Fluidity, English, French and Arabic, it provides accounting services to individuals and companies, and specializes in helping foreign entrepreneurs establish their businesses and careers in France. Discover more Gentleman.
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