France’s 2022 Financial Law, enacted on 31 December 2021, provides that the settlor or deemed settlor (beneficiary) of a trust is presumed to satisfy the 10% holding requirement of article
The French tax authorities have published new Trust forms
Following the transposition of the European Directive 2015/849 on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing in France by the Ordonnance of February 12th, 2020, Article 1649 AB of the French Tax
Trusts – Your year-end “To Do List”
Trusts are still high priority for French tax authorities as evidenced by the recent publication of the Decree related to the Ordonnance published on February 12, 2020. As year-end is
Trust update: Extension of the Trustees reporting obligations… again
A new ordonnance transposing European directive on anti-money laundering regulations has extended the scope of the trust reporting obligation. « Business relationships » with France is a new criterion that
Investment and business friendly: France’s much-awaited 2018 personal tax reform
A series of new measures have been introduced through the 2018 draft budget bill. They are generally viewed as investment and business friendly. The final bill should be adopted into
Investment and business friendly: France’s much awaited 2018 personal tax reform
A series of new measures have been introduced through the 2018 draft budget bill. They are generally viewed as investment and business friendly. The final bill should be adopted into
Is the systematic inclusion of trust assets in the wealth tax base of the settlor unconstitutional?
Is compliant with the constitutional principle of equality of citizens before charges levied by the State (i) the systematic inclusion of trust assets in the wealth tax base of the
Suspension of the new decree allowing public access to the French trust register
On July 22nd 2016, French Conseil d’Etat suspended public access to the trust register. The executive decree of May 10th 2016, completed by a budget order of June 21st 2016,