nattym

I am in the process of buying an old stone house in the Haute Marne, primarily for use in the holidays, lookgin to complete the sale in time for this summer - but will still be working and renting in the UK and son still at school in the UK. Can anyone advise me as to whether that makes me automatically a French resident as I don't own any property in the UK. I also have dual nationality...any advice gratefully received (especially from a tax point of view) etc. Thanks!

val50

Hi there and welcome to the forum. Not sure if you've done a search of previous posts, but this topic has come up a few times before. This website should also answer most of your questions
http://www.impots.gouv.fr/portal/dgi...d=home&sfid=00
If your main home (foyer fiscal) is in France, you will be deemed to be resident there. If you spend more than 183 days (cumulative) of the French tax year in France you are tax resident in France. Days of arrival and departure are included in these 183 days. You are also considered French tax resident if you spend more days in France than any other country, even if this amounts to less than 183 days.
If you are working in UK still, you will have to declare the amount earned on your French tax return, but any tax paid in UK will be taken into account as there is not a dual taxation system between the two countries.