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Forum: France
Jul 5th 2012, 5:21 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 3,672
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: French tax on UK Isa's

Thanks for that Cyrian. It seems I now have the answer from the UK tax man. I think a trip to France and a chat with a good accountant would be good. They probably don't charge as much as the...
Forum: France
Jul 4th 2012, 9:56 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 3,672
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: French tax on UK Isa's

Thank you both for your input.
I did a lot of research some time ago on residing in France but things have changed so much. Loy Loy do you have any good hints as to the tax generally in France and...
Forum: France
Jul 4th 2012, 5:43 am
Replies: 10
Views: 3,672
Posted By donpedro1939

French tax on UK Isa's

Can anyone shed some light on the way the French authorities tax funds taken out of UK Isa's which are normally tax free in the UK, please?
Forum: Malta
Apr 23rd 2011, 12:24 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 12,569
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Can anyone help? Malta questions!

Next question. Can anyone who lives in Malta give me any information on Maltese Private Health Funds and their suitability and reliability and approximate cost? I am 72 and my wife is 59.
On top of...
Forum: Malta
Apr 23rd 2011, 12:07 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 12,569
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Can anyone help? Malta questions!

Can anyone that lives in Malta tell me if you can exchange an Australian Driving Licence for a Maltese one. Alternatively does anyone know who or where to call to find out this information.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 17th 2010, 1:35 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

Thank you for your super insight, madam. Please let us let this lie now.
I know what I am talking about and maybe my terminology is incorrect from an accountants point of view. I refer to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 16th 2010, 10:11 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

Believe me I have been doing that for the last 12 months ... heres hoping anyway and thanks.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 16th 2010, 3:53 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

Thanks for that John5655. It seems it's as I thought i.e. take of your CG allowance and then take your personal allowance of what remains and that's your taxable income .... unless I have read the HM...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 13th 2010, 5:55 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

Thanks you guys for the information and also sorry for the late reply ... been away. I have had dealings with W Fry and so have other friends of mine. You have to watch them!! .... and they very...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 11th 2010, 6:35 am
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

I couldn't agree more. I was just hoping that someone might have dealt with a tax adviser that they could recommend. Trying to find one in the UK from Australia is not easy.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 10th 2010, 11:44 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,379
Posted By donpedro1939

Tax and how to avoid paying too much on return

When I last posted we were going to live in France then tribal headquarters got the better of us and we are now returning to UK next year 2011. We left UK in 1984 so we desperately need information...
Forum: France
Sep 30th 2009, 12:26 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,512
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Moving to France for good would you rent or buy

Could you tell me what is the best way to look for 'Lets'. What's available from the net looks to be very mediocre for the price asked and the so called "long lets' on the usual pages are not long....
Forum: France
Sep 26th 2009, 10:08 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,512
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Moving to France for good would you rent or buy

Thank you to everyone but to smithyandlisa it certainly seems we are singing from the same sheet. Any chance you could email me.
Forum: France
Sep 25th 2009, 12:59 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,512
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Moving to France for good would you rent or buy

Thanks so much for all your replies.
Please keep going though because it seems the more answers we get the more complicated it gets. We will get there in the end.
Our problem is that on "death of...
Forum: France
Sep 24th 2009, 11:48 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,512
Posted By donpedro1939

Moving to France for good would you rent or buy

Rent or buy??
There seem to be many problems with buying and owning property in
France with regard to the forced Succession Laws.
I have three children all over 35. My wife has none. When a...
Forum: France
May 29th 2009, 10:27 am
Replies: 3
Views: 742
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Medical Top-up Insurance

Thanks dmu for the information. May I ask if you took any percentage over the basic and if so how much.
I note that you live in the area that we are anticipating to move to and I would appreciate...
Forum: France
May 27th 2009, 11:47 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,190
Posted By donpedro1939

"Old folks homes in France"

I suppose we will all finish up there one day.
Do they exist in France?
What are they like?
Are they government sponsored (like NHS) and paid for by the government or paid for by insurance or are...
Forum: France
May 27th 2009, 11:38 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 742
Posted By donpedro1939

Medical Top-up Insurance

We are ages 70 and 56 and moving to France. Can somebody throw some light on the best Top-up medical insurance companies to deal with for cost, reliability, amount of cover etc. Ideally no...
Forum: France
May 1st 2009, 11:08 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,673
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: How much is enough?

No I'm not in Life Insurance and I think if you look around, over the last few years most people have made great losses on their investments. I was down 55%. Yes, they can be expensive to maintain,...
Forum: France
May 1st 2009, 11:23 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,673
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: How much is enough?

Hi to Martinw02,
My wife and I too live in Australia and will move to France in a couple of years. We have done a considerable amount of research into tax, health etc.
With regard to "Whats enough"...
Forum: France
Aug 26th 2008, 6:32 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,246
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Assurance Vie contracts ( PPBs ) , taken out , prior to residence in France

Correction to my last.
Assurance Vie does not shield you from Wealth Tax but the first 750000 is free of Wealth Tax anyway and the rest gets hit for 0.55%.
Sorry
Forum: France
Aug 24th 2008, 4:36 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,246
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: Assurance Vie contracts ( PPBs ) , taken out , prior to residence in France

I have just had a briefing from a member of a respected Tax and Investment Group . This is my understanding of what I was told. The "Assurance Vie"policy has to be French Compliant and it has to be...
Forum: France
Aug 23rd 2008, 11:09 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,021
Posted By donpedro1939

Tax and the Assurance Vie

Does anyone have any information, or know where I can it without shelling out a fortune, as to what you can invest in within the Assurance Vie and the returns that you can expect?
Forum: France
Aug 21st 2008, 12:17 am
Replies: 4
Views: 721
Posted By donpedro1939

Renting Property over age 65

My wife and I aim to take up residence in France in the not to distant future. I am 69 and my wife is, shall we say, not of pensionable age. We would like to long term rent and not buy but have been...
Forum: France
Aug 6th 2008, 1:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,042
Posted By donpedro1939

Re: State Pension

I/m 69 live in OZ on retirement Visa and get both a Military and the UK State Pension. Only problem is that the UK State Pension then remains static i.e. you do not get the annual increment unless...
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