Hi Everyone,
My husband and I are trying to decide when to go French resident.
My house in the UK is nearly sold and I am want to make sure it is sold before going French resident. I presume that if it is sold before was going resident in France that the French will not charge me tax on the money from it??
I am concerned that when I have to fill in my first French tax return in 2015 that they will use the income from 2014 and say I have to pay tax- even if I was not resident when it was sold.
If anyone has been through this and knows what may happen, I would really appreciate your views.
Also I was going to try and get an S1 before April as I am self employed in the UK. If we go resident before April with an S1 then out health care will be ok with a top up insurance for as long as I can get the S1. I was then going to go AE for the next 3 years to get to the 5 years.
We both have small occupational pensions and my husband does not work. I wondered - if you pay tax on your early retirement pension and social charges on it- does that entitle you to join the French Health care system straight away? If I can't get an S1 and the answer to the tax and social care question is no- I will start my AE straight away.
Thank you for any views or experience from those of you who have been through any similar experiences.
Sue