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fsutrill
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French taxes: 'Encaisse a l'etranger'- what does it mean?

10 years ago

Hi,
When we arrived in France, we were told (by our boss at the time) that my husband's entire salary counted as 'encaissee a l'etranger' on the tax forms, as it is direct deposited from a US company into a US bank and then a portion is transferred to our French account to pay bills and such.

Now, we are being told (by a different boss) that our salary is not all eligible for that, that ONLY the salary made while we are physically IN the US can be counted as 'encaissee a l'etranger'.

Which is the case?

To make it even more confusing, I now have an income as well (freelance writing/editing)- paid in France, but to my US-based company. How should I treat that on my taxes? (as just regular income or does that count as 'encaissee a l'etranger' since the entity receiving it (my US-based business) is American?

We can't afford an accountant and the question is rather urgent, as we just found out about the change and may have to redo our taxes depending on the answer.

Thanks for any help you can give!

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