Bonjour everyone!

Quick question. I saw this on this sub, a post from 2 years ago. Basically the guy says that remote work in France is more appealing now, and 50% can be done, with taxes paid in france. Do you have any more inputs related to this? Thank you!

by Sotesky

4 comments

  1. Is it true that they would pay less taxes in France than in Luxembourg? Can anyone confirm this? I can imagine this only if you have a very low salary in Luxembourg.

  2. I mean: Technically you can work full time remotely from France as long as you and your employer are willing to accept the consequences. And that’s the crux.

  3. True from the tax perspective with a BIG caveat: your employer has to agree to it. Many employers flatly refuse to do so as it’s more work for them and can potentially create liability if attendance is not reported accurately. Ask your HR for the company policy on this.

  4. You are underestimating two things about Luxembourg companies paying taxes abroad. 1. The burden – how much taxes? They need to establish a payslip, so pay for it, and then withhold and pay taxes of each employee to the foreign states. 2. Now that the company told the foreign state that there are employees working beyond the tolerance threshold, the same state may want that the company itself pays corporate taxes to them. Very few companies accept that risk, or are willing to pay an accountant to fairly split revenues among countries and file corporate taxes in multiple countries, with risk of overlap, higher taxes, etc. That’s why most employers enforce the maximum of 34 days.

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