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Depardieu Accepts Offer Of Russian Citizenship To Escape Higher Taxes

4 January 2013

Tweet Ooh la la! Guess who’s switching from brie to borscht? Gerard Depardieu, the enigmatic French actor, has become a Russian citizen. The announcement that Depardieu had officially been approved (by President Vladimir Putin himself, apparently) followed a flurry of exchanges between Depardieu and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault over French President Francois Hollande’s plans to [...]

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High Court Says ‘Non’ To Millionaire Tax in France

31 December 2012

Tweet France’s high court has issued a resounding “non!” to President Francois Hollande’s attempt to tax millionaires. Hollande’s controversial tax, slated to go into effect for 2013 revenues, would have imposed a 75% tax on individuals with revenues of more than 1 million euros (about $1.3 million U.S.). The tax was meant to raise money [...]

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Putin Offers Depardieu Russian Passport – And A Low, Flat Tax Rate

21 December 2012

Tweet Gerard Depardieu might be bidding “Au revoir!” to France this year but Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping that Depardieu will consider saying “привет.” The Russian President has offered the French actor a Russian passport. Putin, apparently a Depardieu fan (who knew?), made the offer during his press conference, saying: If Gerard really wants [...]

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Actor Called Out As Unpatriotic For Move Over Taxes Fires Back

18 December 2012

Tweet Mon Dieu! Is Gerard Depardieu bailing on France over taxes? It appears so. A French newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche, published an open letter attributed to Depardieu in which he traded barbs with Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault over the move. Depardieu had previously announced that he had moved to Belgium in order to escape [...]

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New Taxes Boost Cost of Nutella As French Take Measures to Avoid Getting Fat

15 November 2012

Tweet When I was in the UK years ago, a friend offered me a slice of bread with a creamy brown spread on top. “Try it,” she said, “You’ll like it.” Like it? I loved it. As in couldn’t believe why it wasn’t illegal loved it. “Whmpgh isth ifh?” I asked, which translated without a [...]

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Prince Fails to Comply With Tax Summons

19 September 2012

Tweet When it comes to taxes, even music royalty doesn’t get a pass. Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, has been a fixture in the pop music business since the early 1980s (yes, my friends all had their “Purple Rain” album covers hanging in their lockers). His reign hasn’t been without controversy – from racy lyrics [...]

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Fight Over Tax Rates Is Meaningless, Really

11 July 2012

Tweet I get that nobody wants to pay taxes but enough with the “word I dare not say” talk already. You know the one. I’ve made a solemn vow not to use it on my site but here’s a hint: it starts with a “T”, ends with an “N” and rhymes with “Saxmageddon.” Over the [...]

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Ooh La La: Tablet Tax to Exempt Windows

31 December 2010

Tweet Tongues are wagging all over this morning about an expansion of French law that would affect computer tablets – but not those running Windows. Existing French law imposes a levy, commonly known as a blank media tax or private copying levy, on recordable media. Up until a few years ago, that meant blank CDs [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Social Security Benefits

22 October 2010

Tweet If you follow me on Social Media at all (I’m on twitter here and Facebook here), you’ve probably heard me grumbling about the riots in France this week. I’ll admit it: it’s not about the French, I’m totally being selfish. My husband and I have been planning a trip to France for awhile (it [...]

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How Do You Say “Gotcha!” In French?

19 October 2010

Tweet A significant number of our law firm clients are in the tech sector. A fairly hefty percentage of those tech clients happen to be headquartered outside of the US, specifically in western Europe. As in the US, the success rates of many European tech firms have corresponded fairly directly with the health of the [...]

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