Practical

If you have not yet made your French tax declaration for 2018 income time is running out – the deadline for paper forms is in three days and the first deadline for online declaration is in eight days’ time.

There have been changes to section 2 of the main 2042 income tax declaration regarding declaration of assurance vie gains, as well as in the relevant section of the 2047 foreign income declaration. This update is intended to be read alongside the section headlined 'Declaring French and international investment bond withdrawals' in the Connexion's French Income Tax 2019 helpguide (page 59).

Regular readers know that this column does not answer readers’ letters (that is in another section) but Connexion asked me if this query provided inspiration: “Do independent brokers have to tell clients the commission they earn on recommendations, as was the case in the UK before it was compulsory to charge fees only? If they don’t have to, will they? Does the amount of potential commission influence recommendations?”

I regularly go back to the UK for visits from France and I pay for things using my French credit card and incur charges. Are there any alternative strategies you would suggest? G.N.

The list of your questions answered in our helpguide

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I have several containers of glyphosate herbicide in stock which I plan to use in my garden. However I have read conflicting information about this, some of which says that it is banned in France. I thought a ban had been put off for several years. Can you clarify?  P.T.

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What home improvements are now eligible for a tax credit? It seems to have changed a lot recently.  G.T.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur - Departments 04, 05, 06:

LARGEST CITY: Nice

DEPARTMENTS: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes

MAIN CITIES: Nice, Gap, Grasse, Briançon, Digne-les-Bains,      Barcelonnette, Castellane, Forcalquier

People who buy run-down properties in certain towns can get a reduction in their income tax under a new law.

List of the school holidays in France 2019/2020.

Pupils in their first year in lycée have until the end of June to choose their options for the new-look bac, which changes the system of education for 15-18-year-olds.

List of the public holidays in France this year.

Hunting-dog accidents are such a regular event at the vets’ practice I visit that no appointments are scheduled for Sat­ur­day afternoons – that time is reserved solely for them.