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Tax rules on PhD stipend living in France
jamjar252
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in Cutting tax
Hi! I'm currently approaching my 183 days of residency in France and
have started to get twitchy about income tax/social charges.
I study a PhD at a University in the UK and earn a studentship stipend (a type of grant) of £14,000 a year. To be clear I'm not working at a university in France, I've been writing my thesis from a lovely house in Normandy and doing online meetings with my group back in the UK. This grant is provided by one the UK research councils and originally comes from UK government funding, the grant is provided tax free in the UK.
Now what happens if I become a tax resident in France? I know I'd be liable to income tax and social charges but would they apply to my UK tax-free grant? Does the tax-free nature of the money carry over?
Would appreciate any pointers on this! I've got my head in a twist reading up on double tax treaties
I study a PhD at a University in the UK and earn a studentship stipend (a type of grant) of £14,000 a year. To be clear I'm not working at a university in France, I've been writing my thesis from a lovely house in Normandy and doing online meetings with my group back in the UK. This grant is provided by one the UK research councils and originally comes from UK government funding, the grant is provided tax free in the UK.
Now what happens if I become a tax resident in France? I know I'd be liable to income tax and social charges but would they apply to my UK tax-free grant? Does the tax-free nature of the money carry over?
Would appreciate any pointers on this! I've got my head in a twist reading up on double tax treaties
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The starting point is French domestic law. Article 21 of the DTA is not really helpful unless you can show you are in France wholly for the purposes of education or training. Perhaps your University has some information?3
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