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02/06/2009, 9:38 carl Joined on 02/06/2009 Posts 4 oustanding tax hello can anyone help shed any light on this ,  i worked in france in 2004-2006 , got made redundat / seprated from my wife ,and moved back to uk , being short of work lived on various places ,  , i spoke to my bank in paris  and the bank of france has siezed the account , iam finally getting back to normal , i now have a new job , which involves travelling to paris , i will pay any tax owed but it is quite a lot 7000 euros ,  will they stop me at the border ?  many thanks in advance       Report

02/06/2009, 10:12 AnOther Joined on 05/12/2006 W of Cahors (46) Posts 6,732 Re: oustanding tax Considering that whichever way you travel to Paris you will only need to show your passport in UK on departure I don't know who you think might be lurking in wait to collar you or where €7000 is not exactly crime of the century and they already have your French bank assets. Good luck Counting down to retirement update: A bright light now beckons    Report

02/06/2009, 10:21 suein56 Joined on 23/08/2004 Southern Morbihan (56) Posts 1,997 Re: oustanding tax  carl wrote: i now have a new job , which involves travelling to paris , i will pay any tax owed but it is quite a lot 7000 euros ,   Is there any way by which you can open negotiations to start repaying what you owe to the tax people before you take your first trip to Paris? Sue Computing - it's another world    Report

02/06/2009, 11:21 carl Joined on 02/06/2009 Posts 4 Re: oustanding tax thkyou for the replies , i feel a bit better , im trying to get my bank to sort this out but the just refer me to the tax office , im going next week, and i will start paying back into my french bank account , on a regular basis , which will star the debt being repaid  , a long haul i suspect ,  but on eurostar you have to show the passport twice  first uk, then french customs over here?   yes?  i thought my passport would flag up when it is scanned ?      Report

03/06/2009, 16:25 carl Joined on 02/06/2009 Posts 4 Re: oustanding tax BUMP      Report

03/06/2009, 19:43 AnOther Joined on 05/12/2006 W of Cahors (46) Posts 6,732 Re: oustanding tax  carl wrote: on eurostar you have to show the passport twice first uk, then french customs over here?   yes? Is that a question or a statement ? Never travelled Eurostar but can't see the point of a double check. Anybody else had experience ? Counting down to retirement update: A bright light now beckons    Report

03/06/2009, 21:21 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,828 Re: oustanding tax If it's any comfort I know someone who has big debts in France and England and she's back and forward like a yoyo. By plane.  Never been stopped at the checkpoints.    Report

04/06/2009, 9:09 carl Joined on 02/06/2009 Posts 4 Re: oustanding tax OK  thankyou i will cross my fingers and let you helpful people know  ,  thkyou again , it may help someone else     Report

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