lbsadmin, Author at LBS in France

Visiting France after January 2021 – What Are My Options?

As we approach the end of 2020, its been a year so far filled with obstacles many of us thought we would never have to face, both personally and professionally. Living in France with its known complexities in administration is already a challenge, add into the hotpot a worldwide pandemic with all of its economic implications along with a Brexit and those challenges can become stressful for many. The End of the Transition Period As we approach the end of the transition period (31st December 2020) what does that mean for British people visiting Europe? It means that from…

BREXIT GUIDE

Residency, Visas

There are hundreds of thousands of British citizens living in France, many of whom are worried about their status after 1st January 2021. There are many more thousands who want to be able to live in France before 31st December 2020 to benefit from the Withdrawal Agreement after this date. Time is running out. Here are some questions we get asked regularly that may help you. The responses here are from government sources and Brexit websites and some based on our year so experience of dealing with immigration. Its getting late in the year, can I still move to France?…

Coron Virus: Moving forward day by day

Healthcare, Work

This blog is a difficult one to write. I am not an expert in Coron Virus and certainly would not expect anyone else to be, excepting the medical professionals and scientists however we find ourselves in the middle of a crisis that everyone needs to pull together their skills to help. Not only dealing with this medical catastrophe but also the economical fall out.

CFE Tax : All the questions answered

Residency, Tax

We are coming to that end of year. We’ve just made it through the taxe d’habitation and the taxe fonciere and its the run up to Christmas. We just think we are done with tax for this year and then ….. CFE tax comes along. So what is this tax and are you liable?

LBS celebrates 6 years in business but is the grass always greener?

Healthcare, Residency, Work

Believe in yourself and your value
If you don’t believe in your product, service and value, then you will never convince anyone to buy from you. You may have days when you doubt yourself but start each day in your ‘magic chair’ and visualize what you will do to move your business forward that day. Deliver on what you promise and always celebrate your wins.

Moving to France : How big is your dream?

Residency, Visas

They say Life begins at the end of your comfort zone, right? So showing up in Antibes – a place we had visited a handful of times – in January 2018 with our three children under 6, having sold our 4 bedroom house in the UK, and with no fixed plan except a 2 month Airbnb booking, that must really be living! Either that, or it was phenomenally gutsy but stupid.

TAX TIME …. 2042 – 2042 C Pro – 2044 – 2047

Tax, Work

2042, 2042C Pro, 2044, 2047—if you’re hearing all these numbers and you’re starting to get a bit stressed, it’s normal, it’s tax time and tax time in France means lots of different numbers on lots of different forms. Obviously there’s a huge amount of information, lots of documents that you can use……. but let’s demystify these a little for you so you can get along with your declaration.

Around the World in 60 Days- The Pay It Forward Series

Events

I Last year we invited women from around the world to try something new, we invited them to join us for our annual “Around the World in 60 Days” as women joined forces to pay forward our book in as many countries as they could, and wow they didn’t let us down. Join us ….

BREXIT – Preparing your footpath for a no deal

Residency, Visas, Work

On the final run up to Brexit date on 29th March, one cannot help but being affected by the ongoing Brexit crisis and the impact it has had and is continuing to have on everyone’s lives. Since the vote in June 2016, the negotiations have been under way but just how do you prepare for Brexit if you are living in France?

HEALTHCARE & SICKNESS BENEFITS : Auto Entrepreneur & Salaried

Healthcare, Work

I help people deal with their health care paperwork pretty much every week. Why? Well, this is one of the processes that takes the longest and is one of the most important. Having difficulty knowing where to start? This is where we come in. As many of you may know, I’m very passionate about helping people with their seamless transition to France.