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Where is the best place to open a bank account in Europe?


by @julien 6yr  | 7 comments

Hello the community,

I am thinking about opening a business bank account in another country outside of France.
I live in Paris and I work as a freelancer. The taxes on my salary are very expensive (around 85%). I would like to know if there are better options for bank accounts within Europe.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards,

J

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@tomchentw 6yr

Great choice +1. The current pitfall is they donโ€™t support debit cards atm (theyโ€™re experimenting it with a small group of users).

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Iโ€™m trying the borderless account of TransferWise. Theyโ€™re looking good

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85% income tax - this sounds pretty insane, man.
Are you at least getting adequate amount of services from government in return?

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@julien 6yr

Yes. :slight_smile:

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@julien 6yr

Thank you @jacobjay and @benmcdonaldnz for your answers. It is very helpful!

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Many western countries have CFC laws

So even if you own a company in another country with low tax it will not change the amount of taxes you need to pay in Franace

https://www.tax-news.com/news/France_Reforms_CFC_Legislation____57003.html

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@jacobjay 6yr

In France you are obliged to declare your personal foreign accounts so that the taxman knows where your money is. Having a bank account in another country doesnโ€™t excuse the need to pay personal taxes in your country of residence, I am based in France and know only too well as an expat that the regs and scrutiny here are heavy compared to say the UK, although some of this may be changing.

The best way around it is generally to form a company in a country with generous deductions and low corporate tax rates (and preferably โ€˜small businessโ€™ accounting rules that reduce your accounts-filing requirements to only the annual totals), then run as many expenses through it as possible (even potentially your home rent) before paying yourself only a nominal salary/fee, thus reducing your tax obligation (in France this would have to be <30.000โ‚ฌ).

The UK may not be the best, but it is pretty easy, but also Estonia I have gathered. There is no actual requirement for an incorporated company to have its bank in the same country or even currency. Although which bank will open you a business account is another matter, so you could in fact have a UK company with a French business account, however a TransferWise borderless โ€˜accountโ€™ is probably perfectly adequate.

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Hey guysโ€ฆ Iโ€™m from a EU country but in the past 6 years I spent there just 3 weeks.

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b) Thailand with lazy and incompetent staff where you ask to open non-resident bank account just to be told โ€œdonโ€™t haveโ€ โ€ฆ you point on the 3x3 metres huge board behind them listing interest for non-resident bank account - answer โ€œaaah, yes yes canโ€™t open, new rulesโ€ (even while having a Thai with me)

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by @tylertringas 8yr 8 years ago  | 22 comments

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Good Bank Account / Prepaid for travel?


by @dondizzler 8yr 8 years ago  | 5 comments

Hey guys, iโ€™m a Canadian resident. I have a corporation registered in Canada, and all of my income flows through this account and eventually into my personal account. Iโ€™m considering either opening a second Canadian account or an offshore bank account for the purpose of travel. My goal is not to change my business structure or avoid taxes, but simply to make it easier to make purchase worldwide.

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Anybody have any suggestions?

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