UK Resident - Freelance Contract in France

[Costanza]

Hello,

I am a UK resident and currently am employed via PAYE and have carried out a small amount of freelance work as a sole trader in addition to this.

I have been offered a freelance contract in France which I am considering accepting but I want to broadly understand the tax implications of this first. I would no longer have my PAYE income if I did this so would be fully time self employed.

I expect the contract to last approximately 6 months, for the first couple of months I would be working in France and I would hire temporary accommodation (Airbnb, Spareroom, that sort of thing). Beyond that point I expect to split my time between France and the UK. I will still have my house in the UK throughout and do not intend to move to France.

What I am trying to understand is who I pay tax do in this arrangement? Do I need to file returns in both countries or can I just do it in the UK? I have read that there is a double taxation treaty between the UK and France, so regardless of who I end up paying tax to am I correct to understand I will only pay *either* the UK or France, but not both, for the income derived from this contract?

I hope this is an appropriate question and thank you for your time.

Thanks.

[GlobalTaxAdviser]

Hi

If you are resident less than 183 days in France then you should be fine. You would pay taxes in the UK

I would try to avoid setting up in France as part from the administrative burden there is higher taxes and social security contend with as well

Kind Regards

GTA