DÉPARTSby @tibo_maker

PARIS → ANYWHERE · 2026 RATES

How much would leaving France save you?

Argentina sells citizenship for $350k. Qatar invests up to $5.5M in startups that move there. Dubai has no income tax. Put in your profit and see what you'd actually keep in 17 places.

My company makes profit a year, and I'm .

LEAVING FRANCE WOULD SAVE YOU

PER YEAR

Best route: 🇦🇪 Dubai, 0.8% total tax vs 41.2% at home. Over 10 years that's €404K, or a croissant every 17 minutes 🥐

DÉPARTS
DEPARTURES · FROM PARIS
DESTINATIONVS FRANCE
🇫🇷STAYING · 41.2% TAX
●LAST CALLbiggest saving●BOARDINGyou'd keep more●DELAYEDbarely worth it●TURN BACKyou'd pay more●CANCELLEDFrench nationals still pay French tax

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BOARDING PASS · DÉPARTSBOARDING
PAR
🇫🇷 Paris
ALV
🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella
TOTAL TAX
17.1%vs 41.2%
YOU KEEP / YR
€82,945
VS FRANCE / YR
+€24,188
OVER 10 YEARS
+€242K

10% corporate tax · 0% on dividends from an Andorran company · ≈ €7k/yr self-employed social security. Andorra has two heads of state. One of them is the President of France.

ENTRY TICKET
Active residence (own company)
€50k payment to the State (non-refundable since 2026) + €191 fee
Fees, gone for good.
TIMELINE
3–6 months
PAYS BACK IN
2.1 years
SEAT 1A€100K PROFIT

Where your €100K goes

Corporate taxIncome taxSocial contributionsYou keep
🇫🇷 Francekeep 59%
🇦🇩 Andorra la Vellakeep 83%
FRANCE
Profit€100,000
Corporate tax (IS 15% → 25%)−€20,750
Income tax (progressive scale on 60% of dividends)−€5,752
Social contributions (18.6%)−€14,741
You keep€58,757
ANDORRA LA VELLA
Profit€100,000
Corporate tax (10%)−€10,000
Self-employed social security (CASS, ≈ €588/month)−€7,055
You keep€82,945
🧳WHAT IT TAKES
  • —Own more than 34% of an Andorran company and sit on its board
  • —€50k to the financial authority — waived for selected tech & innovation projects
  • —Live there 183+ days a year
⚠️THE CATCH
Since January 2026 the €50k is no longer a refundable deposit — the State keeps it. And a dormant clause in the France–Andorra treaty would let France tax French nationals there, if it ever passed a law to do so.
🧾EXIT TAX
You own 100%, so France's exit tax on your shares applies. Outside the EU you usually have to request the deferral and give guarantees. It's wiped if you keep your shares 2 years after leaving (5 if they're worth over €2.57M).
🔗SOURCES

THE VERDICT

So… are you leaving?

I'M STAYING FOR…

Leaving France would save me €24,188 a year. I'm staying anyway. For the croissants 🥐
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THE OTHER COLUMN

What you keep by staying.

The board only counts tax. Here's the part that doesn't fit in a spreadsheet.

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Healthcare

Public health insurance that doesn't care how your MRR is doing.

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R&D tax credits

CIR / CII and JEI status can claw back a real chunk of what you spend building.

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Bpifrance

Grants and loans for founders that most countries simply don't have.

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Schools

Free public schools and near-free universities, if kids are in the plan.

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Your people

Family, friends and Sunday lunches don't fit in a spreadsheet.

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The bread

Find a better €1.30 croissant. We'll wait.