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, 8.2% total tax vs 53.7% at home. Over 10 years that's €4.55M, or a croissant every 2 minutes 🥐

DÉPARTS
DEPARTURES · FROM PARIS
DESTINATIONVS FRANCE
🇫🇷STAYING · 53.7% TAX
●LAST CALLbiggest saving●BOARDINGyou'd keep more●DELAYEDbarely worth it●TURN BACKyou'd pay more●CANCELLEDFrench nationals still pay French tax

Tap a destination to see the ticket.

BOARDING PASS · DÉPARTSBOARDING
PAR
🇫🇷 Paris
BER
🇩🇪 Berlin
TOTAL TAX
48.0%vs 53.7%
YOU KEEP / YR
€519,895
VS FRANCE / YR
+€56,785
OVER 10 YEARS
+€568K

≈ 30.2% corporate + trade tax · dividends: 26.4% flat, or 60% of them at progressive rates. Registering your address (the famous Anmeldung) is free. Getting an appointment is the hard part.

ENTRY TICKET
Anmeldung (address registration)
Free — you're an EU citizen
TIMELINE
Within 14 days of moving in
PAYS BACK IN
Day one
SEAT 1A€1M PROFIT

Where your €1M goes

Corporate taxIncome taxSocial contributionsYou keep
🇫🇷 Francekeep 46%
🇩🇪 Berlinkeep 52%
FRANCE
Profit€1,000,000
Corporate tax (IS 15% → 25%)−€245,750
Income tax on dividends (flat 12.8%)−€96,544
High-income surcharge (CEHR 3–4%)−€17,670
20% minimum tax top-up (CDHR)−€36,636
Social contributions (18.6%)−€140,291
You keep€463,110
BERLIN
Profit€1,000,000
Corporate + trade tax (30.2%)−€301,750
Income tax on 60% of dividends (+ solidarity)−€178,355
You keep€519,895
🧳WHAT IT TAKES
  • —Passport or ID card
  • —Landlord's move-in confirmation
  • —Registration form at a Bürgeramt
⚠️THE CATCH
Germany taxes founders' dividends about as hard as France does. Public health insurance can add up to ~€14k a year on top (not counted).
🧾EXIT TAX
You own 100%, so France's exit tax on your shares applies. Moving within the EU, it's deferred automatically. 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 €56,785 a year. I'm staying anyway. For the croissants 🥐
Your share card

This is the card people see when you share the link.

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.

🎒
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.