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, 7.4% total tax vs 53.4% at home. Over 10 years that's €2.3M, or a croissant every 3 minutes 🥐

DÉPARTS
DEPARTURES · FROM PARIS
DESTINATIONVS FRANCE
🇫🇷STAYING · 53.4% 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
LIS
🇵🇹 Lisbon
TOTAL TAX
37.6%vs 53.4%
YOU KEEP / YR
€312,013
VS FRANCE / YR
+€79,154
OVER 10 YEARS
+€792K

19% IRC (15% on the first €50k) + 1.5% Lisbon surtax · dividends: 28% flat, or 50% of them at progressive rates. The famous NHR regime is gone, and its successor (IFICI) only covers salaries — not dividends.

ENTRY TICKET
EU registration certificate (CRUE)
€15 — you're an EU citizen
TIMELINE
After 3 months, within 30 days
PAYS BACK IN
Day one
SEAT 1A€500K PROFIT

Where your €500K goes

Corporate taxIncome taxSocial contributionsYou keep
🇫🇷 Francekeep 47%
🇵🇹 Lisbonkeep 62%
FRANCE
Profit€500,000
Corporate tax (IS 15% → 25%)−€120,750
Income tax on dividends (flat 12.8%)−€48,544
High-income surcharge (CEHR 3–4%)−€3,878
20% minimum tax top-up (CDHR)−€23,429
Social contributions (18.6%)−€70,541
You keep€232,860
LISBON
Profit€500,000
Corporate tax (IRC 15% / 19% + surcharges)−€100,500
Income tax on 50% of dividends (progressive option)−€87,487
You keep€312,013
🧳WHAT IT TAKES
  • —Passport or ID card + Portuguese tax number (NIF)
  • —Lease or deed
  • —Proof of means or work
⚠️THE CATCH
Great life, pastéis de nata, but a founder's dividends aren't taxed that much less than in France. Corporate tax drops to 17% by 2028.
🧾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 €79,154 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.

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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.