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
SFO
🇺🇸 San Francisco
TOTAL TAX
44.4%vs 53.4%
YOU KEEP / YR
€278,213
VS FRANCE / YR
+€45,353
OVER 10 YEARS
+€454K

21% federal + 8.84% California corporate tax · federal dividend tax + California income tax up to 13.3%. California taxes dividends like a salary: up to 13.3%, on top of federal tax.

ENTRY TICKET
E-2 Treaty Investor visa
$315 visa fee + a “substantial” investment (usually $100–150k)
An investment — you keep the asset.
TIMELINE
2–4 months
PAYS BACK IN
3 days
SEAT 1A€500K PROFIT

Where your €500K goes

Corporate taxIncome taxSocial contributionsYou keep
🇫🇷 Francekeep 47%
🇺🇸 San Franciscokeep 56%
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
SAN FRANCISCO
Profit€500,000
Federal corporate tax (21%)−€95,718
California corporate tax (8.84%)−€44,200
Federal dividend tax (0–20%)−€45,253
Net investment income tax (3.8%)−€6,913
California income tax (up to 13.3%)−€29,704
You keep€278,213
🧳WHAT IT TAKES
  • —Invest real, at-risk money in a US business you control
  • —French citizen (France is a treaty country)
  • —Business must be more than marginal; 5-year plan
⚠️THE CATCH
Moving to San Francisco to save on taxes is a bold strategy.
🧾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 €45,353 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.